This DIY natural lemon vinegar cleaner, using every day ingredients, is INCREDIBLY easy to make. Your home will be squeaky clean in no time!
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Natural Lemon Vinegar Cleaner
In the mood to deep clean your house? Get to work with this vinegar and lemon cleaner. It’s the perfect all-purpose cleaner that’s natural, cost effective and smells great.
I am SO excited to share this homemade lemon vinegar cleaner recipe with you all. After making a big batch of homemade lemonade with my littles the other day, I couldn’t help but stare at all of the left over lemon peels, gathered on my kitchen counter.
I’m one of those, “How can I use this?” kind of gals…who tries to think of every way to use something before tossing it out. I had thought about freezing the peels and then talked myself out of that because I’d just be in the same position, months later, when I looked at them buried in the deep freeze.
Then I thought about creating a recipe where I could zest the peels…but every recipe I could think of, didn’t require the zest of a gazillion (totally exaggerating) lemons. Then I began to remember that I had heard lemons were good for cleaning.
In our home, we try to use as many “natural” cleaners as possible. We are also on the “money saving” plan these days, so making DIY cleaners are right up there on my “to do” list. So, I decided to combine the peels with vinegar (another FABULOUS natural cleaning ingredient) to create my own lemon-vinegar cleaner!
I’m honestly blown away at how much I LOVE this cleaner. After letting the lemons soak in the vinegar for a couple of weeks (recipe below), it was ready to use and I began experimenting. I was cleaning EVERYTHING with it. Bathroom vanities, floors, windows, and the list goes on. It works so well!
Why Does it Work?
The key ingredient here is the vinegar. It makes a wonderful non-toxic cleaning agent and helps get rid of dirt, mold and bacteria. It’s also super acidic, which is great for dissolving any stubborn gunk.
The lemons are added to help offset that strong vinegar smell, leaving your house with a fresh and bright scent.
What to Use it For
This lemon vinegar is an amazing all-purpose cleaner and is so versatile! Use it to clean:
- Bathroom vanities
- Showers and tubs
- Floors
- Windows
- Mirrors
- Kitchen
- Stains
Please note: I would pay very close attention to what you can and cannot use this cleaner on, as the lemons and vinegar are acidic. I refrained from using it on our granite countertops, because I’ve heard it can scratch the surface. This applies to marble countertops as well.
How to Make Homemade Lemon Vinegar Cleaner
I hope you all LOVE using this homemade lemon vinegar cleaner too! I’d love to hear what you think!
Supplies:
- Lemon Peels
- White Vinegar
- Glass Container
Instructions:
Quantities depend on size of your container. I simply just choose a container large enough to hold the amount of lemon peels that I have to work with.
- Place lemon peels in container and completely cover peels with vinegar. Cover and let mixture sit for around 2 weeks.
- Remove peels from vinegar and discard peels. Add water to the vinegar. (I usually do equal parts of vinegar to water.)
Final Note:
The lemon vinegar cleaner isn’t the horrible “smell,” that you would expect. The lemons seem to help balance out the smell of the vinegar, providing a fresh, CLEAN smell (compared to those harsh chemicals of others) that makes me feel good while cleaning.
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Lemon Vinegar Cleaner Recipe
Equipment
- Glass container
Ingredients
- Glass container
- 2 cupss White vinegar
- 1 Lemon peels
Instructions
- Place lemon peels in container and completely cover with vinegar. Cover and let mixture sit for around 2 weeks.
- Remove peels from vinegar and discard peels. Add water to the vinegar. (I usually do equal parts of vinegar to water).
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Photography and recipe contributed by Jessica from Fantabulosity for I Heart Naptime.
Lemon vinegar is a natural solution that’s safe around pets & kids!
I am dying to try some homemade cleaner. This looks awesome. I am going to try this later this week. We are doing some professional carpet cleaning tomorrow. This is on my to-do list for after that. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
How long does this keep? And how do I store it properly?
I like to store it in a glass jar of spray bottle. It will stay good for a couple months.
When I let the lemon peels soak for about 3 week and then I drained it, put in some lemon essential oil. I let it sit under the kitchen sink for about 3 week and I noticed that it had a slimy film on top. Is that just a growth from the vinegar?
I’ve made this recipe and one similar to it a number of times. If you add some dawn liquid soap to this mixture it is perfect for cleaning mold off of things. I thought I would never need to clean mold off of things and then we had an unfortunate storage unit experience. And then I learned what I could and could not save. Using this cleaner was essential in keeping more of our stuff.
This is such a great tutorial! So easy to make! Thank you!
Love homemade cleaners, especially lemon scented ones! I’m excited to use lemons from my lemon tree!