10 unexpected (and non-food) ways to use lemon at home

Uses of the lemon

Lemon is good for cake, but not only! At home, the lemon is a real secret weapon for a more ecological and economical cleaning. We give you 10 good reasons to go to the lemon.

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Lemon to perfume the house

The lemon smells good! But even better: the lemon has deodorizing powers. So you can use it to your liking: in your kitchen, to get rid of the smell of fish or fried food - yuck!

-Boilea a few lemon slices in a pot of water while in your fridge, half a lemon will absorb all the bad smells.

Lemon for disinfection

How can you avoid spreading your cold and germs everywhere?

Lemon! Clean doorknobs, refrigerator handles, phones, remote controls and other sensitive areas of the house with a cloth sprayed with a mixture of lemon juice and water.

Lemon and cutting boards

A wooden cutting board is a real nest of bacteria, luckily, super lemon to the rescue! Sprinkle salt on your board, cut the lemon in half and rub the board with it. Squeeze the lemon a little to get some juice.

Then rinse with water and your board will be clean. Salt will serve as a cleaning agent while the lemon will deodorize and disinfect.

Lemon and cutting board go hand in hand!

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Lemon and wooden furniture

Has your wooden buffet gone gray lately? Guess who's going to help you? The lemon!

It's him again. Make a mixture of two thirds olive oil and one third lemon juice.

With a soft cloth, apply the mixture to your furniture, which has now regained its former beauty and shine.

Lemon and taps

Limestone is the worst enemy of your taps!

Fortunately, the lemon is there! To obtain light traces of lime, cut a lemon in half and rub it directly.

For the more difficult traces, start with a mixture of half white vinegar, a quarter lemon juice and a quarter dishwashing liquid, leave it for 30 minutes, rub it in and then rinse.

Lemon and pipes

Do your pipes need a little unclogging? Forget your chemicals! Prepare a mixture with two thirds lemon juice and one third baking soda.

Rub, rub with lemon!

The lemon and the brushes

Do your brushes look sad?

Are the bristles hard as stone and seem unusable? Don't despair and take out your lemons: boil some lemon juice and let your brushes soak in this hot lemon juice for 15 minutes and then rinse them.

Surprise: They are ready to repaint the walls of your apartment!

Lemon stains and paint on windows

With your resurrected brushes, have you decided to repaint your windows? Good idea! Except that you have made a few paint stains on the windows?

Don't worry, the lemon will help! Apply some lemon juice to the stains, leave it for a few minutes.

Clean your windows as you are used to, paint stains should disappear.

Lemon and cheese grater

Finally a method to clean your cheese grater without damaging your sponges.

Rub both sides of your cheese grater with the juicy part of your half lemon and then rinse. The lemon has degreased and cleaned the traces left by the cheese.

Lemon and ants

Ants are not big fans of the mojito... And lemon, actually! The juice and the lemon peel will discourage the ants from coming home! Spray the juice and the lemon peel where the ants go in your house. The extra tip: The lemon is harmless to your pets and children.

All the green tips for recycling lemon peels!

The recipe is finished, the squeezed lemon is still the peel and the will of a zero waste routine.

The solution? Recycle the lemon peels, adapting the method to your wishes or the occasion, to lighten the trash can, relieve the ecological conscience and reduce the budget!

Recycling lemon peels in halves

The lemon is cut in half, the pulp is used.

Throw it away? Of course not. To recycle the lemon peels, we found the right idea: fill it up!

We start by cleanly emptying what is left of the pulp into the lemon peel, all you have to do is choose.

The first option is to wax it, plant a wick and have a DIY candle. Once lit, it will diffuse a slight lemon scent into the room with an original look.

Option two, use the lemon peel as a verrina to impress guests. The "wow" effect is guaranteed, and the success is the same when stuffed with ice cream for a fresh dessert, a salad to serve as a starter or as an appetizer for snacks.

Another original idea to recycle lemon peels in half? Stuff them with fruit jelly, then cut them into quarters like candy.

How to recycle lemon peels in strips

Impossible to use the citrus peel, it has been cut into pieces.

Don't be afraid, here again, two simple ideas allow you to recycle lemon peels... and the first one requires no effort, since you only have to prepare a tea!

Adding the lemon peels, a dash of honey and letting it rest, you get a delicious homemade lemon tea, as recommended for its digestive benefits as for its detoxifying effects.

However, we have the option of reserving the untreated lemons to avoid the pesticides accumulated on the skin.

Is the fruit processed? We only pick up the lemon peels in a cup - a trick no more complicated than tea and just as practical!

In the fridge or in the kitchen, the peels are deodorized and slightly perfumed. On window sills in the summer, they help keep out mosquitoes, and it is even said that rubbing them on the skin can also keep them away.

In any case, don't throw them away: the peels will dry out over time, so just recycle the dried lemon peels in a homemade potpourri.

And recycle the lemon peels into crumbs?

Leftover peels or chunks, even crumbled lemon peels can be recycled... and if they are whole, no one will stop us from cutting them!

By grating or mixing the peels, a powder rich in virtues can be obtained, but here too it is better to reserve such use for untreated lemons.

In any case, the lemon powder should ideally be dried for use: spread it on a baking tray and let it dry for two days in the open air, in the microwave for two to four times in 30 second increments, or two to three hours in an unlit oven after being heated to 100°C.

What's next? The first possibility is to use the powder as a condiment to delicately aromatize cakes and salads in a short time.

The second option is to use it in home cosmetics, since the lemon has lightening and cleaning properties as useful for beauty as for ecological cleaning.

The result, associated with a vegetable oil, the small grains are gently exfoliated into a DIY scrub.

In a facial mask, they illuminate the complexion while closing the pores. And in a hair mask for blonde to brown hair, they brighten, purify and maintain highlights!

Other Options:

You can also find some very useful kitchen cleaning products in the online stores of Amazon, WalMart, Costco, Sams Club, Carrefour,  alibaba, eBay, Aliexpress, Zappos, Target, Newegg, Etsy, My American Market, Macy’s, Staples , MyKasa.

Each of these products can be found in great online offers.

In large seasons they put on sale large discounts on household cleaning items, as well as tools for home repairs. In addition, you can find free tips apps from Google Play or in  App Store.

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