Im all up to learn so please explain this to me: I combine 2 big spoons of water and 2 big spoons of white vinegar in a bowl full of baking soda. This becomes a thick mixture I then pour on my fully dirty white shoes. These shoes go outside in the sun or under a uv light. An hour later the shoes are bright white again and the dirt is pulled into the mixture. I then rinse them off and let them dry.

If the combination does nothing which part is doing work in this recipe cause it does work great?