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Drinking lemonade is best way to stop body from hydrating in summer. Apart from its healthy benefits and usage in food, this bright yellow fruit can replenish your skin and hair. Here’s how you can use lemon to boost your beauty.

As natural bleach
A mixture of few drops of coconut water and lemon juice will not only act as natural bleach, but is also the best moisturizer for your skin.

Lightens the skin color of elbow and knee
Rubbing half of a lemon on elbow and knee will act as magic! It helps in degrading the dark patch on those areas.

Naturally removes blackhead
Applying and leaving the juice for some minutes on face not only treats acne, but also fades the blackheads before you know it.

As a natural dirt remover
A mixture of few drops of lemon and tea tree essential oil in about 6 ounce of distilled water acts as natural cleanser for your skin.

Controls dandruff
Massaging lemon slice and lemon juice on the scalp helps treat a dry scalp and dandruff.

For those soft lips
Applying lemon juice on your lips and washing it after sometime before going to bed, removes dead skin cells, leaving a smooth lips.

A great relief from oily skin
Applying daily the juice or rubbing the slice on skin and leaving for few minutes helps in reducing excess oil.

Nail strengthener
Nails soaked in a mix of olive and lemon juice prevents nails from getting dry and brittle.

For beautiful feet
Foot soaked in a mixture of coarse sea salt, lemon peels and peppermint essential oils acts as natural scrub for exfoliating foot.

-Smrutirekha