I love oranges any which-a-way. Juiced, sliced, ummm…that pretty much covers the edible stuff. But once I eat or juice any citrus fruit (grapefruit, blood orange, Valencia orange, lemon or lime) I take the peels and make an all purpose cleaning product for my home!
Having kids means keeping harmful chemicals and germs at bay 24-7, 365. This cleaning solution does just that!
Materials and Ingredients:
-Large Recycled Glass Jar with Lid (Pickles, Mayo, etc)
-Spray Bottle(s)
-citrus rinds from 2-3 fruits, collect as you eat (orange or anything else)
-1/2 To 1 tsp Tea Tree Oil
-White Distilled Vinegar
-fresh mint leaves
There’s no real magic mix here. I simply stuff the peels in the jar, add mint for added aromatherapy then fill the jar with vinegar. I add a teaspoon of tea tree oil and close it up. Let it sit for two weeks and you have a CONCENTRATED cleaning solution for non-hardwood floors*, greasy gunk, sticky messes, bathrooms, non-stone countertops, glass and plastic surfaces. You’ll know it’s ready when the vinegar has turned as deep orange color. 
*For hardwood floors, just use Apple cider Vinegar in the place of white vinegar to protect the floor’s finish.
No matter which vinegar you use, this concentrate should be diluted before use! For heavy duty cleaning, use a 50/50 mix of vinegar solution and water in a spray bottle. For lighter duty cleaning, you can stretch your mix further by adding more water to it.
Now here’s the BEST PART: it’s kid safe! This is a no-rinse way to clean baby’s toys, eating surfaces and floors where they love to crawl and lick. (This is why we don’t allow shoes inside our house)
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
If you incorporate chores in your children’s lives, they can clean their own bathrooms with this!! The Kid now has a weekly chore of cleaning his sink, mirror and shower and he’s (currently) excited about the rite of passage of getting to use cleaning solutions and clean his own space. 
So, oranges. Good for your health and your home.
MilkBrain 