The benefits of Lemon for health and beauty

in #health6 years ago

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Hi all the friends of Steemians,, How are you today?
It turns out lemon juice contains many health benefits even though its sour fruit is not very tasty in the mouth.

Lemon is a very common and easy to get fruit in the market. Most of us love using lemon juice for refreshing juice during the scorching weather during the day. Few people know that this sour fruit has a number of nutritional benefits, and can be used for many other purposes.

The lemon tree was originally known to originate from Asia, with the color of fruit usually greenish or yellow. Lemon juice is often used to make lemonade juice or other lemon drinks. In addition to containing 6% citric acid that makes the taste sour, this fruit also contains vitamin C, calcium, folic acid, vitamin B5, vitamin b3, vitamin b1 and b2, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, sugar, carbohydrates, and protein.

Benefits of Lemon Orange

Orange Lemon contains citric acid, so it tastes very sour, but if made juice will be very helpful to form a base in the body, so it is widely used for cooking and various other things. Here are 40 benefits of complete lemon, for health, beauty, hair health, as well as for household use.

Benefits to Health

  • Lemon is a very rich source of vitamin c.
    Vitamin c is essential to make the body immune from viruses that cause cough and colds. It also contains flavonoids, which are also useful to fight the virus and keep the body fit.

  • Lemon helps make alkali in the body, by restoring the body's pH balance.

  • Drinking lemon juice with warm water in the morning will help the bowel movement, so it becomes orderly and easy. This is one of the specific benefits of lemon juice, and it certainly can be useful when you find it difficult. Or for those who have problems with intestinal motion, it will be greatly helped by drinking this juice.

  • Lemon juice can help to dissolve gout and other toxins, and helps to dilute the bile, thus helping to stimulate the liver and detoxify it.

  • In traditional medicine, lemon is highly recognized for being able to help with gastric problems, helping to keep the eyes sharp.

  • Vitamin C found in lemon helps to neutralize free radicals, which is the main cause of premature aging and various diseases.

  • Lemon has been found to be the only food in anionic world (ion with negative charge), so it is very important for the body.

  • Eye disorders have been recovering after consuming lemons regularly.

  • One of the benefits of lemons has been found to contain 22 anti-cancer compounds, including limonene that slows the growth of cancerous tumors, and flavonol glycosides that can stop cell division in cancer cells.

  • The benefits of lemon also include helping to remove worms in the body, which are the cause of worm-related health problems.

  • Lemon Skin contains tengeretin which has been proven effective to help brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

  • Lemon is known for its antibacterial properties, and can destroy malaria, cholera, diphtheria, typhoid and other bacteria.

  • Vitamin P contained in lemon helps strengthen blood vessels.

  • The use of lemon has also been considered in the treatment of high blood pressure.

  • Vitamin C in lemon can help to treat scabies.

  • The British Navy supplies its warships with lemon, which is to make 1 ounce of lemon juice for each sailor every day.

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  • Citric acid in lemons helps dissolve gallstones, kidney stone stones, and calcium deposits.

Benefits for skin care :

  • Lemon is a great substance, and can be used as an astringent for the skin.

  • Lemon juice can help overcome the problem of oily skin.

  • Using lemon juice on the skin can help reduce excess oil on the skin.

  • Lemon juice is a natural antiseptic, and if used a face mask can help lift the oil and dirt and bacteria that cause acne.

  • Lemon juice is very effective to reduce acne. Use a small cotton dipped in lemon juice to help reduce the appearance problem.

  • Lemon juice is also said to be effective to cure acne and acne scars.

  • Use freshly squeezed lemon juice over the acne scars (which have been cleansed) at night to reduce it.

  • Lemon juice relieves the spot of freckle effectively. Use lemon on spots before sleeping at night. Follow this method for two weeks to see the results.

  • Lemon juice to make signs of aging becomes less visible. Use lemon juice on body parts like elbows, knees, face, hands to get smooth skin and disguise signs of aging.

  • Lemon juice is good for nails, because vitamin C inside can make nails healthy and strong. To help keep your nails healthy, dip the nails into a bowl of lemon juice for about 10 minutes. Then proceed by soaking the nails into a mixture of warm water and white vinegar. Rinse with water, and see the difference on your nails.

