* H E A L T H * – LEMON

LEMON. EXACTLY HOW HEALTHY IS IT?

It is a treatment for more than just hair and skin care. It has amazing benefits for the body such as preventing diabetes, high blood pressure, infections, indigestion, constipation, obesity and other disorders. In addition to being an antioxidant and cancer-fighting fruit, lemons contain vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin E, folate, niacin thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, copper,  calcium, iron,  magnesium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus and protein.

SO WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FIRST THING IN THE MORNING IS…

Start your day with two cups of water and freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon. Lemon is an antiseptic and flushes out toxins in your body. It prevents constipation, boosts the immune system with medicinal values and antibacterial properties. Choose between hot or room temperature water. All the same, soaking lemon slices in a mug and sipping it with your breakfast early in the morning will definitely improve your mood before a long day.

HAVE CHAPPED LIPS? USE LEMON EXTRACT TO MOISTEN YOUR LIPS

Live in a dry atmosphere? Prone to chapped lips? Before you go to bed every night, use a small amount of lemon juice to moisten your lips. It will remove dead skin and prevent tearing of the skin especially in dry weather. During the winter, this can be a better alternative to chapstick as it is more sustainable for the long term.

DARK ARMPITS? USE LEMON SKIN TREATMENT FOR YOUR UNDERARMS

Women can feel self-conscious raising their arms today, because the social stigma of being hairless in modern day society creates a pressure to razor shave, wax or laser remove underarm hair, which in turn darkens the patch of skin. Rubbing lemon skin on the underarms successfully cleanses the skin of dark spots that can appear as a result of this. At the same time, the light lemony odor serves as a good and healthier substitute of deodorant. (In many cases, many brands of deodorant use chemicals that are harmful to your health in the long run, especially the sprays).

SKIN PROBLEMS? USE LEMON TO GET RID OF BLACKHEADS

The antibacterial nature of lemon cleanses the skin quite thoroughly and is popularly used as an ingredient for detoxification. Rub a light layer of lemon onto your skin where you are prone to blackheads and allow it to settle/dry for about 10 minutes. Naturally you will start to see results of better skin and lesser appearances of blackheads within days.

WANT YOUR SKIN TO GLOW? USE LEMON AS A GENERAL SKIN TREATMENT

Dilute the juice of a lemon with half a cup of lukewarm water. A few drops of lemon will do. Apply to a your skin for 10 minutes and rinse off. Repeating this action will liberate the pores of the skin. It is important to note that this treatment should be only done during the winter with less light, and during the daytime it is equally as important to regularly apply a coating of SPF and limit or avoid sunlight exposure as the lemon juice can make the skin more sensitive to light.

THE SECRET TO HEALTHY, SHINIER HAIR? USE LEMON TO CLARIFY YOUR HAIR

Hair products can do this trick, but a home remedy for dry or feeble hair is to use lemon. This is one of the most popular uses of lemon in the beauty industry. It has been proven that lemon can yield good results in clarifying your hair by making it shinier and lighter. Wash your hair with lemon juice as a weekly treatment. Just be careful not to get it in your eyes!

TOO MANY MANICURES? LEMON STRENGTHENS YOUR NAILS

Manicures are beautiful, but they’re quite poisonous to your nails. As you take care of your teeth by brushing them daily, or shampoo and condition your hair, keeping your nails strong is also important. Soaking nails in lemon juice can strengthen nail textures and reduce the marks that can appear on nails from regular manicures, especially if hard nail polish such as acrylic and gel have been used or scraped off. Simply combine lemon juice with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and rub onto the nails.