Who doesn’t love the scent from a fresh cut lemon? A nice slice cut into your water or tea? Or even drizzled over some salmon or added to a yummy summer pasta. There’s actually many more things that you can do with Lemon and some might surprise you! How useful a simple lemon can be in your life, here are some uses you might have never known about a lemon!
• They can be used for natural bug repellent. Rather than spraying chemicals through your house, you can leave lemon peels on your windowsills and by cracks so bugs don’t come inside. Just remember to replace your peels every few days.
• Natural shoe polish: add 1 tablespoon of olive oil with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for a fabulous and natural shoe shine.
• Get rid of acne: rub half a lemon on a clean face and leave for 20 minutes!
• Make homemade fruit and veggie wash: 2 tablespoons vinegar and one tablespoon of water, add to one cup of water for a cheap fruit and veggie wash.
• Whiten your fingernails: juice half a lemon into a bowl and soak nails for about ten minutes, rinse with vinegar for whiter, cleaner nails.
• Whiten your laundry with 3 tablespoons to a load, wash for stain free laundry.
• Lemons can lighten age spots, just dab some lemon on age spots each day for a lighten.
• Polish furniture (same recipe as shoe polish)
• Add a teaspoon to cooking rice to prevent rice clumps.
• Use them as decor for fresh look and smell in the house!
• Boost your immune system by adding a slice of lemon to your water!
• Rub a lemon on stainless steel to get rid of limescale.
• Rub a lemon on your cutting boards to get rid of the stink and sanitize your boards as well.
• The smell of lemons can actually make you feel better and help with depression! (Who knew?)
• Drinking lemon water (lemon juice and water mixed) can actually help prevent kidney stones! (I have had them in the past and do whatever I can from having them again!!!)
• Lemon juice can also help with your mouth care, reduce bleeding gums and toothaches.
There are so many things lemons can be used for! So much more than just adding some freshness to your dinner! Lemons are must have in your fridge at all times! Use them daily for your health, cleaning, decorating, cooking and drinking! It’s actually quite surprising how many uses there really are for something so simple as a lemon!
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