What is Orange Oil Supposed to Do?

More and more cleaning products are including orange oil in their list of ingredients. What exactly is orange oil supposed to to? And what advantage is it supposed to have over, say, lemon oil?

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make you buy the product

it sounds ‘new and improved’ and makes you more likely to buy the product.

As to any true advantages, I don’t know.

The main ingredient is d-limolene.

BILLY MAYS HERE,TO DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF ORANGE CLEAN! Clean, polish and renew any wood surface to a gorgeous luster.

Use Orange Glo Wood Cleaner & Polish On hardwood and no-wax furniture… To remove dirt and dust, fingerprints and waxy buildup… To hide minor scratches, nicks, scuffs and watermarks.

With the natural cleaning power of pure orange oil, Orange Glo also works on Formica, metals, porcelain and vinyl. Apply with a soft cloth or directly to surface. Let stand for half a minute. Wipe off for radiant results.

Orange essential oil is great for getting gooey sticky stuff off, and for cutting grease.

I just keep a small bottle of it on hand and use it straight when I need it. That way you can also add it to potpourri or a simmer pot to make your house smell good.

I also keep a small bottle on hand. Never tried it for general cleaning, but as bodypoet says, it’s great for getting gooey sticky stuff off.

Orange oil is probably cheaper than lemon.

They both contain the same solvent - each has a few unique terpenes that give the characteristic odours.

The oil comes from the peel, and:
US annual orange production 15 million tons
US annual lemon production 1 million tons

So you just have to market the stuff. People still think - oh, its natural it must be good. You have to admit though, orange is a pretty yummy smell.

Quintas:

With how hyped up Billy Mays is, I’d say that’s incentive to not buy anything he touts. Sheesh, I thought the Engergizer Bunny was bad until I caught one of ol’ Bill’s infomercials.

hehe, Billy Mays is a freak. He seems like a pedophile. or not…

BILLY MAYS HERE,TO DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF SPLOOGE CLEAN! Clean, polish and renew any wood surface to a gorgeous luster.

Use Orange Ho Wood Cleaner & Polish On hardons and ho-wax furniture… To remove jizz and cum, sploogestains and waxy buildup… To hide minor scratches, nicks, scuffs and watermarks.

With the natural cleaning power of pure splooge oil, Orange Ho also works on Formica, metals, porcelain and condoms. Apply with a soft cloth or directly to penis. Let stand for half a minute. Wipe off for radiant results.!

Orange oil is also a highly potent allergene and should be used very carefully. I wouldn’t come near it if avoidable.

Its not just for show. Limonene is a hydrocarbon, and is a good solvent for greases, oil etc. It is often used commercially as a non-toxic cleaner

Just how old are you, pud_lumpkins?