How to use Lemons to clean Your home

Having Lemon at home is very useful, in addition to the taste and being healthy there great for cleaning. Scent of lemons are fresh and invigorating, also have antibacterial, antiseptic and bleaching properties. Lemons are a natural disinfectant and can remove stains due to their acidity levels.

Cost effective healthy way to have a clean house without the use of chemicals. My favourite way of cleaning.

1. Microwave cleaning: Place one cup of lemon juice or lemon slices  in a bowl and microwave on high for about 5 minutes. Afterwards, stains and dried food should be easy to wipe away.
2. Deodorize refrigerator : Simply leave half a lemon inside, this will allow the lemon to over power and absorb different smells.
3. Lemon use to scrub: dishes, surfaces, and stains: Apply lemon juice to stains. For fabrics, rub, let it sit until the stain is gone and then wash in washing machine as you normally do.
4. Stains resulting from tea/coffee and other drinks use in the cups and glasses: Rub a slice of lemon or squeeze lemon juice on a sponge, apply on site.
5. Kitchen sink: A few slices of lemon placed in  sink drain, pour hot water and leave for a few minutes, clean the drain with an old disused toothbrush, rinse again and we end up with a fragrant, refreshed sink.
6. Create your own furniture polish: Combine 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 10 drops of lemon essential oil, ½ cup olive oil and mix well. Decant mixture to a spray bottle. Use the fine mist setting on the bottle and spray evenly on furniture. Wipe clean with a soft cloth. 
7. Refresh/Clean cutting boards: To remove tough stains and odours from chopping board, Use half a lemon, rub the entire board, Leave standing for approximately 15 minutes then rinse and wipe dry. Creating a fresh cutting board and naturally cleaned.
8. Caring for wood: Combine a glass of lemon juice and olive oil, equal amounts and decant into a spray bottle. Spray on wood surfaces and wipe with a soft cloth.
9. Clean Copper, Brass: Sprinkle a generous amount of sea salt on a lemon cut in half. Use this as a scouring pad to polish faded copper, brass.
10. Clean Shower Doors: Cut a lemon in half and apply evenly over your glass shower doors to remove scale and build-up. If you prefer, you can also use lemon juice directly on a sponge and apply same way.

Please see below the benefits illustrated below: ( found on the internet)

By using the above practises, you will save money in the long run against purchasing products from stores, Also do your bit for the environment.

I hope the above tips serve you well, happy cleaning :)