Under its thick skin, the lemon hides many benefits.
It is antiseptic, bactericidal, antioxidant and sanitizer.
And what's more, you can find it everywhere, it's not expensive and it's super easy to use!
What more ? Ah yes, the lemon is of course a dietetic citrus fruit and full of vitamins. In short, it is essential for everyday life.
Here are 12 uses of lemon that will make your life easier and save you money . Watch:
Over time, stainless steel, steel or silverware tends to tarnish and darken.
Fortunately, my grandmother gave me her tip for cleaning pitted and stained stainless steel.
For this, mix in a container 5 volumes of water with 1 volume of squeezed lemon juice. Immerse your objects in it and let them soak for 10 min.
Once this time has elapsed, rinse them with water and dry them well with a soft cloth. There you go, it shines with a thousand lights!
All your stainless steel, steel or precious silverware items will quickly regain their shine.
Because the acidity of lemon makes everything shine without rubbing and effortlessly.
It is also a very effective solution for removing rust from knives. And it also works for cleaning silver jewelry. Find out how here.
Is the leather of your sofa dull? It's normal. As it ages, leather loses its shine.
To revive it and give it a second youth, the simple and effective trick is to clean it with lemon and egg yolk.
To do this, squeeze a lemon and mix the juice with an egg white. Use this trick to separate the egg white from the yolk easily.
Apply this mixture to the leather with a soft cloth and finish the treatment by moisturizing it with a cream.
Thanks to this treatment, the leather is once again supple, clean and shiny. Simple, practical and effective!
Nothing more painful than having fits of coughing! It hurts the throat and prevents you from sleeping at night.
Luckily, there is a tried and true home remedy to stop a coughing fit.
The trick to soothing a cough is to drink a glass of warm lemon water. This remedy is very easy to do.
Just heat some water and squeeze some lemon juice. It remains only to pour the water into a glass with the lemon juice. Drink your natural cough remedy now.
Thanks to its antiseptic action, the lemon will calm this nasty cough.
If you find your remedy tastes too sour, add a teaspoon of honey.
Not only will it taste better, but the honey will also soothe your throat.
There you go, you know how to calm a cough, even at night! Check out the trick here.
When cooking, bad smells spread throughout the house.
Fortunately, lemon is a very effective natural deodorant.
It smells good and it's super practical to get rid of all the bad smells in the house.
To deodorize your kitchen, put a few lemon peels in the still hot oven. A nice fresh smell will spread throughout the house.
Super effective in removing fish odors! Find out how here.
Limestone is encrusted everywhere! In the shower, the bathtub, the sink, the sink, on the taps...
To descale everything, no need to ruin yourself with an anti-limescale product!
Lemon is an equally effective product against limescale, natural and much cheaper.
Take half a lemon and rub it on the surfaces full of limescale, as if it were a sponge.
Leave on for a few minutes, rinse with clean water and pat dry.
And there you have it, no more traces of limestone! The acidity of lemon helps to descale and dissolve limescale.
You can use this trick to remove limescale from a faucet, but also from tiles, stainless steel, earthenware and even glass.
It also works using white vinegar. Check out the trick here.
Once peeled, vegetables tend to blacken quickly.
This is particularly the case with apples, potatoes, carrots or avocados.
They turn brown and soft. Yuck!
Fortunately, to keep them longer, my grandmother gave me her effective tip:lemon juice.
After peeling fragile vegetables, just sprinkle them with a little lemon juice.
That way, they stay firm and keep a nice color. It's much more appetizing!
It is the acidity of the lemon that allows you to preserve the cut vegetables. That's why it also works with vinegar.
If they are not maintained regularly, the joints become dirty and turn gray.
To whiten blackened tile joints, nothing better than lemon combined with baking soda.
Mix equal parts lemon and baking soda to make a paste. Apply it on dirty joints, on mold or traces of limestone.
Leave on for 10 minutes and scrub with an old toothbrush. Then just rinse well with clear water.
There you go, your yellowed seals have regained their whiteness. It's still cleaner that way, isn't it?
And it is effective for the joints of tiles, the bathroom or the shower. Check out the trick here.
Do you want to have shiny hair like at the hairdresser?
No need to ruin yourself by buying treatments full of questionable products.
To have beautiful shiny hair naturally, there is a trick that grandmothers know well.
When you wash your hair, squeeze 2 lemon juices and mix them in a liter of cold water. Make your last rinse with this mixture.
You will immediately see the difference:your hair is now shiny and silky.
Why ? Because the acidity of lemon eliminates limescale and residues of shampoo or conditioner that dull the hair.
As for cold water, it tightens the scale of the hair. Check out the trick here.
Coffee, soft drinks or cigarettes can cause teeth to turn yellow.
Want to get white teeth fast? Don't spend your money on whitening toothpastes.
There is a much more economical and natural way to whiten your teeth.
To whiten your teeth without bicarbonate, just brush them with lemon. It's very simple to do.
Squeeze a fresh lemon juice and brush your teeth with it twice a week. All brown streaks will disappear instantly.
And here you are with a bright smile and fresh breath! Check out the trick here.
Has your white T-shirt turned gray from washing it? Has your laundry yellowed? Are your sheets dull?
Do not panic ! All you need is a lemon for all your laundry to regain its whiteness.
It is a gentle and economical natural bleaching agent for your laundry.
For white cotton , boil 2 slices of lemon in a large pot of water.
Add a handful of Marseille soap and use this homemade detergent to wash your laundry in the machine.
If your laundry is delicate, cut a lemon into slices. Take a laundry net and slip the washers into it.
Put everything in the drum of the washing machine with the laundry and start your machine as usual.
For a white and bright laundry, there is no more effective than lemon. And in addition, a fresh and discreet smell will perfume your laundry. Check out the trick here.
Are you looking for a powerful and natural cleaner for the floors of the house?
You are in the right place ! This effective floor cleaner recipe is super easy to make.
And above all, it is extremely effective against dirt.
To make your homemade floor cleaner, you need the juice of a lemon, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of black soap and 2 liters of water.
In a bucket, pour the water then all the products as well as the lemon juice and mix. And that's all ! Your natural floor cleaner is already ready.
Now, using a mop, mop the floor and rinse. Finish the dirt! Not a stain anymore!
Your floor is now perfectly clean, shiny and streak-free.
And it works for tiled floors, varnished or vitrified parquet floors, waxed concrete and PVC.
Lemon is also a beauty secret. It is a magic ingredient to take care of your skin.
In particular, it has astringent and bactericidal properties. Perfect for regulating excess sebum and fighting blackheads!
It is the essential ingredient to make a purifying mask for the face.
To make your purifying lemon mask, you need 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of yogurt, 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 egg whites.
To separate the egg whites from the yolks easily, I recommend this tip.
Mix all the ingredients well in a clean container. Moisten your face with lukewarm water and apply your mask.
Leave it on for 15 minutes and rinse with clear water. Gently dry your face. And moisturize your skin with your usual cream.
You see ? Your skin is beautiful, radiant, soft and luminous.
Have you tried any of these great uses for lemon? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
