Some weeks back we made laundry detergent. It was incredibly easy t o make, and ended up washing our clothes just as well as store bought detergent. So we declared that experiment a success, and we are about due to make a second batch.
This weekend we were able to try out the household cleaner we whipped up about a month ago. We ran across this idea on Pinterest - orange and vinegar based surface cleaner. No icky chemicals, and something that is both easy and should work well, because of it's vinegar base. I took my directions from a post on the blog
Around the Supper Table. Since I didn't have a big jar handy, I just used a jelly sized jar to try my first batch of cleaner. It is really easy:
1. Stuff orange peels into a jar
2. Pour white vinegar over the top
3. Wait for at least two weeks to allow the orange essence to get into the vinegar.
4. Pour into a spray bottle (I reused an old empty one) and use!
This could not have been easier, and it smells like orange - yum! It cleaned up our counters quite nicely. I have a new batch brewing already, I liked it that much.
So this little project will save me from tossing empty plastic bottles that were once filled with chemical based cleaners. A win for us and our environment!
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