1. Freshen the Fridge
Remove refrigerator odors with ease. Dab
lemon juice on a cotton ball or sponge and leave it in the fridge for several
hours. Make sure to toss out any malodorous items that might be causing the bad
smell.
2. High Blood Pressure
Lemon contains potassium which controls high blood pressure and reduces the effect
of nausea and dizziness.
3. Prevent Cauliflower From Turning Brown
Cauliflower tend to
turn brown with even the slightest cooking. You can make sure the white
vegetables stay white by squeezing a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice on them
before heating.
4. Mental Health
Lemon water can also prep up your mood and
relieve you from depression and stress. Long distance walkers and world
travelers as well as explorers look upon the lemon as a Godsend. When fatigue begins, a lemon is sucked through a hole in
the top. Quick acting medicine it is, giving almost unbelievable
refreshments.
5. Refresh Cutting Boards
No wonder your kitchen cutting board
smells! After all, you use it to chop onions, crush garlic, and prepare fish. To
get rid of the smell and help sanitize the cutting board, rub it all over with
the cut side of half a lemon or wash it in undiluted juice straight from the
bottle.
6. Respiratory Problems
Lemon water can reduce phlegm; and can
also help you breathe properly and aids a person suffering with asthma.
7. Treating Arthritis and Rheumatism
Lemon is a diuretic – assists in the production of urine
which helps you to reduce inflammation by
flushing out toxins and bacteria while also giving you
relief from arthritis and rheumatism.
9. Keep Insects Out of the Kitchen
You
don’t need insecticides or ant traps to ant-proof your kitchen.
Just give it the lemon treatment. First squirt some lemon juice on door
thresholds and windowsills. Then squeeze lemon juice into any holes or cracks
where the ants are getting in. Finally, scatter small slices of lemon peel
around the outdoor entrance. The ants will get the message that they aren’t
welcome. Lemons are also effective against
roaches and fleas: Simply mix the juice of 4 lemons (along with
the rinds) with 1/2 gallon (2 liters) water and wash your floors with it; then
watch the fleas and roaches flee. They hate the smell.
10. Anti-Aging
Lemon water reduces the production of free
radicals which are responsible for aging skin and skin damage. Lemon water is calorie free and an
antioxidant.
11. Fruit and Vegetable WashYou never know what kind of
pesticides or dirt may be lurking on the skin of your favorite fruits and
vegetables. Slice your lemon and
squeeze out one tablespoon of lemon juice into your
spray bottle.
The lemon juice is a natural
disinfectant and will leave your fruits and vegetables smelling nice
too.
12. Treat Infections
Lemon water can fight throat infections
thanks to its antibacterial property. If salt water does not work for you, try
lime and water for gargling.
13. Deodorize Your Garbage
If your garbage is beginning to smell
yucky, here’s an easy way to deodorize it: Save leftover lemon and orange peels
and toss them at the base under the bag. To keep it smelling fresh, repeat once
every couple of weeks.
14. Keep Guacamole Green
You’ve been making guacamole all day
long for the big party, and you don’t want it to turn brown on top before the
guests arrive. The solution: Sprinkle a liberal amount of fresh lemon juice over
it and it will stay fresh and green. The flavor of the lemon juice is a natural
complement to the avocados in the guacamole. Make the fruit salad hours in
advance too. Just squeeze some lemon juice onto the apple slices, and they’ll
stay snowy white.
15. Purges The Blood
We consume a lot of junk food or food with a
lot of preservatives and artificial flavours. This builds up a lot of toxins in
the blood and body but daily consumption of
lemon water helps to purify the blood.
16. Make Soggy Lettuce Crisp
Don’t toss that soggy lettuce into
the garbage. With the help of a little lemon juice you can toss it in a salad
instead. Add the juice of half a lemon to a bowl of cold water. Then put the
soggy lettuce in it and refrigerate for 1 hour. Make sure to dry the leaves
completely before putting them into salads or sandwiches.
