18 Clever Ways To Clean With Lemon

If you have lemons on your hand but don’t know how to use lemon as a cleaner then follow this article. We’ve enlisted 18 clever ways to clean with lemon for you.

While people keep lemons in their home to make lemonades or bake a lemon meringue pie, this common citrus fruit is more than a cooking or kitchen ingredient. It is the most cost-effective and easily found home supply for everyday chores.

With a single lemon, you can brighten your clothes, clean your home from top to bottom, and mask unwanted odors. Here, we’ve enlisted 18 household chores and cleaning you can do with lemon. Such as-

Clever Ways To Clean With Lemon:

1. Natural Home Fragrance:

Lemon can mask any kind of unwanted odor until you figure out the source and solve the issue.

2. Polish Copper:

Copper made equipment and other products get a dingy appearance naturally over time. You can easily restore these copper items and make them shiny again with some lemon.

3. Brighten Whites:

You can brighten your whites with lemon juice solution at home all by yourself. 

Like other natural bleaching agents, lemon juice may not be suitable for all fabrics.  Alicia Sokolowski, the president and co-CEO of Aspen Clean recommends testing a small, inconspicuous area of the fabric first to check any kind of color fading issue. 

4. Remove Stubborn Stains:

Lemon is a natural stain removal having bleaching properties. If you’re looking for a natural and effective way to clean your carpets and remove tough stains, consider using lemon juice. 

5. Prevent Fruit from Oxidizing: 

Apples, fennel, and avocado fruit fleshes turn into an unattractive brown color when exposed to air. This is a natural oxidation process and you can slow it by squeezing some lemon juice over the fruit.

Sokolowski said that lemon juice may alter the flavor of the fruits slightly, that’s why you need to use it judiciously and according to your taste preferences.

6. Clean Your Cutting Board

Tough stains and garlic/onion smells left behind on your chopping board after each use. Rub some lemon on the surface then allow the board to soak for 20 minutes and the smell will be gone. 

7. Sanitize the Garbage Disposal

If the odor in your garbage disposal is disturbing you, then try dropping in some lemon juice along with some baking soda. It will eliminate the odors quickly.

8. Clean the Microwave

Grease stains and splatters can be cleaned effectively from your microwave oven easily with lemon.

9. Detox the Dishwasher

Use some lemon wedge in the top rack of your dishwasher then run it with your dishes to detox and freshen up the appliance.

10. Clean Glassware

You can clean your dingy glassware and restore it to its former glory with some lemon juice, a small amount of vinegar and water. 

This natural glass cleaner will give your glassware a drinkware like sparkling. 

11. Remove Rust

Squeeze some lemon juice on the sharp edges of a crusty pair of shears or a knife (which is dangerous). Then sprinkle some coarse salt and rub with a cork to remove the rusts effectively. 

This technique only works for mild or surface-level rust.

12. Shampoo Carpets

You can use lemon to deodorize and clean your carpets during your next deep clean. Also pretreating stains with lemon juice is a good decision. 

13. Clean Sinks and Tubs

You can use lemon to deep clean your sinks and tubs or even your entire home. 

14. Refresh Your Refrigerator

You can freshen up your refrigerator by placing a sliced lemon or a cotton ball soaked in lemon juice in the fridge. It will absorb the odors and leave a pleasant scent.

15. Remove Mineral Deposits

Lemon juice can dissolve mineral deposits such as limescale on showerheads and faucets. Simply rub a slice of lemon or soak the affected area in lemon juice to loosen the deposits. Finally, wipe it clean. 

16. Remove Soap Scum

If you have stubborn soap scum on your shower door or walls then you can remove it by combining lemon juice and vinegar in equal parts.

17. Polish Wood

You can make a natural wood polish by combining half cup sweet almond oil and lemon juice. 

18. Clean Your Stovetop

If you have any burnt debris or food scraps stuck on your stovetop then you can remove them with lemon juice and baking soda paste.