How to Use Lemons Around the House

You can do a lot more with lemons than just make lemonade. Lemons, the juice and the peel can take the place of a number of toxic cleaners and do a great job. The following suggestions give a number of terrific ideas for putting lemons to work around the house.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Scent a room with lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, cloves, apple skins and orange peels. Collect in a saucepan and cover with water, then simmer on the stovetop. Do the same in a cast iron pot and set it on top of a wood-burning stove.
2. Neutralize odor from the litter box. Cut two lemons in half and place them in a dish cut side up to freshen the room where the litter box is located.
3. Freshen the humidifier. Add 3-4 teaspoons of lemon juice to the water to eliminate odors and emit a subtle lemony fragrance.
4. Squash a stench from the fireplace by throwing some lemon peels on the fire. Routinely burn lemon peels with the firewood as a preventive measure.
5. Eliminate mineral deposits on chrome faucets. Rub lemon rind on the chrome and then rinse well. Dry and buff with a soft cloth.
6. Polish brass, copper and stainless steel. Combine salt and lemon juice to make a paste. Coat the metal and leave on for five minute. Wash in warm water, rinse, dry and buff. Use the same method for kitchen sinks.
7. Toss a handful of spent lemon wedges into the garbage disposal. Run the water and disposal for a 30-45 seconds to deodorize the disposal and cleanse the blades.