17. Oral Health
Lemon juice also
stops bleeding gums and reduces toothaches
18. Lighten Age Spots
Why buy expensive creams when you’ve got
lemon juice? To lighten liver spots or freckles, try applying lemon juice
directly to the area. Let it sit for 15 minutes and then rinse your skin clean.
It’s a safe and effective skin-lightening agent.
19. Create Blonde Highlights
For salon-worthy highlights, add 1/4
cup lemon juice to 3/4 cup water and rinse your hair with the mixture. Then, sit
in the sun until your hair dries. To maximize the effect, repeat once daily for
up to a week.
20. Make a Room Scent/HumidifierFreshen and moisturize the air
in your home on dry winter days.
Make your own room scent that also doubles as a
humidifier. If you have a wood-burning stove, place an enameled cast-iron
pot or bowl on top, fill with water, and add lemon (and/or orange) peels,
cinnamon sticks, cloves, and apple skins. No wood-burning stove? Use your
stovetop instead and just simmer the water periodically.
21. Clean and Whiten Nails
Pamper your hands without a
manicurist. Add the juice of 1/2 lemon to 1 cup warm water and soak your
fingertips in the mixture for 5 minutes. After pushing back the cuticles, rub
some lemon peel back and forth against the nail.
22. Cleanse Your Face
Zap zits naturally by dabbing lemon juice
on blackheads to draw them out during the day. You can also wash your face with lemon juice for a natural cleanse and
exfoliation. Your skin should improve after several days of
treatment. Lemon water is also a cooling agent, best way to beat the heat.
23. Freshen Your Breath
Make an impromptu mouthwash by rinsing
with lemon juice straight from the bottle. Swallow for longer-lasting fresh
breath. The citric acid in the juice alters the pH level in your mouth, killing
bacteria that causes bad breath. Rinse after a few minutes because long-term
exposure to the acid in lemons can harm tooth enamel.
24. Treat Flaky Dandruff
If itchy, scaly dandruff has you
scratching your head, relief may be no farther away than your refrigerator. Just
massage two tablespoons lemon juice into your scalp and rinse with water. Then
stir one teaspoon lemon juice into one cup water and rinse your hair with it.
Repeat daily until your dandruff disappears.
25. Get Rid of Tough Stains on MarbleYou probably think of
marble as stone, but it is really petrified calcium (also known as old
seashells). That explains why it is so porous and easily stained and damaged.
Those stains can be hard to remove. If washing won’t remove a stubborn stain,
try this: Cut a lemon in half, dip the exposed flesh into some table salt, and
rub it vigorously on the stain. But do this only as a last resort; acid can
damage marble. Rinse well.
Use These Lemons To Clean – Easy and
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26. Remove Berry Stains
It sure was fun to pick your own berries,
but now your fingers are stained with berry juice that won’t come off no matter
how much you scrub with soap and water. Try washing your hands with undiluted
lemon juice, then wait a few minutes and wash with warm, soapy water. Repeat
until your hands are stain-free.
27. Soften Dry, Scaly Elbows
Itchy elbows are bad enough, but
they look terrible too. For better looking (and feeling) elbows, mix baking soda
and lemon juice to make an abrasive paste, then rub it into your elbows for a
soothing, smoothing, and exfoliating treatment. Rinse your extremities in a
mixture of equal parts lemon juice and water, then massage with olive oil and
dab dry with a soft cloth.
28. Headaches
Lemon juice with a few
teaspoons of hot tea added is the treatment of a sophisticated New York
bartender, for those who suffer with hangover headaches–and from headaches due
to many other causes. He converts his customers to this regime, and weans them
away from drug remedies completely.
29. Chills and Fevers
Chills and fevers may be due to a variety
of causes; never the less the lemon is always a helpful remedy. Spanish
physicians regard it as an infallible friend.
30. Diptheria
Skip the vaccine for this disease. Lemon Juice Treatment still proves as one of the most
powerful antiseptics and the strong digestive qualities of the
fruit are admired around the world. With the juice every hour or two, and at the
same time, 1/2 to 1 tsp. should be swallowed. This cuts loose the false membrane
in the throat and permits it to come out.
