Lemons immaculate!

CULINARY products are often used as home remedies. Lemons are a common fruit used in almost every food items. But have you ever tried lemons for non-culinary use? Here are some amazing remedies using lemons.

Many remedies for dry, damaged hair or even problems with growing our hair have been tried and tested. This time try lemons. 

Lemon juice can be a great choice to alleviate common issues associated with poor hair health. Lemons help improve the health of hair follicles. Many who are opting for more natural shampooing routines or those who want to eliminate artificial hair care products from their routine can use lemon juice as a part of their new hair care procedure to maximise their hair and scalp health. 

Regular consumption of lemon juice can help clear toxins from your body to keep your hair healthy and strong and in many cases hair will grow more effectively. You can also soak your hair in lemon juice; this will protect your hair from the outside damage. This also removes built-up materials that can make your hair heavy and limp. You can also massage lemon juice onto your scalp to help remove build-up and dandruff that can cause the scalp to become itchy and uncomfortable. Removing build-up from the scalp can also help your hair grow.

Beauty treatments burn big holes in your pocket and even then some of the treatments may not be effective. However, in this case, lemons might come in handy. Blackheads are a common problem for both men and women. Removing blackheads is a tough job as well as time consuming. But you can remove blackheads at home with lemons. 

Take a slice of lemon, rub the juice all over your face and wait for 5 minutes before rinsing it off with cold water. Lemons have antibacterial properties making it a perfect blackhead remedy. It also helps lighten old acne scars. Instead of heading to a dermatologist take a cotton ball and soak it with a little freshly squeezed lemon juice and rub it all over your face. When applied daily, this will gradually help lighten up the scar.

There are many other uses of lemons. They do not only help in beauty treatments but also have surprising household uses. Lemons are good weed killers and so you can do without the chemical weed killers which can be harmful for you. Lemon also sanitises metal jewellery. The acid in lemon juice works to remove rust. You can dip your silver into lemon soda and it will come out sparkling. 

Lemons help naturally restore furniture; mix mayonnaise, olive oil, and lemon juice together. When worked into wood, this mix will add oil to the wood and the lemon juice will work to cut through polish that built up on the furniture. Just see the 
difference.