This citrus all-purpose cleaner recipe is simple and made with natural ingredients so fresh you could eat it! It may make an interesting salad dressing ingredient, but I’m more inclined to use it to clean the kitchen.
Store-bought household cleaners are full of potentially harmful chemicals and ingredients that most of us can’t even pronounce, let alone know what they are. I feel much better cleaning my home with something that I know for a fact (because I made it!) is all natural and has no chance of causing harm to myself, my family, or the environment.
This recipe is part of our Citrus Celebration series here on Garden Therapy and is in great company with:
- Mango Citrus Whipped Body Butter
- Meyer Lemon Limoncello
- Vegan Lemon Pudding Cakes
- Blood Orange and Raspberry Jam
- Tropical Citrus Lip Gloss Recipe
- Rosemary Lemon Soap-on-a-Rope {Stars and Bars}
Orange Cinnamon All-Purpose Cleaner Recipe
To make this recipe, add orange peels to a Mason jar and top up with distilled white vinegar. Add a few cinnamon sticks to spice it up. Let sit covered in a cool, dark place for two weeks and then strain into a spray bottle. If you would like a stronger spice smell when strained, add a few drops of cinnamon essential oil. It’s the perfect cleaning recipe for the winter months as it warms things up just a bit more.
Your homemade cleaner is all purpose and perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, and floors. The more citrus and spice you use, the less vinegar-y it will smell. Use within about 6 weeks and make smaller batches so that you always have some fresh cleaner on hand.
where did you purchase the clear spray bottle in the picture ?
Its a recycled bottle from another spray cleaner. I just removed the label and washed it out. I’ve been using the same bottle for years now.
Sounds wonderful! What about using other citrus peels? I find oranges are so expensive and not always so great to eat this time of year that I hate to waste money on them. Clementines are worth the price, easy to peel and delicious. Would those peels be ok?
Hi Evelyn, go for it! Clementines should be just fine.
It sounds so easy! Thank you for sharing the recipe! Gonna try it!
Is it okay to make a 50/50 solution of water and vinegar instead of just pure vinegar with the orange peels?
Well first you do just put white vinegar An the orange peels an the cinnimon sticks an put in glass jar An let sit for two weeks to make the all natural spray An then when you’re two weeks is up then you strain it into a spray bottle an add half warm water