Very few people know that lime leaves also have their own excellent health benefits. Below are some benefits of lime leaves and the products made from these leaves.
Benefits of lime leaves for health
Lime leaves help to relax: Using lime leaves by crushing them and inhaling the essential oil will give you a gentle, refreshing scent that can calm your soul. Besides, you can also drink lime leaf tea, which may have a slightly bitter taste but is still very good.
Lime leaves are natural antibiotics, treating flu and cough: If you have a sore throat or cough, you can use lime leaf water to gargle or drink it to reduce these symptoms, as well as to prevent throat and gum inflammation.
Enhancing metabolism in the body: Drinking lime leaf water will help our body prevent many types of viruses from entering, which can cause illness or destroy healthy cells.
Lime leaves for skin beauty
Treating acne
Just boil lime leaf water or crush the lime leaves to extract the water, then apply it to the face to effectively reduce acne. Lime leaves have antibacterial properties that can soothe swollen acne on the skin.
After boiling lime leaf water and letting it cool, filter out the water, dilute it with clean water, and use it to wash your face, gently massaging for 3-5 minutes to allow the nutrients to penetrate deep into the skin.
Applying lime leaf mask
Applying a lime leaf mask with other ingredients will help your skin not only get rid of acne and reduce oiliness but also improve your complexion.
Clean the fresh lime leaves by rinsing them to remove dirt. You can soak them in diluted salt water for 10-15 minutes to clean them effectively. Use a blender to grind the lime leaves into a paste. Put the turmeric powder and fresh milk in a bowl, then add the ground lime leaves and mix well.
Apply the mixture to your face for 15-20 minutes, then wash your face with warm water and finish with cold water to tighten the pores. You can do this method 3 times a week for effectiveness.
Drinking lime leaf water
In addition to external beauty and acne treatment, you can also drink lime leaf water to beautify from the inside, helping to cool and detoxify the body, prevent acne formation.
If using fresh lime leaves, you need to rinse them and soak them in diluted salt water for 10-15 minutes to remove all dirt. Put the ingredients in a pot and boil them with 3 cups of water. When there is about 1 cup left, turn off the heat and strain the water to let it cool. With this method, you can drink it in the morning and evening before meals every day.
Beauty hair and treatment for dandruff
You can use lime leaves as a bath and shampoo to make your hair shiny and get rid of dandruff.
