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    New uses for lemons

    By Real Simple - Lighten hair, brighten clothes, soothe sore throat—the secret talents of this citrus staple.

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    1. Lemon as Laundry Brightener
    2. Lemon as Sore Throat Soother
    3. Lemon as Hair Lightener
    4. Lemon as Grater Cleaner
    5. Lemon as Browning Preventer
    6. Lemon as Table Decoration
    7. Lemon as Toothpick Collector
    8. Microwave as Lemon Juicer
    9. Lemon as Cutting Board Cleaner
     

    62 comments

    • maria
      maria  •  Kelowna, British Columbia  •  1 month 3 days ago
      add a little lime juice to the last rince of hair takes the frizz out. save the conditioner!
    • Blueberry
      Blueberry  •  7 months ago
      Great. Thus, we stop using that horrible, unhealthy bleach.
    • Kagees
      Kagees  •  7 months ago
      I drive my lemon to work. If it starts.
      • Walter
        Walter 7 months ago
        Thats a good one! Has me doubled over. Very "matter of fact".
      • Christian
        Christian 7 months ago
        I always knew you were or had a lemon
      • Christian
        Christian 7 months ago
        that's a good one
    • Rick
      Rick  •  7 months ago
      Or you could squeeze a lemon into a huge glass of gin and tonic.
    • His royal Highness
      His royal Highness  •  7 months ago
      one use no one has ever heard of, old age spots on the hands and face regular washing with a pure lemon juice really washes the colours out as people get old they have mole or strange marks on their faces a regular wash with the lemon peel squeezed onto the mole will eventually shrink the mole to nothing.
      • R&D
        R&D 7 months ago
        This does NOT work, tried and WASTED many lemons on this on, either that or I have just TOOO many age spots!
      • Rick
        Rick 7 months ago
        So many people repeat this kind of shit, they have never actually tried it themselves, they just read it on useless sites exactly like this one, and then go around repeating it.
      • Christian
        Christian 7 months ago
        Give it a break.Go try it.
    • Paul G
      Paul G  •  7 months ago
      Ice cold lemonade is the best!
      • Pauline
        Pauline 7 months ago
        Lemon is good for lemon pie. give better test then the stores///
    • con
      con  •  7 months ago
      Lemons can be used to polish brass and silver...try cleaning the kitchen sink with the lemon that has been floating in the drinking water...does a great job! And you were going to discard it! They are also lovely as decor in a bowl gracing the kitchen counter or the dinner table!
      • another critic
        another critic 7 months ago
        That I didn't know Con.. Thanks for the tip. I use vinegar in the final rinse cycle of my laundry. That brightens the colours too, and gets rid of the soap residue.
      • The Tweety
        The Tweety 7 months ago
        Yes it does work wonders for silver, there is this one rest. we frequent, and we use the lemon slices to clean/polish the silver before we eat. Not that its dirty, but their d/w doesn't get the spots off!
    • corunniejl
      corunniejl  •  7 months ago
      Hey people, lemons are a part of the acid family, oranges, grapefruits etc. Your body needs this just to survive, and these are also a part of our diet against cancers, diabitus, and many more maladies, so just eat right
    • ezad1_
      ezad1_  •  7 months ago
      WoW Lemon and honey back to basics !!!!!!!
    • classy_edge4u
      classy_edge4u  •  7 months ago
      good to known ....
    • husher5142
      husher5142  •  7 months ago
      nothing like a repost from 2 years ago from yahoo ..
    • Della
      Della  •  7 months ago
      Any difference between lemon and lime? For me, lime smells even better.
    • Jumanji
      Jumanji  •  7 months ago
      splite???? okay, but is it real remon??????
    • unscrat
      unscrat  •  7 months ago
      Pucker up!!
    • lone ranger
      lone ranger  •  7 months ago
      The Ford Family knew all about lemons long before anyone, their first foray into the world was the " Edsel"
    • shortcut
      shortcut  •  7 months ago
      A TWIST OF LEMON WITH BACARDI AND ICE ON A DESERTED ISLAND SOFT MUSIC AND A NICE LOOKING GIRL-LEMONS DO HAVE THEIR PLACE!!!!!!!!!
    • Andrew
      Andrew  •  7 months ago
      Viewed all the so-called new uses -- None of these are new. All of them have been around for at least 60 years.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  7 months ago
      Adding several teaspoons to a litre of water will prevent the formation of kidney stones. l've had 7 kidney stone attacks and since l have started using lemon in water. l haven't had a kidney stone attack. Been a year!
    • Bernice
      Bernice  •  7 months ago
      Lemon juice and sugar make a great facial scrub. Helps to remove age spots over time
    • Andrew
      Andrew  •  7 months ago
      Old as the hills!!! Or is it so old its new?
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