7 Surprising Beauty Uses For Lemons

Last Updated on May 19, 2020

However, if you have chapped skin lips or any cuts, don’t do it. The acidity of the lemon juice will make it burn like hell! Additional tip: if you have dry elbow, use that same lemon juice and olive oil mixture to rub them before showering!

5. Even Your Skin Tone

If you have dark spots or acne scars on your face that you are not happy with, here’s one thing you can try. Grab a cotton pad and squeeze a lemon over it until it becomes completely soaked. Use it to rub those specific spots and rinse with cold water. Not only will the acid in the lemon juice make your skin tone more even, but the vitamins will also be absorbed by the skin and help it heal faster. Try this beauty hack to see if it works for you! Additional tip: you can also use the same strategy to fix a home that has gone bad. After all, nobody likes a fake and overly orange tan from a sunless tanner.

6. Acne treatment

The lemon acidity enables this fruit to act like an astringent. This means that lemons have properties that help cleanse the skin, eliminate skin oil, and tighten pores. This is great to treat the inflammation and oil that often lead to acne. Furthermore, it also has an antimicrobial and antifungal effect, which can help prevent inflammatory acne and seborrheic dermatitis. These are some amazing benefits of lemon for the skin.

7. Increase Collagen Production

Are you one of those people that can’t stand the idea of getting face wrinkles? If you are, you probably already have a very specific skincare routine that includes things such as wearing sunscreen every day and hydrating your skin after taking a shower. But did you know that lemons have some components that help your body produce collagen? Collagen is the most common protein in the human body, and among other things, it provides structure skin. As we age, the human body naturally lowers the production of collagen(and the smaller amount that it keeps producing has much lower quality). That’s one of the reasons why the skin loses its elasticity. In the long-term, this decrease in collagen leads to all types of skin wrinkles. Now you know why beauty brands aggressively market their anti-aging products that contain collagen. Warning!! Using lemons and lemon juice directly on your skin to improve its condition might cause some harmful side effects. These include skin irritation, leukoderma, increased risk of sunburn, and phytophotodermatitis. Before doing any of the treatments or cleaning hacks mentioned above, do a patch test on a less sensitive region of your body. This is usually a good rule to follow whenever you are testing a new skincare product.

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