Lemon: the magic key to cleaning the house
If magic crystals are what saves princesses in movies, then lemon is the indispensable magic ball for housewives, its importance not only lies in its sour taste that food needs or its wonderful health benefits, it has magical powers that extend its effects to all parts of the house, get to know it with us.
Ability One: The Perfect Cleanser
You can use lemons for many cleaning purposes, including:
Microwave cleaning is easy: just heat a cup of water with lemon slices or a few spoons of lemon juice on high heat until steam collects on the window of the microwave, turn it off, leave the bowl inside for 15 minutes, then open the microwave and clean up any food and grease easily.
Cleaning the fridge couldn't be easier: Dip a cotton ball in some lemon juice, run it inside the fridge, and let it dry for a few hours.
Cleaning windows and mirrors: Just add a little lemon juice to the water and put it in a spray bottle, then use it to clean windows and mirrors, and this charming mixture will leave a fresh scent throughout your home.
Cleaning the grater: Do not deny that the grater is the most difficult of all the utensils that you carry, they are cleaned, because of the remnants of cheese or small vegetables attached to it. It will help move these little residues and then clean them up.
The grater isn't the only nightmare, there's a cutting board that carries a fair amount of leftovers and odors, and all you have to do is run the part with the inside of the lemon on the cutting board just as you did with the grater.
The second ability: the most powerful warrior of bad smells
Not only does the magic of lemon clean your refrigerator, microwave, or cutting board, it also helps remove all unpleasant odors.
Lemon chases unpleasant odors, no matter how strong and where they come from. Lemon helps you get rid of unpleasant odors emanating from the trash, so make sure to throw some lemon peel from time to time in the trash to replace the bad smell with another fresh scent.
Lemon helps create a fresh scent throughout the house: heat a small pot of water over low heat, add lemon slices to it, and you can add some cloves, and your house will smell fresh from the gardens, and only butterflies are missing.
The third ability: the sparkle maker
Lemon has a magical ability to restore its luster to copper, just dip half a lemon in a plate with a large grain of salt, then pass it on pots and other copper products, to restore its luster as if it were new.
Lemon makes white whiter: Heat a large saucepan full of water, and add lemon slices to it until it comes to a boil. Turn off the heat, add any white rags you have, and leave for an hour, then remove and wash the traditional way.
Protecting sharp tools from rust: Cleaning sharp tools must be a big nightmare because of the danger they carry, but with lemon, all you have to do is squeeze a lemon on the blade and then sprinkle some grains of salt, and then you can rinse it with water and dry it so that it will restore its color and luster.
Fourth ability: insect killer and repellent oxidants
If you are a fan of growing plants, whether on the balcony or in your small garden, then lemon is indispensable in your home. Just make sure to sprinkle a little lemon juice on your plants to keep all insects and weeds away.
Lemons also won't shy away from protecting their fellow fruit family, which are usually exposed to some oxidizing agents that turn brown, like apples. Just make sure to sprinkle some drops of lemon juice on your fruit to protect it from such factors.
