When cleaning your house, most cleaners are filled with toxic chemicals that have been said to cause health issues. The problem is, everyone wants to have a clean house and are in need of a way to get that grime off the many surfaces in a home. Nadia’s House Cleaning would like to talk about the many uses of lemons, and how they can help you have a cleaner house.
 

Homemade Cleaning Solutions With Lemons

Lemons are full of natural acid that makes them a great cleaning aid. You may not realize that not only does their natural acid cut through some serious grime, but it has many anti-bacterial properties in it that will disinfect surfaces as well. The best part, is most people have lemons hanging around their house, and if they don’t, this amazing fruit is easy to find and cheap to buy. Here are some ways you can utilize this fruit as a natural cleaner throughout your house.
 

Lemons Dissolve Soap Residue

Soap scum can be a difficult mess to clean up; even with the most powerful chemicals on the market. Take several lemons (at least six) and juice them. Once they have been juiced, use a squirt bottle to spritz the inside of your bathtub and shower. You will easily be able to wash away soap scum. And your shower and bathtub will get disinfected in the process.
 

How to Clean a Microwave With Lemon

Microwaves are filled with horrible smells when food has splattered and made a mess inside of them. They are also a breeding ground for bacteria. The trick is to slice lemons and put them in a microwave safe bowl of water. Cook on high for one minute and not only will your microwave smell better, but the splatters of food will easily and effortlessly wipe away.
 

Lemons Sanitize Plastic & Wooden Cutting Boards

There are many things that you chop or cut up on a cutting board. Some of those things can leave behind some serious disease causing bacteria. To get rid of this bacteria, squeeze lemon juice on the surface of your cutting board and let stand for 10 minutes. This is great for wood cutting boards because they will absorb the lemon juice and get disinfected while doing it. Plastic cutting boards can benefit from this as well. The lemon juice sanitizes and also help remove stains left behind by foods.
 

Can You Use Lemon Juice on White & Colored Clothes?

Have you noticed that no matter how many times you wash certain articles of clothing or rags and towels, they still don’t smell fresh? We may have the answer you have been looking for. Squirt some lemon juice in with your detergent and it will freshen any load of laundry safely, without damaging clothing or towels. All it takes is one teaspoon of this amazing fruit juice to remove odors from your laundry and leave it smelling fresh and sweet.
 

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Who knew there was so much you can do with lemons. These are just a few of the many uses for lemons in your household. Nadia’s House Cleaning offers biweekly, monthly, or even one-time housekeeping to help your home stay neat and clean. Call us today!