12 Uses for Orange Peels

12 Uses for Orange Peels

Updates on July 30, 2019

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Lots of things that we think are garbage can often be given another life. Orange peels is one of those products that we can use in several ways to help us stretch our dollar even farther.

Here are the top 12 uses for orange peels

Cleaning Ideas

Use the white side of an orange peel to polish that dull-looking wood furniture. This is one of my favorite ways to make them look as good as they used too.

Make a great scented cleaners. Add a few orange peels in a jar with white vinegar and cover it with the lid. Keep it in the fridge for a few weeks. Shake it occasionally. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Use this cleaner to clean floors, windows and surfaces.

After you eat the orange use the peel to clean a dirty stove or sink. The peel contains oils that de-grease the surfaces. Be sure to use it before the peel dries out. Plus there aren’t any added chemicals making your home even greener.

Have hard brown sugar??

Add a few orange peels to some brown sugar to draw the moisture from the brown sugar and keep it from solidifying.

Orange peels are a great camping snack. Use those orange peels to start your campfire they make great kindling.

Boil some orange peels in a pot of water to add a fresh scent to the air. In the winter when you have that beautiful fire going in the fire place, toss a paper bag with some dried orange peels into the fire. Your house will be filled with a wonderful orange scent.

Take half an orange peel and fill it will salt. Put it in a bowl and in the fridge to deodorize it.

Health & Beauty Uses

Try wrapping a few orange peels in some gauze and while in the shower rubbing it on your skin. This amazing body scrub will brighten your skin.

Limonene is something that is naturally found in citrus fruits including oranges. Mosquitoes, flies and ants don’t like limonene so to keep them away place ground up orange peels in areas where these pests are usually scene.

You can also repel those nasty mosquitoes by rubbing fresh orange peels on your skin. It smells so much better than store bought brands!

Gardening Tips

Are the neighborhood stray cats digging up your flowers? Put some orange peels around the outside of your house to keep the cats away. They do not like the smell of the orange peels. This also works if your house cat gets into things he/she shouldn’t. Just rub the peels on or place them around the places or things around your house that you want to keep your cat away from.

The peels are also a great addition to your compost pile! What other uses do you have for orange peels?