Lemon for Skin, Nails, Teeth, and Hair -- The More You Use It, the Less You Have to Rely on Synthetic Substitutes

SKIN

For brighter, softer skin add one-half cup lemon juice to your bath.  Soak for 20 minutes.  For spot treatment like elbows or heels, apply lemon juice with a cotton ball.

For a moisterizing mask, mix equal amounts of honey, lemon and olive oil. Apply the mixture to dry areas on the skin and allow it to dry thoroughly for about 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

As a toner for oily skin, combine 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons vodka, 1 tablespoon distilled water, and 1 teaspoon witch hazel. Use cotton balls to apply the mixture to your skin, then rinse. You can store this mixture in the refrigerator for about a week.

To exfoliate dead skin cells, rub a cut lemon dipped into a half-teaspoon of sugar over your face for a few minutes, or create a mild mixture by using lemon juice, sugar and a small amount of water. Feel free to apply this nightly to help remove accumulated dead skin cells and refresh your skin.

To make a lemon anti-wrinkle mask mix a teaspoon of honey, a few drops of lemon juice and a drop of sweet almond oil. Apply this mixture on the face and allow it to dry for 20 minutes and wash off.

For blemishes, mix the juice of one medium lemon with one tablespoon of honey, applying to a clean face before rinsing.

Dab a small cut or scrape with lemon juice to disinfect it. It will also take the itch out of poison ivy.

To relieve rough hands or sore feet apply lemon juice, rinse, then massage with olive oil. 

NAILS

For strong, shiny, bright nails, soak them in lemon juice for 10 minutes. Follow with a nail brush dipped in a mixture of 1/2 white vinegar and 1/2 warm water.  Finish with a rinse in warm water.

TEETH

As a natural breath freshener, the citric acid from lemons destroys odor-causing bacteria. You can quickly rid bad breath by squirting a few drops of lemon juice into your mouth.  Swish it around for about 15 seconds and then swallow it.

Whiten your teeth by rubbing half a lemon with table salt and a pinch of baking soda on the teeth.  You may also brush your teeth with a mixture of lemon juice, salt and baking soda.

HAIR

To make a hair conditioner for dull, damaged hair, combine 3/4 cup Olive Oil with 1/2 cup raw honey and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Use the mixture by combing the lemon juice mixture evenly throughout already wet hair, then cover it with a plastic cap or bag for a half hour. Shampoo and rinse this conditioner out of your hair.

Treat hair loss by mixing lemon juice with four tablespoons of coconut milk. Apply the mixture to the scalp once a week.

To treat dandruff and an itchy scalp, mix one egg white with the juice of a lemon (about 3 tablespoons).  Apply it to the scalp, rubbing it in and letting it set for an hour before washing it out. Repeat the treatment regularly for a month.