Vinegars

Question 1

What are the main uses of vinegar in skin care?

Answer 1

facial toners, cooling liniments, and herbal hair rinses.

Question 2

How are vinegars made?

Answer 2

Vinegar is traditionally produced by two-stage fermentation of a liquid carbohydrate into alcohol and then into acid. A sugary liquid, typically a fruit juice such as apple, grape, or plum, or a mash of rice, barley, or other grain, is first fermented by yeast into alcohol, then Acetobacter bacteria colonize the alcohol and ferment it into the dilute acetic acid commonly known as vinegar. Acetobacter are ubiquitous in most environments and can be carried through the air or on the feet of fruit flies (there’s a pretty thought!); given the right temperature and environment, these bacteria will readily colonize almost any type of exposed alcohol.

Question 3

What is vinegar an ideal solvent for

Answer 3

minerals and alkaloids

Question 4

What are the energetics of vinegar

Answer 4

cooling and astringing

Question 5

What is vinegar not a good solvent for

Answer 5

polysaccharides (musilage), resins, saponins, and glycosides

Question 6

What are the main components of vinegar?

Answer 6

acetic acid and water.

vinegar is diluted acetic acid

Question 7

What is the ph of vinegar

Answer 7

2.5 - 4

Question 8

Which vinegar’s ph range is closer to that of the skin?

Answer 8

Apple cider

Question 9

What is the normal ph range of the skin?

Answer 9

approx 5.5

Question 10

How to use vinegear as a facial toner?

Answer 10

third vinegar combined with two thirds hydrosol