Make your own orange cleaner

Question for you: How many different household cleaners do you have at home? One for the kitchen, the windows, the bathroom, the floor, the toilet, the mirror... that adds up to a lot. Most cleaners contain a lot of chemicals - that's neither good for us nor for the environment. What's more, many cleaners are only available in plastic packaging. Homemade orange cleaner in your FAVORITE JAR. Easily label the lid with the chalkboard paint It's high time to change that! An environmentally friendly household cleaner for the home - completely chemical-free , without plastic packaging , super cheap and suitable for almost everything :

Homemade Orange Cleaner

What do you need? Exactly 2 ingredients! Sounds easy? Try it! We need so much less than we often think: The DIY orange cleaner is an all-rounder and replaces almost your entire collection of cleaning products at home! Soak orange peels in vinegar for 2-3 weeks You can use it for so many things:

• Kitchen surfaces - remove grease and stains
• Bathroom, fittings - remove limescale
• toilet - let it work for a short time
• Mirrors and windows - with a little detergent the surface tension is reduced somewhat and
• Floor - Tiles, PVC, laminate can be cleaned very well. It should not be used for wooden floors and stone surfaces.
• Kettle - perfect for descaling

The peel of the oranges contains essential oils - so your zero-waste household cleaner not only smells deliciously of orange but also has a disinfectant effect. You can store the homemade orange cleaner perfectly in your FAVORITE JAR and use it directly with the spray head . The spray head has 2 different dosing options. After 2-3 weeks, the vinegar turns a strong yellow color. You can use the cleaner directly with the spray head.

Zerowaste all-purpose cleaner (orange cleaner)

What you need: (for approx. 300 ml of cleaning concentrate)

• 1 B all Mason Jar | Elite | 475ml
• 1 Ball Mason Jar | Regular | 475 ml with matching spray head
• 1 glass weight
• 6 oranges (peel)
• about 300 ml apple cider vinegar

And here's how it works: Peel the oranges with a knife or a potato peeler. Now place the orange peels in your Ball Mason Jar | Elite | 475 ml and fill the jar with apple cider vinegar. The vinegar should just cover the peels. To prevent the shells from floating on the surface, weigh them down with a glass weight . Now let the cleaner sit for 2 - 3 weeks. You can simply leave the cleaner in the kitchen - avoid direct sunlight. In summer we recommend putting the cleaner in a cooler place such as the basement. Left: Orange cleaner with vinegar and glass weight. Right: Mini jar with apple cider vinegar After 2 or 3 weeks, the vinegar has turned into an orange cleaner and now has a bright yellow/orange color. You can see a fine oily layer or spots on the surface - these are the essential oils from the orange peel. The vinegar has clearly taken on the scent of the oranges. The vinegar smell does not disappear completely - but it smells mainly of orange. Now remove the orange peels from the glass and let the vinegar run through a sieve. Ready to go: we recommend using the orange cleaner in a 50:50 ratio with water . Fill approx. 200 ml into your Ball Mason Jar | Regular | 475 ml , add 200 ml of water and screw on the spray head . You can of course also use a larger jar such as the Ball Mason Jar Regular | 950 ml . This way you can make the entire amount of orange cleaner at once. We like to keep some of the cleaner concentrate for very stubborn stains or limescale. You can keep the cleaner forever - the vinegar preserves it. With the chalkboard paint lid you can perfectly label the contents with a chalk pen . Orange peels contain essential oils - has a disinfectant and fat-dissolving effect Comparison: pure apple cider vinegar in a mini jar, after 2.3 weeks with orange peels in the large jar on the right. For us, sustainability means experimenting and having fun trying out new things. Do you already know our zero-waste ideas for the bathroom ? Dishwashing liquid , hand soap or laundry detergent - you can make so many things yourself!