Oh wise Mumsnetters...vinegar

[MrsEddChina]

Is distilled barley malt vinegar (it's clear) the same as white vinegar and can I use it in my washing machine in place of softener on baby clothes?

I'm new to this and could only find distilled vinegar in the supermarket. Do I just put it in the softner drawer?

Thank you oh wise ones!

no, I don't think it is. The big supermarkets don't seem to sell white vinegar - if you've got a Wilkinsons near you they have it. Be careful though as the bottle tops always seem to be loose.

about a pound for a big bottle. Oh, and good dishwasher tabs too for the same.

Oh no. If its not the same I now have a big bottle of vinegar with nothing use it on!

yes it will work the same if it is the white(clear) one (at a push you could probably use the brown one too!)

I think it is the same! Vinegar is vinegar imo!

Softener for babies clothes?
I'd use it for cleaning the machine, but as softener? They'll smell, won't they?

marking place (as also interested in vinegar!)

Believe it works as softener by eliminating old soap from fabrics, and smell soon goes.

I use it as softener sometimes. It doesn't smell and cleans the machine out.