DIY Cleaners Part 2

So a few weeks ago I posted some ways to make cleaners out of citrus peels, herbs, spices and vinegar. This was an alternative to essential oils just because I like to try different things. :) I've let these bad boys sit since then and yesterday I opened the lemon rosemary, filtered through a coffee filter and into a spray bottle with distilled water. Smells amazing and works great. There was also orange cinnamon clove and lime thyme. You can use them with just the peels alone but those were the recipes that I found on-line to try. Experiment and find a favourite. :)

DIY Citrus Cleaners

I've been using vinegar and citrus essential oil to clean my house for a few years but never made cleaner with citrus peel. That's where the cleaning and degreasing power is at!! So this was my morning experiment. Found 3 different cleaners online. 1) orange peel cinnamon sticks and whole cloves 2) lemon peel vanilla extract and rosemary 3) lime peel and thyme.  Fill jars with vinegar and let sit for about 2 weeks. Then filter and add to your cleaner spray bottles at a ratio of 50/50 vinegar concentrate and distilled water. Use distilled water and not tap water as the impurities in tap water can create mold in the solution if not used within a certain amount of time. I can't wait to see what they smell like in 2 weeks. Keep you posted. :)