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You’ve probably heard about the health benefits of drinking lemon juice diluted with water every morning on an empty stomach and how it can help strengthen your health.
We bet that after you squeeze the juice from a lemon, you throw its peel into the bin because you consider it “used up”. But that’s a mistake!
Lemon peel is a very valuable ingredient. Not necessarily for direct consumption (although some recipes do use it for that), but for use for various purposes in your household, mainly for cleaning.
In this article we’ll reveal 6 brilliant ways you can continue to make use of it.
Why lemon peel?
The reason is that classic commercial cleaning products are typically characterized by the following:
- contain hazardous chemicals
- can irritate your skin
- cause irritation of the mucous membranes in the respiratory tract
- are poisonous if accidentally ingested
6 brilliant ways to use lemon peel
Now let’s take a look at how we can use lemon peel for cleaning.
1. All-purpose cleaner
Lemon peel is an excellent agent for disinfecting and removing grease.
Simply take the lemon peel, put it into a glass jar and pour vinegar over it so that it is completely submerged. Close the jar and let it stand for 2 weeks.
After the time has passed, strain the contents of the jar and mix with water in a 50:50 ratio.
Then use this mixture as an all-purpose cleaning agent for cleaning in the kitchen or bathroom.
2. Absorbing odors
Remove unpleasant smells in your refrigerator by placing a few pieces of lemon peel inside.
In the same way you can remove odors from your trash bin by placing lemon peel at the bottom. You can also add it to your dishwasher.
3. Insect repellent
If you want to get rid of ants in your home, place lemon peel in the following places:
- window sills
- by door thresholds
- near cracks in the walls
- in other places where ants might travel
It has been proven that ants hate the smell of lemons and so they will help protect your home from them.
They work just as well on fleas, beetles and other insects.
4. Surface disinfection
The natural acidity of lemons gives them excellent antibacterial properties.
