Whether it's washing clothes, deodorizing or clean the house...
Lemon is a real miracle worker!
And what few people know is that it also has an incredible number of uses outside from the kitchen.
Skin and hair care, remedies of all kinds, the list goes on.
Plus, incorporating lemon juice into your diet is super easy.
You can add it to a salad dressing, fruit juice or simply drink lemon water.
Lemon is truly THE all-purpose product around your home!
Here is the list of 61 surprising uses of lemon . Watch:
Cultivated since ancient times, lemon is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, with powerful benefits for your body.
Our ancestors also appreciated lemon (yellow or green) for its healing effect against scurvy.
Its high vitamin C content alone is a great reason to always have a few lemons on hand.
But the yellow citrus fruit is also high in flavonoids, antioxidants known to fight heart disease, inflammation and brain disease.
Freeze a few slices of lemon with white vinegar in an ice cube tray. Once frozen, use these ice cubes in your sink grinder to clean and deodorize it.
Soak a sponge in lemon juice, and put it on a dish in your refrigerator for a few hours. Lemon juice is even more effective than baking soda in removing odors.
Simmer some water in a saucepan and add some lemon peel, cloves and cinnamon sticks.
To deodorize your humidifier, add some lemon juice to the water tank and start the machine.
To freshen your breath, drink some lemon water. But after, be sure to rinse your mouth with clean water, because lemon juice can erode the enamel of your teeth.
Put a few lemon peels in your trash can to eliminate bad odors in the blink of an eye
Dry citrus peels like lemon and orange. Dried bark is perfect for lighting your chimney fires, while giving off a pleasant fragrance. To dry the barks, simply let them air dry for a few days.
To get rid of stubborn odors like garlic, add a little lemon juice to your regular soap while washing your hands.
A bowl with a few slices of lemon placed next to your cat's box helps eliminate bad litter odors.
To pamper your furniture, mix lemon essential oil, lemon juice and olive oil (or jojoba oil) and you have a great homemade furniture polish. Afterwards, simply moisten a soft cloth with this mixture and polish your furniture.
Although microwave cooking is strongly discouraged, many people use it. To remove food stuck to the walls, put some lemon juice and a few slices of lemon in a bowl of water. Heat the bowl for 3 minutes in the microwave and stubborn food stains will easily wipe away.
Lemon juice dissolves grease stains and dirt that stick to windows and glass. Mix lemon juice with a little cornstarch (like cornflour), white vinegar and water to make a powerful window cleaner.
Rub half a lemon on your bathroom faucets. Lemon removes limescale deposits and makes the taps shine.
Sprinkle coarse salt on your cutting board. Then, rub with half a lemon to clean it thoroughly and remove grease stains. Note that this trick also works with wooden salad bowls and rolling pins. Click here for the tutorial.
Start your coffee maker with just water. Then, put a mixture of water and lemon juice in the tank. Let this mixture act for a few minutes before starting the coffee maker. Do a second cycle with lemon water and finally a last cycle with only water. To remove any possible lemon taste, remember to thoroughly clean the jug and the filter of the coffee maker.
Sprinkle stains with baking soda then add lemon juice. Rub and then wipe with a damp cloth. Repeat if necessary.
Mix lemon juice and white vinegar (in equal parts). Apply this mixture with a paper towel to clean and shine copper and brass. Rub with a soft cloth to dry thoroughly. You can also mix lemon juice with baking soda to make a paste that restores the shine to tarnished metal.
Mix 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 350 ml of water and 65 g of powdered milk. Soak your silver objects in this mixture overnight, then rinse and dry. If you are in a hurry, you can also apply a little lemon juice directly to your tarnished silverware and then buff it with a clean cloth.
Add a teaspoon of lemon juice to your dishwashing liquid to increase its effectiveness and dissolve grease more easily.
Note that for optimal food preservation, it is advisable to use glass containers and not plastic. But if your plastic food containers, rub them with lemon juice and let them dry in the sun to remove food stains.
To easily descale the toilet, add 120 ml of lemon juice to the bowl. Then leave on for a few minutes before scrubbing.
To unclog a sink, first pour a pot of boiling water down the drain. Then, pour half a can of baking soda followed by 250 ml to 350 ml of lemon juice. The lemon/bicarbonate mixture creates a chemical reaction that produces foam. Pour a final pot of boiling water to remove the clog that is clogging the pipe.
Sprinkle baking soda over half a lemon. Scrub the glass walls of your shower to remove any water stains or traces of limescale. Rinse with clear water and dry with a clean, lint-free cloth.
Mix water, baking soda, white vinegar, lemon juice, and lemon essential oil to make a wonderful all-purpose kitchen and bathroom cleaner.
Instead of destroying your sponge, grate half a lemon to clean food residue from your cheese grater. If you don't have a lemon on hand, know that this trick also works with a potato. The tutorial is here.
Mix lemon juice and white vinegar to make an effective and antibacterial cleaner for wooden floors, without toxic products.
Add lemon juice to a basin of hot water. Soak your white laundry in it, rinse with clear water and machine wash normally. Find out how here. And to replace the bleach, add 120ml of lemon juice to the powder compartment of your machine during the wash cycle.
Pour lemon juice directly on the stain then sprinkle with salt. Rub gently then rinse with clean water. This trick also works to remove yellow spots under the arms. To increase the anti-stain action of this homemade stain remover, dry clothes in the sun.
Apply a paste of salt and lemon juice to the stain, then let it dry in the sun. Repeat if necessary.
Apply a mixture of lemon juice and white vinegar to the stain. Leave on for a few minutes and rinse with clean water.
Spray lemon juice on your white sneakers. Then, dry them in the sun so that they become white again.
