Orange All-Purpose Cleaner - Make it yourself

There is nothing that I like to do better than to make something out of nothing and to save a lot of money by doing so. This all-purpose cleaner recipe does both of those which makes me very happy. If you are on Facebook or Pinterest, then you have probably seen this recipe for a natural, non-toxic, chemical free cleaner. Even so, I thought that I would share it in case someone might of missed it. I do not know where this cleaner recipe originated from, so I am unable to give the proper credit.

Shirley's Notes:

• Do NOT use this solution on granite  The acids from the citrus and vinegar can scratch the granite.
• The orange and vinegar solution cleans because of a chemical in the orange part of the peel which is called d-limonene.
• After sitting for awhile the vinegar will become a orange/golden color hue and have a very strong orange scent to it. However, there will still be a vinegar smell,  but after you have used it and it has dried, the vinegar smell will go away. If the vinegar smell is offensive to you, try adding 10-15 drops of lemongrass essential oil to the solution before using. 
• If the solution ends up smelling nasty, throw it away and start over. 
• Instead of oranges, you can also use the peels from lemons, clementines, or grapefruit.
• You don't have to have enough peels all at once. Just whenever you eat an orange, put the peels in a jar. When you have as many peels as what you want, then make this recipe.
• You can use whole cloves in with the oranges to this to make it smell even better.
• You can easily make a larger or smaller batch without it affecting the outcome of the solution.

 

 What you will need:

• peels from 2-3 oranges
• vinegar - white distilled
• container with a lid. (I used a pint size canning jar with its ring and lid)
• spray bottle
• water

1. Place peels in container and completely cover the peels with the vinegar. Allow the solution to sit for two weeks.
2. After the two weeks, strain the mixture and put the liquid  solution into a spray bottle. Discard the peels.
3. Mix the solution with water using a 50/50 ratio. (50 percent solution and 50 percent water.)
4. Label spray bottle so that other people won't mistake what is in it and how to use it.
5. Use for all your cleaning purposes 

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