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Life hacks: from cleaner food preserver, lemons have many uses

Vanessa SchmittWeekend Kwinana Courier

LIFE HACKS

Lemons

TO prevent cut bananas from going brown, drizzle the banana pieces in lemon juice.

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This handy life hack is especially useful when making fruit salad.

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To clean your kettle, boil some water with a squeeze of lemon juice.

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To clean your wooden chopping board, use salt and lemon to disinfect the surface.

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To clean your microwave, put some lemon slices in half a cup of water and microwave for three minutes. The microwave should be easy to wipe clean.

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To lighten your hair, squeeze some lemon juice onto your comb and run it through your hair. Sunlight will improve the result.

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