31. Vaginal Hygiene
Diluted lemon juice makes a safe and sane
method of vaginal hygiene. Though it is a powerful antiseptic it is nevertheless
free from irritating drugs in douches and suppositories.
32. Forget The Moth Balls
A charming French custom to keep
closets free from moths is to take ripe lemons and stick them with cloves all
over the skin. The heavily studded lemons slowly dry with their cloves, leaving
a marvelous odor throughout the closets and rooms.
33. Stomach Health
Digestive
problems are the most common ailments but warm water and lime juice is the
solution to most digestive problems. Lemon juice helps to purify the blood,
reduces your chances of indigestion, constipation, eliminates toxins from the
body, adds digestion and reduces phlegm.
34. Disinfect Cuts and Scrapes
Stop bleeding and disinfect minor
cuts and scraps by pouring a few drops of lemon juice directly on the cut. You
can also apply the juice with a cotton ball and hold firmly in place for one
minute.
35. Soothe Poison Ivy Rash
You won’t need an ocean of calamine
lotion the next time poison ivy comes a-creeping. Just apply lemon juice
directly to the affected area to soothe itching and alleviate the rash.
36. Remove Warts
You’ve tried countless remedies to banish warts
and nothing seems to work. Next time, apply a dab of lemon juice directly to the
wart using a cotton swab. Repeat for several days until the acids in the lemon
juice dissolve the wart completely.
37. Bleach Delicate FabricsAvoid additional bleach stains by
swapping ordinary household chlorine bleach with lemon juice, which is milder
but no less effective. Soak your delicates in a mixture of lemon juice and
baking soda for at least half an hour before washing.
38. Clean Tarnished Brass and Polish Chrome
Say good-bye
to tarnish on brass, copper, or stainless steel. Make a paste of lemon juice and
salt (or substitute baking soda or cream of tartar for the salt) and coat the
affected area. Let it stay on for 5 minutes. Then wash in warm water, rinse, and
polish dry. Use the same mixture to clean metal kitchen sinks too. Apply the
paste, scrub gently, and rinse. Get rid of mineral deposits and polish
chrome faucets and other tarnished chrome. Simply rub lemon rind over the chrome
and watch it shine! Rinse well and dry with a soft cloth.
39. Replace Your Dry Cleaner
Ditch the expensive dry-cleaning
bills (and harsh chemicals) with this homegrown trick. Simply scrub the stained
area on shirts and blouses with equal parts lemon juice and water. Your “pits”
will be good as new, and smell nice too.
40. Boost Laundry Detergent
For more powerful cleaning action,
pour 1 cup lemon juice into the washer during the wash cycle. The natural
bleaching action of the juice will zap stains and remove rust and mineral
discolorations from cotton T-shirts and briefs and will leave your clothes
smelling fresh. Your clothes will turn out brighter and also come out smelling
lemon-fresh.
41. Rid Clothes of Mildew
Have you ever unpacked clothes you
stored all winter and discovered some are stained with mildew? To get rid of it,
make a paste of lemon juice and salt and rub it on the affected area, then dry
the clothes in sunlight. Repeat the process until the stain is gone.
42. Eliminate Fireplace Odor
There’s nothing cozier on a cold
winter night than a warm fire burning in the fireplace — unless the fire
happens to smell horrible. Next time you have a fire that sends a stench into
the room, try throwing a few lemon peels into the flames. Or simply burn some
lemon peels along with your firewood as a preventive measure.
43. Neutralize Cat-Box Odor
You don’t have to use an aerosol
spray to neutralize foul-smelling cat-box odors or freshen the air in your
bathroom. Just cut a couple of lemons in half. Then place them, cut side up, in
a dish in the room, and the air will soon smell lemon-fresh.
44. Deodorize a Humidifier
When your humidifier starts to smell
funky, deodorize it with ease: Just pour 3 or 4 teaspoons lemon juice into the
water. It will not only remove the off odor but will replace it with a
lemon-fresh fragrance. Repeat every couple of weeks to keep the odor from
returning.
45. Reduce Asthma Symptoms
In addition
to a general detoxifying diet, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice before each meal,
and before retiring can reduce asthma symptoms.
