How to Make Homemade Orange Cleaner

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Learn to create a powerful homemade orange cleaner using natural, inexpensive ingredients. Safe for your family and the environment, it leaves your home sparkling clean.

Why Use Vinegar and Orange Peels?

Vinegar is strong enough to dissolve dirt, grease, and minerals, making it an effective cleaner. The orange works as a means to dissolve fat, cut through grease, and is a natural antimicrobial. Plus, it smells DEVINE!

Gathering Your Supplies

• White Distilled Vinegar
• Orange peels/slices
• Glass jar with lid
• Spray bottle
• Water (filtered if possible)

Combining Ingredients

Once you have all your ingredients, you simply want to put your orange slices or peels into your glass jar. You’re going to fill half the jar with the vinegar and the other half with filtered or distilled water. If your orange peels/slices float, you can add another, small lid or cap to keep them in the water/vinegar mixture.

Letting the Mixture Steep

You want to let the orange peels/slices steep in the mixture for awhile. How long you allow it to steep is up to you. Some suggest a few days and others a few weeks. I usually allow them to steep for about 5-7 days, when the colors turns a nice, dark orange color.

Straining the Cleaner

Once your homemade orange cleaner is ready, you’re going to strain the mixture.

Bottling Your Cleaner

Now, it’s time to bottle your homemade orange cleaner. I love these glass bottles from Amazon. They are a bit pricey, but I have had them for years. They spray really nicely. Be sure to label your bottle to avoid confusion.

Using Your Orange Cleaner

I love using my homemade orange cleaner in the kitchen and bathroom. It really cuts down on the grease and grime, especially on the stove top and build up around the sinks.

Cleaning Different Surfaces

You should not use your homemade orange cleaner on

• marble
• granite
• ceramic tiles
• wood
• hardwood or stone floors
• rubber
• unsealed or damaged grout
• mirrors
• stainless steel

Storage and Shelf Life

Store out of direct sunlight. Your homemade orange cleaner should last until you finish using, especially if you use filtered water.

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How to Make Homemade Orange Cleaner

Discover how to make your own homemade orange cleaner with simple, cost-effective ingredients. It's perfect for a fresh, clean home.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cost: $5 or less

Materials

• White Distilled Vinegar
• Orange peels/slices
• Glass jar with lid
• Spray bottle
• Water filtered if possible

Instructions

• Add orange slices or peels into your glass jar
• Fill half the jar with the vinegar and the other half with filtered or distilled water
• If your orange peels/slices float, you can add another, small lid or cap to keep them in the water/vinegar mixture
• You want to let the orange peels/slices steep in the mixture for awhile, see notes**
• Once your homemade orange cleaner is ready, you’re going to strain the mixture.
• Now, it's time to bottle your homemade orange cleaner

Notes

** Some suggest steeping a few days and others a few weeks. I usually allow them to steep for about 5-7 days, when the colors turns a nice, dark orange color.

Storage and Shelf Life

Store out of direct sunlight. Your homemade orange cleaner should last until you finish using, especially if you use filtered water.

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There you have it! Step-by-step directions to make your own homemade orange cleaner! Have you made your own cleaner before? Let me know down in the comments below!