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Multi-Purpose Cleaner

April 14, 2013

Cleaning - multi-purpose (2)

5 oz. rubbing alcohol

3 oz. white distilled vinegar

1 tsp. liquid laundry soap

1 tsp. ammonia

15 – 16 oz. water

essential oils – scent of your choice  I like the fresh smell of Lemon.

Mix all ingredients in a 24 oz. spray bottle.

You will need to shake it each time you use it as the essential oils settle at the top.

Cleaning - multi-purpose

I made a bunch to have on hand.  I wrote the “recipe” on the bottle.

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The reason this has a little color to it is because I “scented” my vinegar a bit before adding it to this cleaner.

Take the peels of about 3 oranges – put in a quart size bottle (or any bottle you have on hand) and add vinegar.  Let this sit for about 2 weeks.  This can be used as a multi-purpose cleaner as it is, but I thought it was still too vinegary smelling.  It was great to use in this multi-purpose cleaner.  I think it still needs some essential oils but not as much as it would have.  I am not going to add the essential oils to this big jug.  I will wait and add it to the smaller bottle as I refill it.

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2 Comments leave one →
  1. Crista permalink
    April 14, 2013 8:28 pm

    Where can one buy essential oils? How “pure” does it need to be when used for adding scent to things?

    • July 8, 2013 8:22 am

      Most health food stores sell essential oils. My niece sells Doterra essential oils so I get it from her. You might want to see if there is a dealer in your area. When adding it to cleaners and such, I don’t think it needs to be pure – you just want it for the nice smell.

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