You can peel lemons and oranges, dry their peels in the oven, then grind them and keep them either to add to desserts as an alternative to vanilla, for skin or to use in cleaning. Only peel off the colored layer, not the white layer.
1- Clean the microwave oven by wiping it well with a damp, wrung cloth, then cleaning its plate. Put some orange or lemon juice in a mug and bring it to a boil. Take out the mug and wipe it in the microwave with a clean damp cloth and you will find that all the dirt has been removed and the lovely smell.
2- Clean the kettle with the squeezed lemon halves with some water and bring it to a boil. You can also add two cloves.
3- You can also rub the utensils with half a squeezed orange after flipping its peel to the other side.
4- You can get rid of ants by drying orange and lemon peels, grinding them finely and placing them with water, and spraying in the places where the ants come out.
5- Wash the cutting board well, then rub it with half an orange or lemon after squeezing it and turning it inside out.
6- Mix crushed orange peel with any essential oils or natural products such as ground cinnamon, cloves and basil with white vinegar and some dish soap and water, and make it a quick and cheap cleaner for bathrooms, sinks, and floors.
7- To add a distinctive smell to the house, especially after preparing some foods such as fish and others, put orange and lemon peel, half a cinnamon stick, and two cloves with water on a low heat and let it boil to spread the pleasant smell. You can grind all these ingredients and put them on a diffuser on a candle with a few drops of water.
8- Rub the site of mosquito bites with lemon or orange or peel them to end the feeling of itching and remove the effect of the bite
9- Drink boiled orange peels to get rid of migraine headaches and increase fat burning.
10- Shine wooden and parquet floors with orange and lemon peels
11- Put orange and lemon halves after squeezing them under garbage bags to prevent odor