Friday, April 5, 2013

Homemade All Purpose Cleaner

There are several homemade all purpose cleaner methods - i made my own recipe based on what would be the most sensitive to my asthma - nothing to harsh, but cleans well.

You will need:
--a spray bottle for the cleaner (or recycle a used bottle, but clean it out well first)
--cooking pot - small or medium sized stainless steel with lid
--funnel

--1 cup of orange peel, finely chopped or sliced
--2 cups of filtered or distilled water
--3 TBSP white distilled vinegar

OUR RECIPE FOR ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER
--chop or slice 1 cup of orange peel
--cook in cooking pot of filtered or distilled water till boiling - turn off heat, let steep for about 30 minutes (or longer)
--strain the orange water through a funnel into bottle
--add vinegar
--fill rest of the way with distilled or filtered water
--shake well

READY TO USE!   We use it all the time - works great!

If you feel it doesn't cut grease as well as you would like, add more vinegar or add more cooked orange/water

You can also add about 1 or 2 TBSP of Borax to the mixture and see if that helps on those real stubborn stains.

2 comments:

  1. NOTE - it works best if you let it set for at least a week or two to get the vinegar smell out of it - but it is okay to use right away too - ALSO, if you have any "essential oils" - you can add that and will take the vinegar smell away

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  2. UPDATE - I added a few drops of lemon essential oil to the cleaner to give it a more lemony smell - still works great!

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