Handy Gal Tips - Lemons

Stinky cutting board To help freshen up your cutting board (wood or plastic) slice a lemon in half and rub it on the board, cover the whole area well and let the board sit overnight. In the morning rinse your board well… the lemon will help neutralize the odors and also help disinfect it a bit

Stinky Refrigerator Take a sponge and place on a small dish. Squeeze a lemon and absorb the juice into the sponge, give the sponge some good squirts and place the dish (and lemony sponge) in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning your refrigerator will smell much better… and guess what… rinse out the sponge and so will it!



Air Freshener Make a mixture of an equal amount of lemon juice and water and add to an fine mist spay bottle. It's a green way to freshen up the air in your home

Clean your microwave Slice a lemon and place them in a bowl of water, put them in the microwave and heat up for between :30 seconds to a full minute. When you open the microwave, stains should be easier to remove with a damp cloth or sponge and old food odors will also be neutralized



Help remove blackheads Slice a lemon and rub over the area where you see the blackheads at night before you go to bed, be extra careful not to get lemon juice in your eyes! If it's easier, rub your finger on the lemon and then on your face. Let dray and sleep overnight… in the morning rinse well with water. Repeat every night if necessary until the blackhead disappear. The citric acid in the the lemon juice help to naturally dissolve the oils which form the blackheads… it will also help brighten up your skin.

Help relieve a dry patch of skin (like your elbow, knees or heels) Make a mask with equal parts lemon juice, honey, olive oil. Apply to the dry area of skin and let dry (takes about 10 minutes or so) rinse thoroughly with warm water. Your skin will feel fresh and moisturized.



Sliced lemons for drinks, fish and cooking Fresh lemons are always great in drinks, to cook with and when eating fish, to insure you have a ready supply prep and keep in the freezer or in the refrigerator.. To freeze, cut the slices and wrap each one in some freezer paper and store in a freezer ziplock bag, the paper will keep them from sticking together. Frozen lemon wedges in a glass of water are even better then a new fresh cut lemon! You can also keep about 3 or 4 slices in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

Freshen up the sink disposal After you have done all of these tips we've just given you.. Don't throw away your used lemons!... Chop them up and throw them in your sink disposal while it's running, not only will it help disinfect your disposal, but give it a fresh clean smell as well!


I got these ideas from Good Things Utah! I miss watching those cute girls!