Benefits of Lemons

7 Beauty Benefits of Lemons

Have you ever realized, how many beauty benefits you can get from things lying around your house. And you spend so much energy and money on products, you know nothing about. Well, in this blog I will be sharing so many of benefits that you can achieve from a Lemon. I was sitting in the lawn sipping on homemade lemonade and it got me thinking about all the benefits that you can actually get from lemons, and how inexpensive, and accessible it is. Since the weather has gotten warmer, cold lemonade is my go to drink. It is so easy to make, and a lot of people know how to make it. Anyway, let’s talk about few, of many benefits that you can get from lemons,

Skin Exfoliator and brightener

Sprinkle some sugar on half a lemon and gently rub it on your skin. It will peel off the dead skin. It will make your skin glow and it will reduce the appearance of acne scars that you might have. Not only for you face, but you can also use it as a body exfoliator, Mix sugar and fresh lemon juice together and your body scrub is ready, it is that easy. You can fill up a jar of it, put it in your shower and use it whenever you want. Try and use brown sugar, and make sure the sugar is grinded  and is not harsh on the skin. Not only that, you can always mix fresh lemon juice with a tsp and a half of honey and use it as a brightening and hydrating mask.

Weight loss

If you’re struggling to lose weight, add this thing in your lifestyle. Squeeze half a lemon in a tall glass of room temperature water and drink it first thing in the morning, every morning. It will help you lose weight. It doesn’t taste bad at all. But if the taste bothers you start with few drops, and gradually work your way up to half a lemon. It really boosts the metabolism.

Detoxify

It flushes out all the toxins from your body. A lot of the times we don’t even realize why things are going wrong with our skin, hair and metabolism. In take of a lemon, detoxifies your body and gets rid of all the toxins that might causing dysfunctioning in your body.

Homemade Sore throat remedy

It soothes the sore throat, and gets rid of itchiness. Mixing few drops of lemon and a tsp of honey in warm water, really makes you feel better. It also takes away mild fever. Every time I even feel like having a sore throat, I don’t wait for it to go bad, I pour myself some honey and lemon in warm water and drink it. And it prevents it. Ain't nobody got time to get sick.

Energy booster

Most of the energy drinks have lemon juice as an ingredient in them. Lemon really helps increase your energy and makes you feel more refreshed and less tired. It also purifies your blood, which also helps you stay active and healthy.

Vitamin C

We all know how important vitamin C is. It prevents body fatigue and also repairs the damaged muscle tissues. It produces collagen which is responsible for the youthfulness of our skin, it strengthens our immune system, healthy skin and healthy body.

Calorie Free Vitamin Water

Water makes some people sick. It makes them wanna puke and cause mild nausea but now it has definitely gotten better. A lot of the times when you mix flavors in your water to be able to drink it, you add calories to water. Homemade Lemon vitamin water is calorie less, and it has a slight taste, it doesn't make you throw up and helps you to stay hydrated.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Good Luck!

Love,

Alizay Qaiser