Beauty products can be expensive, especially if you use several of them to treat a variety of problems and conditions. You don’t have to invest a lot of your hard-earned money in products from the drugstore. You can treat many common problems with something you probably already have in your kitchen – a lemon.
- A lemon can clean, brighten, and moisturize your skin. Combine a few drops of coconut water with a few drops of lemon juice and put it on your face. The coconut will moisturize your skin, and the lemon will make it clear and brighter.
- Lemons contain citric acid and vitamin C and can gradually lighten and brighten skin. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can neutralize free radicals and increase the production of collagen. It can lighten age spots and dark spots or improve the appearance of a bad spray tan. If you put lemon juice on your skin, you should also apply sunscreen because lemon can make your skin more sensitive to the sun’s UV rays.
- You can put lemon juice on wipes and use them to cleanse your face. Add a couple drops of lemon juice and tea tree essential oil to 6 ounces of distilled water, use it to wet a cotton pad, and use it as a toner or cleansing wipe.
- Lemon can reduce excess oil. Use it on your face to eliminate shine.
- Lemons have antibacterial properties and can be used to treat acne. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice on your face.
- Lemon can lighten the dark skin on your knees and elbows. Simply rub your skin with half a lemon.
- Lemon can whiten your teeth. Combine baking soda and lemon juice and use a Q-tip to apply it to your teeth, then brush and rinse.
- Lemon juice can treat canker sores and make them heal faster. Simply put a few drops of lemon juice on your sore.
- Lemon can exfoliate dead skin cells. Put lemon juice on your lips before you go to bed and wash it off in the morning. You should not use this treatment if your lips are severely chapped and have cuts.
- You can lighten your hair naturally with lemon juice. Put lemon juice in your hair before you go out in the sun. You can also use lemon juice to treat dandruff.
- Lemon can strengthen your nails if they have become weakened by frequent manicures. Mix olive oil or another type of oil with lemon juice and soak your nails in it. This can fix dry, brittle, or yellow nails.