Lemon Peel For Cleaning Purposes

The bright coloured citrus lemon can be so essential for a number of things. Lemons can be used for health purposes, to enjoy its beauty benefits and now even for household purposes. The essence of a lemon can remove that unwanted smell which lingers in your kitchen. It is refreshing and so much more better than vinegar. The lemon fruit has around 5 to 6 percent of citric acid and contains 2 to 3 levels of pH which considered to be the best remedy for any household purpose.

Unlike vinegar, the lemon's gift is its acid. As an acid, the lemon juice provides the benefits of vinegar, such as being a very good antiseptic killer of mold, germs, and bacteria. Lemon juice and the presence of its peel tied near a window can also help ward off insects which are troublesome.

The lemon peel can be put to a lot more heavier tasks for cleaning purposes. The next time you clean a lemon and use its juice, do not throw away the lemon peel. The lemon peel can be used for a number of cleaning purposes. Here are some ways for you to use the lemon peel for cleaning purposes at home.

Lemon Peel For Cleaning Purposes

Lemon Peel For Cleaning Purposes

For copper and chrome utensils, lemon peel can be used to make them look bright and beautiful. Lemon peels dipped in baking powder should be rubbed on stained copper or chrome utensils to remove dirty stains. Let it stay for around 10 minutes and then wash off with warm water. This procedure can also be followed on stainless steel and brass utensils as well.

Insects

Insects

The buzzing insects hate the smell of lemon. The acid content in the lemon reduces the oxygen level in their body. All you have to do is cut the lemon peels and place them on windowsills to ward off insects.

Cutting boards

Cutting boards

We use cutting boards to slice different types of vegetables and meat, which leave behind a dint of foul smell. Rubbing lemon peel on your cutting board can help remove the bad smell. This also helps in removing stains from the board.

For sinks

For sinks

To clean your kitchen sink, rub lemon peel and some of its juice on areas where it is corroded. This will make it easier to remove those dark corroded marks on the sink.

Garbage disposal

Garbage disposal

To remove the foul odour from your kitchen, use lemon peels to deodorise the garbage disposal. It is one of the best home cleaning purposes remedies to get rid of foul smell. Lemon peels can also be used to clean your garbage can.

Microwave

Microwave

A microwave needs to be cleaned from time to time. The stickiness from your microwave can be removed successfully with the help of lemon peels. Dip the lemon peels in warm water and gently rub it against the walls of the microwave. For fragrance, take a small microwave bowl with water, add lemon slices in it and time it for 10 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave and see the results.

Coffee pot

Coffee pot

One of the best home remedies of lemon peel is using it on black stained coffee pots. You can now stay away from hard scrubbers and replace it with soft lemon peels. To clean coffee pots, add slices of lemon with rock salt. Scrub the inside of the pot gently and then rinse.

Grease

Grease

In your kitchen, you are bound to get grease stains. You can remove grease stains from your stove by rubbing the lemon peel with baking soda. When done, wipe the grease with a soft cloth dipped in lemon juice and warm water.

Story first published: Monday, July 8, 2013, 17:58 [IST]