You probably know that coconut oil fixes all your beauty problems, but you might not have known that lemons are the under-appreciated cousin of coconut oil. Lemons do everything from whitening teeth to clearing acne.
1. Lighten your hair with lemons
Lemon juice can actually lighten your hair naturally. I tried this on my brown hair a few years ago and it turned it orange, so I recommend only trying this if you are already blonde. Put lemon juice mixed with water in a spray bottle. Spray it in your hair and sit in the sun. You can also make a hair mask with honey, cinnamon, and lemon for extra hair lightening power.
2. Lemons get rid of dandruff
You can mix lemon juice with water and pour it over your head in the shower. I like to rinse it out with apple cider vinegar to make my hair shiny and remove the product buildup from my hair. Finish by rinsing with cold water. It might take a few tries to get rid of the dandruff.
3. Use lemon juice to clear acne
Lemons can actually help clear acne and blackheads. Mix lemon juice with water or plain yogurt and apply it only to the areas on your skin where there are pimples or blackheads. Leave the mixture on for a few minutes and then rinse off. It might take time, but if you wash with lemons every day your skin will likely clear up.
4. Lemon and honey can tighten your skin
Lemons can also help prevent acne by tightening your skin and closing your pores. Mix lemon juice and raw honey to make a face mask. Apply the mixture to your skin and let it sit for a few minutes. Take the mask off by peeling and using a wet wash cloth.
5. Lemons are great for exfoliating your lips
You can use lemons to make a lip scrub to help with dried and overly chapped lips. Mix lemon juice with raw sugar, raw honey, and coconut oil and rub it on your lips. Make sure not to put lemons on your lips if they are so chapped that they have cuts!
6. Get rid of dark underarms with lemons
I suffer from embarrassingly dark armpits. I have started rubbing slices of lemons on my underarms and they have gotten so much lighter. I rub a lemon slice on each underarm, then rinse it off in the shower. Exfoliate your armpits and apply aloe vera afterwards. The lemons also double as a natural deodorant!
7. Make your teeth whiter using lemons
You can buy a $50 teeth whitening kit or you can go to the produce section and buy a lemon for 79 cents. Mix lemon juice and baking soda to make a homemade toothpaste. Apply the mixture to your teeth with a toothbrush. Leave it on for a minute and then rinse it off. Do this daily until your teeth are whiter. The lemon toothpaste also helps with bad breath!
8. Clean your nails with lemon juice.
Lemons whiten your nails so cleaning your nails with lemons will help make your nails bright, clean, and white. Soak your nails in lemon juice mixed with water or coconut oil.
9. Lemons can help remove scars.
Lemons helped lighten my scars, but it did take a while. Mix lemon juice and water or lemon juice and coconut oil and apply to the scar. Leave the lemon juice mixture on for a few minutes then rinse it off. Do this daily until you see improvement.
10. Drink lemon water to improve your overall health and appearance.
Besides being delicious, lemon water is great for your health. It helps prevent you from getting sick because it contains vitamin C, it helps clear your skin, helps you lose weight, and makes you feel better.
Lemons may seem like a pointless, gross fruit but they actually have so many benefits to help you be the naturally beautiful person you are.
