The diminutive lemon is a very versatile beauty-aid and this cheap and golden-coloured fruit has excellent properties for enhancing your looks. Simple lemon-based preparations, you can mix in your own kitchen, will surely bring a dramatic transformation in your beauty regimen. 
Lemon for complexion
Lemon contains enzymes which help to cleanse the skin of dead cells. Sprinkling a little alum on a lemon half and rubbing the mixture on your face helps tremendously to refresh and tone the skin. It also acts as a quick pick-me-up after a long pollution filled day.
Lemon for smooth skin
Mash an over-ripe banana and mix it with a few drops of fresh lemon juice. Apply on face and hands to keep the skin clear and smooth. Mix a teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of vegetable oil and one fourth of a teaspoon of lemon juice. Rub this into the hands, elbows, heels and any area that feels dry. Leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with water.
Lemon and honey face pack for dry skin
Mix 3 tsp lemon juice, 3 tsp honey, ½ tsp cabbage (boiled and crushed) paste. Mix to a paste all these ingredients in a dish and apply it on face and neck; wash off with cold water after 10 minutes and admire the new “you”!
Lemon and almond face pack for freckles
To remove freckles, blanch and grind almonds and mix with white of an egg to which half tsp of lime juice has been added. Spread on the face and wash after 20 minutes.
Lemon and papaya face pack for oily skin:
Mix ½ tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp lemon juice, 3 tsp papaya pulp to a smooth paste. Apply evenly over the face (keeping away from the eyes). Leave the pack on for 20 minutes and then wash it off.
Lemon for teeth whitening
Rubbing half a lemon with table salt and a pinch of baking soda on the teeth not only makes them white, shiny and bright but will also cure bad breath.
Lemon for dark elbows
Rub lemon halves and then wash off with water. Over a period of time, it will cleanse the skin and lighten its color.
Mix lemon juice with four tablespoons of coconut milk and apply once a week.
Lemon for treating grey hair
*Beat lemon juice in castor oil until frothy and add henna powder to it before applying it on your hair. Wash off after it dries or keep it overnight.
*Massaging few drops of lime juice with ‘amla’ juice every night before going to bed, stops falling of hair, promotes hair growth them and prevents premature graying.
Lemon for treating an itchy scalp and dandruff
Take an egg white and mix it with the juice of a lemon. Apply this to the hair roots and rub it in. Wash it off after an hour. Repeat for a month.
Lemon for a hair rinse
Add lemon juice to a mug of water and use it as a last rinse, after your shampoo. Or boil used tea leaves in enough water and cool the liquid. Add the juice of a lemon and use it as a last rinse. This helps add shine to the hair.
Lemon for chapped lips
Mix a teaspoon each of cream, lemon juice and honey and rub it on your lips. Use for a week to see results.
Lemon as an anti-wrinkle mask
Mix a teaspoon of honey, a few drops of fresh lemon juice and a drop of sweet almond oil. Apply this on the face and allow it to dry for 20 minutes and wash off.
Lemon face scrub
Mix cold milk and fresh lemon juice with powdered almonds or powdered orange peel or oatmeal. Rub the skin gently with this mix. Mix a tablespoon of honey with two tablespoons of finely ground almonds and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. Rub this gently on the face. Rinse off with warm water.
Lemon as natural bleach
Mix equal proportions of tomato juice, lemon juice and milk and apply on face and body. Lemon as a skin tonic
The juice of a fresh pear and apple with a few drops of fresh lemon juice acts as a good skin tonic.
Face and body pack with lemon and milk
A fresh lime may be squeezed into a cup of milk to which a teaspoon of glycerin may be added. Stir well. Apply it on your face, neck, hands, legs and feet, an hour before retiring to bed. Keep it on for half an hour and then wash off. This application every night will make the skin look younger and beautiful. This application works well on pimples and scars, is good for cracked soles and palms, dryness of face and hands, and sun-burn.
Lemon and yoghurt pre-bath gel:
Turmeric when combined with lemon and starch, acts as an effective cleanser and also forms a barrier between the drying effect of chlorinated water and body skin. The following is an excellent body pack.
