DIY, Natural, Grapefruit All-Purpose Cleaner
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I love the smell of my store bough pink grapefruit all-purpose cleaner but I don't love not knowing what kind of chemicals are in it.
So, what's a girl to do? Well, DIY-it of course :)
http://www.littlehomesteaders.com/2013/08/natural-homemaking-grapefruit-all.html
Using a few simple ingredients, you can make your own, wonderfully-scented, grapefruit all-purpose cleaner.
Here's what I did.....
1. Cut two pink grapefruits in half. Juice them and save the juice for something else. Then separate the left over pulp from the peel (pretty easy to do with a paring knife).
2. Cut the peel into thin slices and put in a quart sized mason jar. Fill jar with white vinegar. Let this mixture steep for a week or more.
3. After it is done steeping, remove peels and compost them. Strain vinegar into a spray bottle.
4. Add 6-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil.
5. Mix one part citrus vinegar with one part water in a spray bottle.
To read the full post, check out the link below.
So, what's a girl to do? Well, DIY-it of course :)
http://www.littlehomesteaders.com/2013/08/natural-homemaking-grapefruit-all.html
Using a few simple ingredients, you can make your own, wonderfully-scented, grapefruit all-purpose cleaner.
Here's what I did.....
1. Cut two pink grapefruits in half. Juice them and save the juice for something else. Then separate the left over pulp from the peel (pretty easy to do with a paring knife).
2. Cut the peel into thin slices and put in a quart sized mason jar. Fill jar with white vinegar. Let this mixture steep for a week or more.
3. After it is done steeping, remove peels and compost them. Strain vinegar into a spray bottle.
4. Add 6-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil.
5. Mix one part citrus vinegar with one part water in a spray bottle.
To read the full post, check out the link below.
Store bought on the left, homemade on the right. Which looks more natural to YOU?
Grapefruit peels steeping in vinegar.
Straining off the grapefruit. This is the undiluted grapefruit-vinegar on the left.
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Hi I just printed out the recipe for the grapefruit cleaner, is it also good on painted wood? Thanks, Arlene Buono
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