Lemon has been a miracle cure since ages. However, other than being a part of your drink or a squeeze over that healthy salad, this citrus fruit is a sure shot cure for several other things. So, let us look at some awesome and hidden beauty benefits that this fruit hold for your body and skin.
Get fairer skin, naturally!
Lemon juice has natural bleaching properties. It is good for your skin as it acts as a natural lightening agent. That is why lemon is used in many commercial and homemade beauty solutions. Rub some lemon juice directly on your skin or with a face pack, to see your spots and pigmentation marks disappearing.
Look younger with lemon
Lemon can help you to get rid of your age spots. Lemon also has good antioxidants that can help your skin to fight wrinkles. To make a good anti-wrinkle face pack, take a few drops of lemon juice and mix them with a drop of sweet almond oil. Keep this pack on your face for 20 minutes before washing it off. You can mix equal quantities of lemon juice and apple cider vinegar and apply it on the age spots on your face.
Tame your oily skin
Oily skin is a reason for many skin problems such as pimples, blackheads and more. Lemon works wonders for oily skin. The citric acid in lemon helps to break down your skin’s oil molecules, and leaves you with soft and smooth skin. Simplest solution is to mix lemon juice with water and apply this on your face with help of cotton balls. Use this daily to keep your oily skin under check.
Rejuvenated and soft skin
Fresh lemon juice helps to keep your skin soft and supple. Apply lemon juice on your face, knees and elbows to experience a softer and radiant skin. Also rubbing lemon peels on your skin work as a natural tonic and an exfoliating agent for your skin. Lemon essential oil is also used to rejuvenate dull and dry skin.
Beautiful lips
Lemon juice is also beneficial for your lips. Apply lemon juice to get rid of dry, chapped and sored lips. You can make a natural lip balm by mixing some lemon juice with milk cream and honey. It will help to heal and moisturise your lips.
Saving grace for your underarms
Going out to meet your friends or for a party? Bang! You just realised your armpits are dark and stinky! Sweat, heat and pollution leads to dark armpits and body odour. Just dip a cotton ball in some lemon juice, or cut a slice of lemon, and rub it on your armpits. Voila! You are ready to go sleeveless on him!
Strong and beautiful nails
Suffering from brittle and yellow nails? Worry not, as long as you have lemon in your beauty kit! Strengthen your nails by dipping them in some lime juice. This would also help in removing the dullness and yellowness from your fingernails.
Say good bye to acne
Lemon juice is quite effective on acne and other skin sores. Lemon has Vitamin C that keeps your skin healthy and glowing, while the alkaline in it helps your skin to get rid of bacteria that can cause acne and other skin blemishes.
Lemon for beautiful arms
Your hands are as much exposed as your face, so you need to take care of them as well. Pamper your arms by mixing some lemon juice with honey and almond oil. Massage this mix on your arms to keep them soft and clean. It will also lighten those stubborn dark elbows.
Awesome slimming benefits
Lemon has high content of pectin fiber that can help you fight hunger cravings. Foods with pectin are good because they are low in calories and fat, and they can also keep your blood sugar and insulin levels stable. Lemon juice, when taken in lukewarm water, also helps to speed up the body’s metabolism process. This can help you burn more calories and reduce weight.
Keeps your mouth fresh and teeth clean
Lemon helps to cure bad breath. It also provides relief from toothache and gingivitis. For white and shiny teeth rub half a lemon with a pinch of table salt and baking soda on them.
Get rid of dandruff
Do you feel embarrassed stepping out with your itchy scalp or dandruff filled hair? Worry not! Lemon will help you to keep those embarrassing flakes away from your scalp. Mix regular hair oil with some lime juice and massage it on to your scalp. Keep it on for few minutes before rinsing it off.
Highlight your hair or remove hair colour
Whether you want to get some highlights in your hair or want to get rid of your hair colour, how about trying something as natural and effective as lemons. Apply lime juice to some strands of your hair and leave it to dry in the sun. The coated strands get highlighted naturally. Citrus acid in lemon can help to lighten your hair colour, naturally.
Good for digestion
If digestion is all you have in your mind, you will be glad to know that lemon juice is very effective for your body. Add some lemon juice to a glass of lukewarm water. You can also add a bit of honey to it. This will flush out unwanted toxins from your body. As we know 'beauty is skin deep', so, healthy digestive system will give you a glowing skin.
Health benefits of lemon
Lemon has many other health-related benefits as well. Along with keeping your digestion under check, lemons also help in reliving problems like sore throat, heartburn and itchy skin. It also helps in healing wounds, and keeping your bones and connective tissues healthy.
Lemons are very good for re-energising and boosting your body’s vitality. The aroma of lemon oil also enhances and energises your mood, and relives your mind of stress and depression.
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