10 tips for recycling citrus skins

After tasting a good clementine, pressed an orange or drinks the juice of a lemon, what to do with their bark?For compost, they are too thick so it's direction the gray trash.Too bad for these peelings which are full of uses of which you may not suspect the existence...If they are organic citrus skins, it's even better!Are you in the midst of zero waste?Here are some tips for recycling the peels of these tart fruits.

1 - Prepare flavored waters

With citrus skins, combine rosemary, ginger, thyme or basil for your evening herbal tea.Restoring and deep sleep guaranteed!This type of drinks also makes it possible to fill up with hydration while delicious with bewitching perfumes.

2 - Cook with zest

You can peel the citrus skins to create zest to add to any sweet and salty dish.Lemon, orange, cedrat, grapefruit can be used for your vinegish, meat -based dishes, cakes or sauces to accompany your fish.The most gourmet.e.s can taste delicious orangeies by topping orange bark with dark chocolate.

3 - Perform your interior

To take advantage of the powerful scents of citrus fruits, you can create a potpourri in order to flavor your home.To do this, nothing could be simpler, place your bark on a plate and place everything in the oven at 200 ° for 15 minutes.Then let cool then place them in an open container with a few cinnamon sticks, starry stars, cloves or nutmeg.Another option is to boil your citrus skins in a saucepan.

4 - Eat them!

Yes, it's simple but if they are organic, taste them raw without any restraint.Full of nutrients, citrus skins are indeed a real source of vitamin C and antioxidants.This therefore makes it possible to boost our immune system and the development of our bones.

On the other hand, they are rich in potassium and drop the blood pressure.These small skins help reduce water retention and fat accumulation.At all good!They also facilitate digestion and calm the acid lifts.Finally, zest decrease the risk of tumors and cardiovascular diseases because they are rich in flavonoids.

Please note: citrus peelings contain oxalates, an obstacle to the absorption of calcium.

5 - Place them in your sugar box

If it hardens and turns into large blocks because of the humidity, you just have to add an orange peel.Indeed, this will prevent sugar from crystallize.No need to break sugar to taste your morning coffee or to prepare a good dessert.

6 - Rub them on your teeth

Citrus skins are excellent for your teeth Form yourself.They are antibacterial which makes it possible to fight against bad breath, but also they slightly white.Rub the inside of the skin on your teeth for about 30 seconds, but do not rinse.Wait 30 minutes before you brush your teeth.

7 - Deodorize your fridge, trash or shoes

For more efficiency, place the peel in a teaspoon of baking soda and place everything in a cup in the fridge or at the bottom of your trash can.This will absorb bad odors.You can do the same for a pair of shoes a little too fragrant or a cupboard.First, dry the citrus skins and then slide them in a small fabric bag, alone or with lavender.This will be bonked to flee the moths!

8 - Erase your skin

To fight oily skin, citrus skins are an ally of size.In order to make the scrub, you will need 1 teaspoon of rose water and an orange bark zest.Apply by gently massaging your face for 5 minutes.Repeat the operation twice a week to regulate sebum production and you get rid of dead cells.

This scrub will also allow you to reduce the spots caused by the sun or the skin aging and to have a brilliant complexion.Citrus fruits being photosensitizing, be sure not to expose yourself after use.

9 - Prepare a house cleaner

Citrus skins contain natural acids, including citric and malic acid.These are real allies to clean, describe and disinfect a surface.To make your multi-surface cleaner, place your orange peels in an airtight jar, pour white vinegar and let macerate for 2 weeks.Open the container, filter the bark to throw them and then add a little water to the macerated vinegar.Place everything in a sprayer to use your ecological kitchen cleaner in the bathroom.

10 - Stimulate your scalp

Finally, citrus skins bring shine and flexibility to hair.To stimulate your scalp and eliminate impurities, you will have to make an orange powder to create your treatment.To do this, peel the orange bark then dry them in the microwave for 1 minute or in the oven for an hour at 110 degrees.Reduce them to powder by passing them through a blender.In mask with a little water or pure in dry shampoo, the orange powder will revive your flat hair and purify your scalp.

Anti-lime for your pretty glasses, insect repellents whose mosquitoes...citrus skins have much more to offer than you think.So, during your next tasting, remember to keep them under the elbow rather than throw them away.If you have other anti-waste tips, share them on the forum, everyday problems and tips section.