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Lemons, a staple in our weekly grocery shopping, are versatile beyond their culinary uses. They’re not only key ingredients in desserts, pies, lemonades, and creams but also have numerous practical applications. Known for their prowess in whitening clothes, making mirrors sparkle, disinfecting cutting boards, and removing limescale, lemons have another lesser-known use: as a component in beauty treatments, especially when combined with toothpaste or baking soda.
Here are three beauty hacks using lemon and toothpaste:
Homemade Lemon Toothpaste:
Ingredients:
30 g ultra ventilated green clay
5 g gray sea salt
2 tablespoons organic olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon thyme
3 drops lemon essential oil
Water
1 glass jar with lid
Instructions:
Homemade Lemon Toothpaste:
Ingredients:
30 g ultra ventilated green clay
5 g gray sea salt
2 tablespoons organic olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon thyme
3 drops lemon essential oil
Water
1 glass jar with lid
Instructions:
Sterilize the glass jar and lid by boiling them in water for 15 minutes.
Infuse thyme in boiling water, strain after a few minutes.
Crush gray sea salt to a coarse powder.
Mix clay and salt with a wooden spoon, then add olive oil and lemon juice. Gradually add thyme infusion to form a thick, smooth paste.
Stir in lemon essential oil and store in the sterilized jar.
Use as regular toothpaste, but due to the salt content, alternate with a milder toothpaste.
Nail Cleaner:
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon baking soda toothpaste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions:
Mix toothpaste with lemon juice and apply to nails for 5 minutes.
Wash and moisturize nails afterward.
Repeat twice a week for best results.
This combination leverages the antifungal properties of both baking soda and lemon, helping to strengthen nails and reduce yellowing.
Hair Lightener:
Ingredients:
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