Lemon is not just a delightful ingredient in pies; it’s also a fantastic, eco-friendly, and budget-friendly cleaning agent for your home. Here are 14 ways you can use lemon for cleaning, instead of bleach:
Revitalize Leather: Mix whipped egg white with lemon juice and apply to a leather sofa to refresh its look. Follow up with a cosmetic cream to moisturize the leather.
Deodorize and Clean Plastic Boxes: Eliminate odors and stains, like from tomato sauce, in plastic boxes by scrubbing with a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda, and leaving it in the sun if possible.
Unclog Pipes: Combine two-thirds lemon juice with one-third baking soda for a natural pipe cleaning solution.
Clean Tile Joints: Lemon juice can brighten and clean bathroom and kitchen tile joints.
Disinfect Cutting Boards: Rub a lemon with a pinch of salt on cutting boards to clean and disinfect them.
Whiten Laundry: Add lemon juice to your laundry rinse to brighten whites. For enhanced effect, pre-soak laundry in cold water with lemon juice and baking soda.
Clean Oven Interiors: Scrub the inside of your oven with a sponge soaked in lemon juice and hot water.
Remove Rust: Apply a mix of water, salt, and lemon juice to rust stains on fabric, or lemon juice directly to oxidized silverware or steel.
Shine Wooden Furniture: A mixture of two-thirds olive oil and one-third lemon juice can restore shine to wooden furniture.
Clean Barbecue Grills: Sprinkle coarse salt and rub with lemon to clean grills.
Wash Windows: Spray a solution of lemon juice, white vinegar, and hot water on windows for a natural clean.
Repel Insects: Place lemon peels or use essential oils to deter ants, moths, and mosquitoes. Rubbing lemon zest on the skin can also repel mosquitoes.
Revive Sponges: Soak a dirty sponge overnight in lemon juice and hot water to clean and rejuvenate it.
Polish Copper: Maintain the color of copper objects using lemon juice.
These lemon-based solutions provide a natural and effective way to keep your home clean and fresh!
