DIY Beauty Treatments with Lemon

We know lemon can be used in a number of household tasks including cleaning and even highlighting your hair, but Reader’s Digest has come up with a few beauty treatments that you may not have known about. Take a look at these quick and easy beauty “fixes”:

  • Smooth Wrinkles: boil 1 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon brandy. Let this mixture cool to room temperature before applying to wrinkles. Let dry completely before wiping off.
  • Lighten Age Spots: twice a day, dab spots with lemon juice and rinse off after 15 minutes.
  • Whiten and Clean Fingernails: soak your nails in 1 cup of lukewarm water and the juice of 1/2 a lemon for 5 minutes. Then rub the inside of the lemon peel against the nails.

What’s your favorite beauty trick that utilizes lemon?

For more ideas, head over to 6 Quick Beauty Fixes With a Lemon.