You may love a cold glass of lemonade, a bowl of lemon chicken steam, or, if you are a real kindergarten of Orange County fan, you can put nine in a bowl (What a matter, Shannon Beador? ), But did you know? What are tons of uses for lemons outside the kitchen?
It turns out, your skin and your hair love lemons too. Lemons have a wide range of beauty benefits. Here are the best uses of beauty for lemons:
1. Clarifying Moisturizer
Lemons have strong antibacterial properties, which makes them perfect for Nixir bacteria causing buds. To broccle your own version, mix some drops of coconut water with a few drops of lemon juice. Coconut will hydrate the skin and lemon will be clarified and will accumulate it. Note: If you have a sensitive skin, do a patch test on your skin first.
2. Elbow And Knee Lightener
Lemons are filled with vitamin C, a natural lighting ingredient. “If your knees and knees appear dark, just frog them with half a lemon,” says Patrice Coleman, owner of Dablot Beauty. “It’s like magic!”
3. Blackhead Treatment
It may seem too good to be true, but lemons can also help treat their black dots. This is because they contain citric acid, a natural form of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). After cleaning, rub a slice of lemon over your black spots (typically your T zone) so that AHA will work with your pore cleaning magic.
4. Cleansing Wipes
“I like to mix a couple of drops of essential lemon tree oil and tea in approximately six ounces of distilled water, I recommend it as a toner or to use it with cotton pads like a cleaning cleaning for problematic skin,” says Becky Sturm, founder of Stormsister Spatique. If you are not in doing yourself, see this version pre-made clean and delete.
5. Teeth Whitener
Do whitening at home leave your teeth sensitive to days? Try this instead: mix the sodium bicarbonate and lemon juice, and apply it to your teeth with a clean tip. Then, use your toothbrush to scrub the teeth and rinse.
6. Skin Brightener
Lemons are rich in vitamin C and citric acid, so they can help illuminate and lighten the skin when they are used over time. “Vitamin C is a great antioxidant to neutralize free radicals and increase collagen production,” says Marina Peredo, MD, a dermatologist. That means that it can help lighten the dark spots. Try it at this cool moisturizer.
7. Shine Eliminator
Citric acid inside the lemon juice functions as a natural astringent. If you are prone to a greasy complexion, add some drops of lemon juice to a cotton pad, then clean it on a freshly washed face to stop the oil on your tracks.
