Apr

24

Lovely Lemons

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I absolutely love lemons.  If I had to pick a favorite fruit, it would hands down be the lemon.  There are so many varied uses for lemons around the house and on you as a beauty aid.  Listed here are some of my favorite uses for lemons outside of eating them:

    • Bring the shine back to dull pans
      Do your stainless steel pans and pots come out dull after being washed. Skip the chemical solutions and try this simple solution to removing the dull residue. Squeeze the juice of a lemon into the bottom of the pan or pot. Swirl the lemon juice to coat. Put your pan or pot into the dishwasher and wash as usual. The acid in the lemon juice will remove the dull residue and your pots and pans will come out brilliantly shiny! As a bonus, when you cook tomato sauce there’s no need to add the lemon juice. The acidity of the tomato juice will achieve the same results.
    • Deodorize your garbage disposal
      If strange and unpleasant smells emanate from the deek recesses of your sink then it’s time to grind up a lemon to remove the odors.  Cut a small lemon into about eight pieces.  Start running the cold water and (while the disposal is OFF) put the lemon pieces down the sink.  Turn on the garbage disposal and run it until all the pieces have been ground up.
    • Whiten your nails
      Lemons are great for removing nails that have turned yellow from too much nail polish.  Squeeze the juice from one lemon into a small bowl.  Remove all traces of nail polish from your fingernails.  Soak your fingertips (so that the entire nail is covered) into the bowl of lemon juice for about 1 to 2 minutes.  Wash your hands and then apply some lotion to your hands to replenish moisture. 
    • Bath Soak
      The high antioxidants in lemons make for a great bath soak to detoxify and rejuvenate skin.  Squeeze the juice from one large lemon into a hot bath.  Add the remaining lemon peel to the bath to release the lemon oil from the skin.  Use a body brush to scrub the skin while you are in the bath.  The circular action of the brush will stimulate your circulation while the lemon juice helps to clarify the skin.