[crank01]

Hello chemical forums, this is my first post on here so plz no flaming  How would I be able to get rid of the smell in vinegar while still keeping it in its liquid state? I know this isn't anything advanced but it would really benefit me if you were to help me 

thankyou

[Borek]

You can't. As long as it is acetic acid, it smells of acetic acid.

[crank01]

You can't. As long as it is acetic acid, it smells of acetic acid.

darn... thanks for your reply. srry for the late response i was a bit busy.

darnit. this ruined the thing i wanted to make 

[Fluoroantimonicacid]

Actually,what did you want to make?

[billnotgatez]

you might want to substitute lemon juice for vinegar

[fledarmus]

There are other weak, and even edible acids which don't smell as strongly...

[crank01]

well I wanted to make a product with vinegar in it, as its main ingredient, but if I substitute it for lemon juice it may not work the same. If I add enough water to dillute the vinegar I think it'll still smell bad but not as bad, but what I'm looking for is something that won't smell at all or smells kinda like normal lol.

[Honclbrif]

If it has to be vinegar, your only hope is to dilute it to the point where it can't be smelled, but by then there won't be much vinegar left at all. You could neutralize the acetic acid with baking soda, forming odorless sodium acetate, but that has very different properties from vinegar. If you need an acidic solution, your best bet is to probably go with some other food grade acid.

[fledarmus]

If you don't want the vinegar smell, what properties of the vinegar are you actually looking for? That will determine what you replace it with. If you are looking for the bite on the tongue in a food product, you might look at other food grade acids as Honclbrif and others suggested - lemon juice, cream of tartar (a tartaric acid salt), malonic acid, phosphoric acid, there are several less smelly ways to make something tart. If you are looking for an acidic reaction (such as making sodium bicarbonate foam), you might want to use a dilute mineral acid like HCl.

If you can tell us what you are trying to use your product for, we might be able to make more helpful suggestions.

[billnotgatez]

you could always add something that has a greater smell than vinegar to cover up the vinegar smell, but i do not think it will be easy.

[crank01]

it for a beauty product  dont judge me lol

[fledarmus]

And what purpose does the vinegar have in the beauty product? If you are using it for a solvent, you may be able to switch to a sweeter vinegar, like rice vinegar. Or maybe even malt vinegar or apple cider vinegar    If it has a chemical purpose, this may be an application where sodium acetate would work.

[crank01]

Yes the type is apple cider vinegar but IT STILL SMELLS!!! 

[Train]

Probably frozen vinegar doesn't smell as bad.  Might make it too cold for a beauty product, though.

[Fluoroantimonicacid]

Pure acetic acid solidifies at 16 Celsius.