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Top 10 Household Uses Of Lemon Oil

By Ajanta Sen

Essential oils have always proved to be an effective antidote for numerous diseases since many years. There are many benefits and uses of lemon essential oil as it helps to alleviate headaches, cleanse greasy hair and cure acne. Lemon oil is extracted from the lemon peel. Lemon oil is popular because of its medicinal properties and for domestic uses. It is also used as a flavoring agent as well as in perfumes, deodorants, powder and soaps. Among the numerous uses of lemon oil, the most powerful one is the cleansing property & uses of lemon juice.

Lemon oil can be either prepared at home or it can be purchased from the market as well. If you are a frugal person, and do not want to splurge on the ready-made cleaners, you can bank on the home made natural lemon oil.

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Preparing lemon oil at home is very simple and you just need to grate the lemon peel and keep it in a bowl. Then take a small bottle and fill half of it with the grated lemon peel and fill the rest of it with olive oil. Keep the bottle in a sunny place for a few days and keep shaking it quite often. Lastly, decant the liquid with the help of a strainer into a container; this is the lemon oil which you can now use for various household purposes. The article features 10 household benefits & uses of lemon oil which are as follows:

Refrigerate

Refrigerate

If your refrigerator is stinking, take some cotton balls soaked in lemon oil and keep it in your fridge for some days. It is the easiest cleaning uses of lemon juice.

Degreaser

Degreaser

Lemon oil is an excellent degreaser to remove oil from surfaces and skin. Add a small number of drops to a soap mixture and use this solution to degrease.

Cleaning Microwave

Cleaning Microwave

One of the uses of lemon essential oil is by using it to clean your microwave. If your microwave smells bad, take a glass bowl add some water to it and add a few drops of lemon oil and vinegar. Now put this bowl in your microwave and heat it to get rid of the foul smell.

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning

If your carpets have become dull, you can brighten them up by cleaning them with a mixture comprising carpet shampoo and a little lemon oil.

Cleans Leather

Cleans Leather

One of the best uses of lemon oil is - You can jazz up your leather stuff by rubbing them with a rag soaked in some lemon oil. This is one of the best uses of lemon oil.

Sticker Residues

Sticker Residues

You can get rid of the sticker residues, gum and tape residues by rubbing them out with some lemon oil.

Cleansing Vessels

Cleansing Vessels

One of the most efficient uses of lemon oil is - you can clean your soiled dish rags by putting a drop of lemon oil on them.

Room Freshener

Room Freshener

Lemon oil can also be used to make a natural room freshener. Take a spray bottle and put six drops of lemon oil, add about 5-6 drops of purification oil and dilute it by adding some water. You can spray this mixture in your rooms to get a fragrant ambiance.

Removal Of Marks

Removal Of Marks

In order to remove harsh and stubborn marks of crayons, pencil marks and scratch marks from stiff surfaces, rub them with a little bit of lemon oil.

Clean Hands

Clean Hands

While you are travelling and you have a sudden need to clean your hands, just take a drop of lemon oil and rub your hands with it. This is probably one of the most swift and effective uses of lemon oil.

Story first published: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 15:24 [IST]
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