Mix 8 tsp of yoghurt (curds), 3 tsp. Lemon juice, 1 tsp of any vegetable oil. Apply this body pack with firm, upward movements. Wash off after 10 minutes and take a bath. This is perhaps one of the oldest skin rejuvenation therapies. Use this at least thrice a week for a satiny skin.
Lemon and almond oil lotion for beautiful hands:
You will agree that your hands are on show just as much as your face. Pamper your hands with this simple & inexpensive lotion. Mix 3 tsp lemon juice, 6 tsp honey and 8 tsp almond oil in a dish. Massage well into hands for 10 to 12 minutes. Wash with a mixture of equal portions of vinegar and water. Preserve this lotion in a bottle for use on your hands. This lotion keeps well for 2 weeks.
Lemon for health:
You should make it a habit to start the day with lemon juice. Sip the juice of a lemon in a glass of warm water, sweetened with 1 tsp of honey. It will clear your entire system and relieve constipation. This sour fruit's glucose and mineral content also helps replace loss of the body's fluids through sweat, especially during the summer months. It stimulates blood circulation, reduces arterial pressure, and activates bile and intestinal secretions. Check out this comprehensive list of home remedies with lemon.
See also:
Acquire a clear & blemish free complexion
The ache of acne (pimples)
Buttermilk for beauty
The wonders of cream bleach
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I love lemons and i never thought that it can help us to be beautiful. I am every happy about your post because you are explaining steps to do it for every body part. You really deserve to be featured on magazine.
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Awesome tips! I’ve used the lemon juice to lighten my hair - it works really well :-)
I just found this fantastic site in a google search for uses of lemon.Thanks a lot Aparna
Thanks for the information. I am going to give it a try and test
Oh thanks for the heads up! Now I know an easier and cheaper method .
lemon will bleach. Hair or skin.
Apply it to your skin with a cotton ball, just use the store bought bottles of lemon juice. Keep it in the fridge. It will lighten freckles too ;)
Lemon helps us in a lot of ways..for example the best dandruff home remefy using household products is curd and lemon paste.
For this, take some quantity of curd (depending on the scalp) and add lemon juice (half or one lemon depending on the length of your hair) to it.
Apply this mixture evenly on the scalp and hair. Allow this for more than half an hour and rinse with a mild shampoo. Repeat this for good results
Let me try one of the above then i will get back to your with the result.Ciao
i think lemon should not be used directly…….always use a base to dilute it like water/ honey/ besan/ curd etc…this way it work the best without hurting your skin. One can also mix lemon juice in oil to have a massage………… :) i
this is so cool now i can look beautiful and white.
this is so cooooooooooooooool
Lemon is a very good cleanser for oily skin due to its acidic contents. Simply soak a cotton ball with fresh lemon juice and gently rub your facial skin avoiding eye contact. For better skin care, repeat the procedure and rinse with cold water. This makes the skin soft and smooth.
Natural Cleanser for Normal Skin
Milk and lemon make an effective and cheap homemade facial cleanser for normal skin. Every one has milk in the kitchen at all the times, also make a habit to always keep lemons as well. Take about half a cup of boiled milk and squeeze a lemon in it. Strain and start your homemade facial treatment
Lemon is a strong astringent, dilute with water before using, being careful to keep away from eyes
Lemon oil is a good remedy for the increasing the luster of dull skin. It is astringent and detoxifying in nature, and rejuvenates dull skin. Its antiseptic properties help in treating pimples and various skin disorders. Lemon is also recommended for oily skin
Lemon Juice is an natural acidic cleaner. It's best used for copper-bottomed pots or fixtures, counter top stains, and it's a great bleach alternative -- place on white linens or clothing and let them dry in the sun to bleach away stains.
Thanks for the information. I am going to give it a try and test
Lemons can be rubbed directly onto skin and left for about 2 hours before rinsing. This is good to reduce wrinkles and treat blemishes. The treatment will work better if followed by olive oil after rinsing. It works by speeding up skin renewal and uncovering a fresh new layer of skin. However, it is important not to do this before going out in the sun as it will have a bleaching effect.
Squeeze some lemon juice into warm water and drink it. It helps by cleansing your body of toxins.
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