Make Orange Oil Yourself – That’s How it Works

This is what you need for homemade orange oil

• First, of course, you need a lot of oranges. Of these, use only the shell.
• You should also have a knife ready.
• To filter the orange oil, you will need cheesecloth.
• You also need vodka. Here you can easily choose an inexpensive variety.
• And last but not least, you should of course also provide a vessel. A mason jar is suitable for this, as it has an airtight seal.

How to make orange oil yourself

Making the orange oil is really not difficult. You only need a little time for the individual steps.

1. The first thing to do, of course, is to remove the peel from the oranges.
2. Since you then let the shells dry well, you have to remove the white shell as best you can. If you leave too much of it, it will take longer to dry and you will get less oil from the skins. Incidentally, this white shell is called albedo.
3. So grab the knife and remove the white skin as best you can.
4. Then you have to let the orange peel dry. This usually takes 5-7 days. Of course, you can also play it safe and wait 10 days.
5. Simply place the bowls in a warm, dry place to dry.
6. Once the shells have dried, crumble them up a bit and then put them in the jar.
7. Pour enough vodka over it to cover the bowls.
8. Now you have to close the jar and wait for now. You should move and shake the glass a little several times a day so that everything is well distributed and dissolved.
9. After a few days, you should see the liquid slowly turn orange. This is the oil that comes out of the orange peel.
10. Spread the cheesecloth over a small bowl and pour in the contents of the jar. You then need to form a small ball and squeeze out the orange peel like this.
11. Afterward, rinse your mason jar so you can use it for the oil in the next step.
12. Once you’ve poured the oil back into the mason jar, place a kitchen towel over the opened jar and leave it in a well-ventilated area.
13. This allows the alcohol to evaporate and you get pure orange oil.
14. When the oil stops smelling of alcohol, you can close the lid and use your homemade orange oil.