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Got Lemons? Six natural cleaning tips using lemons!

June 15, 2012 · 17 Comments

Got Lemons? Six natural cleaning tips using lemons!

 

Lemony lemons, is there anything so nice?

Here are some ways you can use them around your house. It cuts down the chemicals and leaves everything smelling fresh! As well as being acidic, lemons have some anti-bacterial properties which make it a perfect degreaser.

 

♥ Shiny Tapware

Use half a lemon to clean the build up from around your taps. Just rub it in well and rinse off. It really works!

 

lemon shower cleaning

 

♥ Pots and Pans

Sprinkle some salt onto half a cut lemon and use it to scrub your pots and pans. They will be shiny and new again!

 

♥ Cleaning the Sink

Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda all over your sink. Using half a cut lemon as a scrubbing brush, scrub hard all over. It leaves your sink so clean and sparkly. You can do the same to your chopping boards to remove stains and deodorize. Finish with a rinse of hot water!

 

♥ Dishwasher Refresher

Squeezed a lemon? Don’t throw it out. Secure it onto a prong in your dishwasher or in the cutlery basket before you run a load. It will leave your dishwasher smelling fresh and clean!

 

Lemons to refresh your dishwasher

 

♥ Fresh Fridge

Put half a cut lemon into your fridge to absorb odours and keep it smelling fresh.

 

♥ Cleaning Spray

Make your own citrus cleaning spray using lemon peels soaked in vinegar. Found out how here.

 

DID YOU KNOW? To get more juice out of a lemon, roll it firmly on the bench top back and forth, before you cut it!

RANDOM TIP: Here’s another interesting use for your lemon halves – rub them on your hands after chopping up chillis – it will remove and neutralize the capsaicin (that’s the burny, burny stuff)!

 

Do you have any other tips for us on how to use lemons for natural cleaning? Please share!

 

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Comments

  1. mamacino says

    June 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    Great tips Sonia…I’m going to try it on my sink this weekend x

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  2. Colleen says

    June 15, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    I like thbese tips, thanks.

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  3. newagechild says

    June 15, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    I’m going to do it NOW!! I love how you make everything so simple and easy…..exactly how I need it otherwise I won’t be doing it…thanks again Sonia!!! 🙂

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  4. Natural New Age Mum says

    June 16, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    thanks guys! it’s my aim to make the tips easy and manageable, because that’s how I like to make changes around my home! 🙂

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  5. Theresa says

    June 18, 2012 at 9:54 am

    we use half a lemon to clean the bbq before using it, comes up a treat 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 19, 2012 at 8:02 am

      what a great idea Theresa – I will give that a go ! 🙂

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  6. Linda @ Stuff I Like says

    June 20, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Hi Sonia. Great tip, thanks. I love cleaning with non toxic prodz. Love the tip about the citrus spray. Will definitely give it a try.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 20, 2012 at 4:20 pm

      it’s really lovely – much nicer smell !

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  7. Kim says

    August 22, 2012 at 6:58 am

    I use lemon to remove rust on almost anything. Squeeze on rust spot and leave item in the sun. Voila – gone!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 22, 2012 at 8:00 am

      thanks Kim, great tip!

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  8. Carol says

    March 31, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    Great tips,
    Not cleaning but – slice and freeze surplus lemons to cool water or other drinks.

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  9. Jane says

    March 31, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Hi Sonia, do you think I could use the lemon and bicarb on my thermomix bowl?? I am not very good at looking after them and they have changed colour somewhat on the internal base ………….. 🙁

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 1, 2013 at 9:41 am

      the bicarb will be definitely okay, but not sure about the lemon in quantities… I would google that or ask a thermy consultant. I know that there was concern about making washing powder in the thermy due to too much acidic content!

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  10. Kat says

    June 1, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Hi Sonia, I boil a couple of lemon wedges with water in my kettle when the scum starts to build up. So easy and makes the inside of my kettle all fresh and sparkly clean. 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 1, 2013 at 7:18 pm

      great tip Kat!!!

      Reply

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