The vinegar bath for berries is the only one I've tried and it definitely works. I don't rinse after - the vinegar is diluted anyway & so little clings to berries it doesn't leave any noticable flavor once the berries dry.

Is there anything that vinegar can't do?

With the toothpaste to prevent fog on goggles, remember to smear it in a thin layer on the interior side of the lens and then rise thoroughly (to the point where you can't really smell the mint anymore.) If you don't remember this step your eyes will keep tearing up until you take the goggle off, which is decidedly more irritating than fog.

my mom washes all the vege and fruits in vinegar. =)

Toothpaste contains an abrasive. I would not advise using it on any goggles you care about.

Because of its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, very diluted vinegar also makes a good facial mask (soak gauze or thin towel, wring, place over face for 10 minutes) for people with mild acne breakouts or otherwise compromised skin. The dilution for a mask is roughly four tablespoons (1/4 cup) into a liter of water-minus-a-quarter-cup.

Vinegar is miraculous.

I've heard that apple cider vinegar can soothe a painful sunburn, but haven't tried it myself. Not sure why it has to be apple cider over regular vinegar.

What are google lenses?

"To get pesky sand off your skin and feet: sprinkle with baby powder and brush dry with your hands, or a shaving brush or makeup brush."

You can also wait for your skin or feet to dry and just brush it off with your hands or a brush.

Re: Rural and Rueful-

Our family has been participating in swim team and snorkeling/scuba for decades. We own our own gear and most of the goggles are prescription. The toothpaste has never damaged our goggles. 98% of the time the rubber on the head bands will wear thru before lenses need to be replaced. Just remember to use only a pea sized dab for your goggles (regular crest works like a dream) and do not rub too hard, rather smear it and then rinse like your life depends on it by dousing with water, not rubbing.

Johnson's baby shampoo works the same way on goggles but not on googles.

I need some help keeping my googles defogged - my goggles are fine. Does the miracle potion vinegar work with this?

Apartment Therapy is very forward-thinking to give us tips on defogging our Google Lenses, seeing how they're just a prototype at this point.

The rice thing can cause your phone to still be damaged internally by causing corrosion. Be careful!

Thank you Tulsa, beat me to it.

Tulsa, when sunburned as a kid, I was told (made) to soak in a cool bath with cider vinegar. I'm not sure what it was supposed to do, but like the berries, I didn't get moldy!

i worked an hour extra today and was generally feeling anxious about being behind schedule until someone asked about the google lenses. my apt building must be wondering what was so funny. thank you for that sincere, subtle, and splendid moment of pure humor. I am grateful.

Last weekend my upper back/back of neck and arms got sunburned while working out in my garden. That evening, I soaked in the tub with 2 cups of baking soda. I did this for 2 consecutive days and my sunburn felt so much better. Call me crazy but I swear it helped. :)

Google Lenses: When you're searching for a way to see better :)

A good tip for stopping Lenses getting foggy is this, Spit on the inside of your lenses and rub it around. When I was in Africa I learned this tip. It works, I know it sounds a bit strange. Now please dont go all sterile and say that's disgusting.

Thanks for the berry tip. I grow raspberries and black currants and know all about picked fruit going bad! All I need now is, well, something resembling Summer!

As someone who had their water safety bag fail on a river trip and had a phone in water for nearly 3 hours I can vouch for the "rice" trick. BUT I would add that I did a few other things that helped it as well.
1.) Make sure you remove the battery like suggested (you don't want to turn it on) put the battery in the rice as well when you get to that step and make sure you have your sim card out.
2.) get a shop vac or a wet/dry vac and vacuum out as much of the moisture as you can. Don't use anything with heat to "dry" it but pulling as much water out before you stick it in the rice the better
3.) If you have the silica stuff around for drying out flowers or a bunch of the packets from shoes and clothes use that instead of rice.
4.) Just leave it alone for a while, longer than you think you need to. You will be tempted but if there is water in it, you may cause more trouble if you turn it on too early.
5.) Good luck!
Like I said I had a phone in a wetback that leaked and held my phone in water for over 3 hours until I noticed it. I was able to get all of my information off the phone after following these tips. But I did end up getting a new phone...in the end I needed a new one anyway :)

I've heard from several authoritative sources that washing berries makes them rot that much quicker. Lynn Casper mentioned this just last Sunday on NPR. I doubt that the vinegar does much to slow the rotting process.

The berry trick didn't work for me with raspberries. I think that when I rinse the raspberries, extra liquid gets inside the berry and makes them soggier faster just because of the extra moisture. I don't have the patience to hand dry all of my berries after washing them in vinegar. I'll keep doing this with strawberries and blueberries though.

Once upon a time berries came in cardboard containers. I think that absorbed the moisture, put them on a paper towel in cardboard box.