  • Lemon is good for dry and damaged hair condition. Lemon juice mixed with 3/4 cup olive oil and ½ cup of pure honey will help keep hair damaged freely. Apply the mixture to the hair and cover with plastic wrap for half an hour. After 30 minutes rinse and use a mild shampoo to clean your hair.

Various uses for household :

  • Lemon skin is great for cleaning microwave ovens. Sometimes the food explosions make a mess, and food scraps will stick strongly to the inner surface of the oven. Use lemon peel to clean this up. The way to soak some skin into a bowl in the water added, and put into the oven. Then activate the microwave for 5/6 minutes at high temperature, and boiling water will give rise to steam that fills the microwave. The condensed steam will help soften the remaining food stuck. Then take the bowl carefully, then clean the inside using a towel.

  • Sometimes on the stove, cooking table, even our dining table is full of oil residue that is very difficult to remove. do not fret, this problem can be overcome by using lemon. Take the fruit and cut it into two parts, and one part sprinkled with salt to rub on an oily place. Then continue rubbing it with a clean towel.

  • The cutting board of food on the kitchen (the cutting board) is often ignored, so many bacteria live on it. Use a refreshing soft lemon to clean the cutting board. Take the lemon, cut it in half, and rub it over the cutting board and rinse it with water.

For beauty treatments :

  • Mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of tomato juice, and 2 tablespoons of milk into a bowl and apply it to the face and body. This mixture is useful as a natural bleach.

  • Lemon juice can help reduce wrinkles. To make anti wrinkle masks, use a tablespoon of honey, a few drops of lemon juice and almond oil, and mix these ingredients into pasta. Then use this on the face for 15-20 minutes before then rinsed.

  • Lemon also helps to relieve chapped lips. Mix one teaspoon of fresh cream, one teaspoon of lemon juice, and one teaspoon of honey, stir into a paste. Use this on the lips by rubbing it for a week to see the results.

  • Lemons can be used to make the hands and skin of the body become younger and more beautiful. To make this app, you need a lemon (fresh), a teaspoon of glycerin, and a cup of milk. Combine milk and lemon juice into a small bowl, add glycerin and mix. Apply this mixture on body and face, then leave for 25-30 minutes and then rinse. The best time to use this mixture is before bedtime. To get the best results, use this every night for a week. It will benefit greatly on acne, scars and reduce dry skin and sunburn.

  • If you have spots, then lemons will help you to relieve them. For this purpose, prepare 1 egg whites, 1 teaspoon lemon, also soak some almond overnight into milk, peel in the morning and puree. Take all the ingredients to make the mix. Flatten this mixture on the face, and let it dry for 20 minutes. Then rinse face with water.

  • Lemon can also help whiten teeth, as well as to repel smelly smells. Take the lemon and cut it in half, add salt and baking soda to one part and rub it on the teeth. This will make your teeth whiter, and free you from bad breath problems.

  • Stop hair loss using lemon. Take 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil, and add lemon juice from half of the portion. Apply this mixture to the hair for once a week. Follow this recipe for 2-3 weeks to see the results.

  • Did you know that lemon juice can be used to delay gray hair ?. Mix a few drops of lemon juice with amla juice, and apply this to your hair every night before bed. Follow this way for a month on an ongoing basis. This will not only inhibit gray hair, also stop hair loss.

  • Want smooth facial skin ?, Lemon is a good material for the face. Take a ripe banana, a few drops of lemon juice (fresh). Combine these two ingredients into a bowl to make a paste. Apply this on the face and let it dry, then wipe with water to get a smooth skin.

  • Use a teaspoon of vegetable oil, and add 1/4 parts or a teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply this to all dry areas of the body such as hands, elbows, heels and other body parts. Let stand for 10-15 minutes and then rinse with water.

  • to get the beauty of dry skin, you can try this face pack. Prepare lemon juice, honey, and cabbage (boiled). Take 3 teaspoons of lemon juice and 3 teaspoons of honey, put in a bowl and stir well. Now take ½ teaspoon of cabbage after being boiled and softened. Mix all these ingredients to make a paste, and apply it to the face and neck. Leave on for 10 minutes and clean.

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Very interesting is not it, Hope you guys are happy to see my post and love it. Thank you so much to all of Steemians friends.

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After reading your post, I learned about the use of lemon. If I use lemon on my skin, there will be any side effects?

If you use lemon on his skin I think there will be no side effects but that means in which skin, if used on the face oily can to disappear the oil and acne scars

very interesting and helpful.

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