To prevent browning of cut fruits and vegetables, soak them in a large bowl of cold lemon water. This trick works with all cut fruits and vegetables:apples, cauliflowers, bananas, pears, potatoes, avocados...
Mix the juice of half a lemon in a large bowl of very cold water. Then, put the leaves of your withered salad in the lemon water. Let the bowl sit in the fridge for 1 hour. Squeeze the leaves and they will be crisp again.
To prevent your rice from becoming mushy and sticky, add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the water while the rice is cooking. With this trick, the grains of rice are no longer sticky. You can separate them easily with your fork.
To add a pleasant citrus note to cold drinks, put a few slices of lemon in your ice cube trays.
To marinate meats, use lemon juice mixed with your favorite oils and seasonings. The acidity of the lemon juice will naturally tenderize the meat, allowing it to absorb all the flavors of the spices in your marinade.
In a glass, put 250 cl of milk and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix and let sit for 15 minutes:you get a perfect substitute for buttermilk to use for all your recipes.
For a substitute for fresh cream (with a slightly more sour taste), add a little lemon juice to whipped cream, then leave to stand for 30 minutes. To find out how to make whipped cream in 30 seconds with an immersion blender, click here.
Mix lemon juice with sweet almond oil (or coconut oil). Apply this mixture to your hair before going out in the sun. The lemon will naturally lighten your hair and the oil will prevent it from becoming dry and brittle.
To fade age spots and freckles, apply lemon juice with a Q-tip to the affected areas.
Mix a few drops of lemon juice with coconut oil. Then, apply this mixture to hydrate and restore radiance to your skin.
Soak your nails in a mixture of lemon juice and olive oil. The lemon juice will lighten the nails and the olive oil will strengthen them.
Massage your scalp with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice then rinse with lemon water. Repeat if necessary, until the dandruff disappears.
Lemon juice is a natural astringent that helps clear up acne. Apply twice a day on your face. Leave on for 10 minutes with each application, then rinse with cold water.
Lemon juice + sugar + olive oil + honey =a perfect scrub to exfoliate and moisturize the skin of the body and face.
Drink a glass of lemon water for an excellent supply of vitamin C and potassium, to aid digestion and to boost your immune system. Click here to discover the 11 health benefits of lemon water.
Thanks to the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties of lemon, lemon water gargles can soothe sore throats. Similarly, drinking lemon water helps boost your immune system with its vitamin C content. Find out how here.
Because lemon has antifungal and antibacterial properties, gargling with warm lemon water can speed up the healing of canker sores.
To relieve rashes, soak a piece of cotton in lemon juice, then apply to affected areas.
An application of lemon juice helps soothe itching and reduce swelling from insect bites.
Sipping a hot cup of lemon water with honey helps relieve coughs and reduce mucus secretions.
To make warts disappear and speed up healing of the skin, apply lemon juice to the affected areas.
Mix lemon juice and olive oil (10 ml of lemon for 20 ml of olive oil). Apply evenly to your leather shoes and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, buff with a soft, lint-free cloth to shine.
Dip a cotton swab in lemon juice and use it to write a secret message on a sheet of white paper. Once the paper is dry, approach it near a lamp or light bulb and you will see your secret message appear. Magic!
Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 350 ml of water. Use this mixture to clean and disinfect your earrings and other jewelry. But be careful, never use lemon water on pearls or gold! The tutorial is here.
To repel cockroaches and fleas from your home, mop your floors with lemon water and a mop. Put lemon juice concentrate in a spray bottle and spray all the places where ants can enter your house. You can also place lemon peels near doors and windows to naturally repel insects.
Pets can sometimes have pink or reddish spots on the coat around the eyes and mouth. To make them disappear, apply a paste of baking soda and lemon juice to the affected areas. Gently rub the coat and leave for about 10 minutes before rinsing well with clean water. Be careful not to get it in your pet's eyes.
To remove stubborn berry stains from your hands, rub them with a paste of cornmeal and lemon juice. Leave on for 1 or 2 minutes, then rinse with water.
Spray lemon juice on your weeds to get rid of them naturally without using weedkiller full of chemicals.
Are you tired of dogs and cats invading your garden? The solution is to scatter coffee grounds and lemon peels around your garden. Indeed, most dogs and cats hate the smell and will look elsewhere.
Boil lemon juice with a splash of water. Remove from the heat and soak the hardened brushes in this solution. Leave on for 15 minutes, then clean with soap and rinse with clear water. Let air dry and the bristles will be soft as the first day.
Using lemon essential oil in aromatherapy is also a great way to enjoy the virtues and benefits of lemon.
Like all essential oils, lemon essential oil is made up of highly volatile chemical molecules from flowers and plants, in a highly concentrated form.
In many ways, essential oils are the very "essence" of plants. Used in (very) small doses, they provide many therapeutic benefits.
Indeed, whether they come from flowers, twigs, leaves or bark, essential oils contain molecules that can be inhaled for their therapeutic benefits.
For example, lemon essential oil has powerful anti-stress and anti-anxiety effects, scientifically proven by several studies.
Moreover, according to this study, people who inhaled a mixture of essential oils of lemon, lavender and ylang-ylang not only saw their systolic blood pressure drop, but also the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. /P>
And according to another study, an aromatherapy massage with essential oils of lemon, rosemary and peppermint helps reduce constipation in the elderly.
In addition, the scent of lemon can also reduce nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
Lemon's versatility is legendary, whether it's its delicious taste, vitamin C content, cleansing properties, antioxidant or aromatherapy benefits...
It's simple, with lemon, you can't go wrong!
One last tip:use only freshly squeezed lemon juice. , instead of buying it at the supermarket. In fact, a study has proven that commercial lemon juice loses its vitamin C content more quickly.
Have you tried these uses and benefits of lemon? Let us know in the comments if it worked. We can't wait to read you!
