Juicing Lemons For Acne, Works In More Ways Than One!
Here's something you probably didn't know. Lemons are sour, acidic tasting, right? But did you know they actually turn alkaline in your body? Yeah, I know…I was surprised too.
That's actually a good thing, because when the body is alkaline, it's in a healthier state. Eating alkaline foods help build a strong immune system. A healthy, strong immune system will allow you to fight acne. There's a known saying, "alkaline or die".
The Major Benefits of Juicing Lemons For Acne
• Apply Directly To Skin (Externally) Lemons applied directly to the skin works as an Excellent astringent! Lemons contain Alpha Hydroxy Acids, which help remove dead skin cells, thus promoting new cell growth. Lemons clean pores, giving your skin that bright youthful appearance.
• Detoxing/Cleansing Lemons are a great aid in detoxing and cleansing the body. You are able to eliminate acne causing toxins from your body. Lemons work hard on detoxing the liver. This allows your liver to absorb the Powerful nutrients needed to fight acne and keep it away!
•Juicing Lemons is Easy Very simple and easy to juice, you just pop the entire fruit, peel and all into your juicer.
When you juice lemons you want to make sure you juice the peel and all! That's right, most of the nutritional value in a lemon is in its peel and the inner white part of the lemon.
It's also a good idea to leave your lemons out at room temperature. By doing this, your fruit will yield more juice!
Caution Some people are allergic to citrus, so make sure you are not allergic to lemons, before you start juicing them.
As usual, if you are new to juicing, start slow, give your body the chance to adjust to all these potent nutrients! This will help minimize any possible side-effects. After a few days, you'll be ready to increase your intake of fresh juicing for acne.
Juicing Tip: Juice a whole lemon, peel and all. Place in a small container, dip a clean cottonball, and carefully dab juice to skin. Allow to air-dry. Do this once in the morning and again in the evening.