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The usefulness of the lemon and the ways it is used in cooking and cosmetology is said very much. And women use both culinary recipes and beauty tips. But the fact that a lemon can be used for a variety of purposes in the household, few know. But this is a faithful and completely harmless assistant. This is especially important if you have an allergic reaction to household chemicals.

Lemon can be used to remove stains. So, the stain from the felt pen will be perfectly cleaned out if you mix lemon juice, table salt and apply the mixture to a dirty place. You will only have to rub the stain and then stretch the clothes.

With the help of lemon it is possible to remove stains from blood and even from rust on clothing. Put the lemon juice on the soiled places, sprinkle the salt, and then put the thing in the sun. In a few hours, there will be no trace of the stain.

If things from a white fabric have turned yellow from time, then boil it in water, which was added with lemon juice.

Tablecloths after feasts can be very difficult to wash off stains. But the spots from beer and wine, too, you can try to withdraw with a lemon. To do this, rub them with half a lemon and hold in the sun. Then you will only have to stretch out the tablecloth and rinse it in cold water.

But, using lemon juice to remove stains, remember that this is an acid, and therefore you need to be careful with delicate and colored fabrics!

Lemon also helps when cleaning in the house. So porcelain vases, figurines, etc. can be washed with cold water with the addition of lemon juice. They will shine with bright colors, like new ones.

And the taps in the bathroom and in the kitchen, too, sparkle from cleanliness, if you brush them with lemon peel, and then wash with soapy water and wipe with a dry rag.

With the help of lemon, you can return the gloss to metal pans. To do this, rub them with the lemon skin, on which the pulp remains, and then rinse with water.

The lemon will help to get rid of the calcareous plaque. Lemon juice should be applied to the surface and after some time washed off with water.

Many housewives suffer from house ants and are staggering in search of a means to destroy them. Try to grease the lemon juice with the accumulation of these insects, and after a while you will be pleased with the result of your actions.

Did you know that if you put a lemon in a fruit bowl, it will help to preserve their freshness for a long time, and the unripened bananas next to the lemon will quickly ripen and not spoil.

While preparing food, we sometimes notice with displeasure that our hands get the smell of fish, onions, garlic. And if you rub them and at the same time the knives that you used, the pulp of lemon, and then wash, then the smell will not remain a trace.

The lemon will also help to get rid of the smell in the microwave. To do this, put a few slices of lemon in a cup of water and put in the microwave oven for two minutes, including full power. Absorb lemon and unpleasant smells in your refrigerator: cut the lemon in half and put it in the refrigerator for a while.

The irritating smell of cauliflower during its heat treatment will also disappear if you add a small slice of lemon to the water.