When life gives you Lemons!

                                 

When life gives you Lemons you do do a whole lot with them! :)

I love lemons for so many reasons like  their color, smell, health and functional benefits!

I always have 2-3 lemons at home!

We all know lemon juice is the most refreshing drink and my favorite is cucmber-lemon - mint juice, try it if you haven't. Its the real thirst quencher and loads u with enough vitamins.

Today am going to talk about the other things we can use lemon for other than   food.

For the Skin 

1. Mix 1 spoonful of  white/Brown sugar with 1 spoonful of lemon and 1 spoon- honey and use this as a scrub on your face, hands, feet atleast once a week to remove dead skin. This makes the skin well nourished and soft. The nibbling feeling is normal when lemon touches any part of the skin. But like always just do a patch test to make sure its not allergic to your skin.

2. cut a wedge from a lemon and after a warm shower slightly squeeze and rub it in the underarm area, this lightens the skin color and also works as a natural deodorant. Again,the nibbling feeling is normal when lemon touches any part of the skin. But like always just do a patch test to make sure its not allergic to your skin.

For Deodorizing

1. I do this every other day. I cut a  slice of a lemon and  drop it in the sink and run hot water while I have the garbage disposal on. This takes of any odour that comes from the sink.

2. If  you get an unpleasant odor from your refrigerator, Take a small plate squeeze out some lemon juice and leave a fairly big piece of the lemon with the juice inside the fridge and the odor will be reduced considerably.

For vessels/surfaces

1. If you have hard water marks or any scotch marks on the inside of your vessel. Then, fill the vessel with water, squeeze a piece of  lemon and drop the piece in the water and let it boil well. This will help remove stain/grease(from pans) easily.
2. Squeeze and rub a cut lemon on stainless steel sink/taps to remove white deposits. Wash and wipe dry with a paper towel. They really shine!