I’m a cleaning expert – how to use leftover orange peel to make a powerful all purpose cleaning spray
A CLEANING expert has revealed why you don’t always need to splash the cash when it comes to powerful products to use around the home.
Instead, Carolina McCauley, a cleanfluencer with almost 2 million followers, has shared her recipe for making one that uses just three ingredients, including leftover orange peel.
In a video posted to her popular Instagram account, Carolina tells fellow cleaning fans to save their citrus peel instead of throwing it away.
Not only does this save on food waste, but it also provides a fresh smelling, powerful cleaning substitute.
She says: “Try this hack next time you peel an orange”, before demonstrating the three easy steps it takes.
First, the self-confessed Home Hacks Queen collects her orange peel – but lemon or any other citrus fruit would also work well.
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Next, she uses an empty spray bottle and fills it up with the peel, one part water and one part vinegar.
Carolina also gives the option of adding an additional sprig of rosemary, but says it’s not essential.
Once all the ingredients are in the bottle, Carolina says you now have a “powerful and fragrant all purpose cleaning spray.”
And it seems her social media followers more than agree, as more than 22,000 people have liked the hack, with many flocking to the comment section to say they’d sampled it and can’t get enough.
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One wrote: “Natural cleaner.” A second added: “Great hack, we love the cleaning power of nature.”
A third was also in agreement, as they commented: “Been doing this lately and am loving it.”
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As more of Carolina’s followers hailed the hack “marvellous”, “neat” and “amazing”, other keen cleaners said they’d tried it, loved it and also added some vanilla to further freshen the scent.
They wrote: “A drop or two of vanilla also helps with the vinegar smell.”