The document lists 10 secret uses of lemons, including whitening fingernails by soaking them in lemon juice, getting rid of blackheads by applying lemon juice before bed, and relieving sore throats by holding a heated lemon over the throat. Other uses are keeping cut fruits and foods looking fresh by adding lemon juice, shining kitchen wares by rubbing them with lemon and salt, cleaning microwaves by boiling lemon juice and water in them, stopping dandruff by applying lemon juice to the hair, sanitizing garbage disposals by dropping half a lemon inside, freshening breath by swallowing lemon juice or using lemons studded with cloves in closets.
2. Whiten your Fingernails
Bleaching is one of the long and most common uses of lemon.
Soak your nail in lemon juice for around 10 minutes or simply rub
the lemon wedges on your nails for a quick fix
3. Getting Rid of Blackheads
In case those fancy facial scrubs and masks won't work to get rid
of those annoying blackheads, then you got to treat them with
lemon juice. All you need to do is apply lemon juice before going
to bed and rinse your face with cool water the next morning.
4. Heel Your Sore Throat
Lemon has been sold for many therapeutic qualities. To relieve
your sore throat naturally hold a skewered half of a lemon over a
gas stove till its golden brown. Then mix 1 tbsp of honey and
drink.
5. Keeps Food Looking Fresh
What to do when an hour after preparing a tasty treat you find
that it doesn't look fresh anymore. Do not worry, add some
lemon juice. Lemon prevents natural browning that happens on
certain foods like apples, pears and even your guacamole.
6. Shines Kitchen Wares
Use lemon juice and salt to keep your pots and teakettles
looking like new. Take a lemon wedge and sprinkle some salt
over it. Rub those items with lemon wedge and add a little
water. Your Kitchen wares are good to look new now.
7. Cleanses the Microwave
You might have never thought that 4 tbsp of lemon juice and
1 cup of water can do all the scrubbing for your microwave.
Simply boil the mixture and then effortlessly clean the walls.
8. Stops Dandruff
This remedy needs 1 tbsp of lemon juice which should be
applied on we hair. Follow this with a shampoo, and then apply
a mix of 2 tbsp of lemon juice and 2 cups of water. Do this every
2 day or three and there will be no dandruff.
9. Sanitize your Garbage Disposal
Simply drop half lemon in your disposal along with 1 tbsp of
baking soda to keep your garbage disposal clean and odor
free.
10. Freshen Your Breath
Lemon juice makes great mouth wash. One can swallow for a
longer lasting fresh breath. The citric acid in lemon kills bacterias.
Rinse after few minutes as longer exposure to citric acid can harm
tooth.Replace Moth Balls Keep your closets free from moth with
lemons.
11. Freshen Your Breath
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.