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February 6 - Use Lemon as a Deoderizer:

Need to remove stubborn odors? Use lemon as a deoderizer! It's natural, doesn't poison the environment and smells clean and fresh. There are many practical ways you can use lemon as a deodorizer. Below are a few suggestions.

Ways to remove odors with a lemon:

Microwave Oven:
1. Step 1: Place a thick slice of lemon on a paper towel and microwave it on high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Let it stand overnight or until the liquid has cooled.
2. Step 2: Pour 1/2 cup. bottled lemon juice into a microwave-safe bowl or a 2-cup glass measuring cup (if you don't have a fresh lemon) and follow the same directions. You can also dilute the lemon juice with water and add several whole cloves.
3. Step 3: Wipe the microwave's insides with a paper towel soaked in a water-and-lemon-juice solution. Clean the top, bottom, sides, window, door, door seals and seams. Wipe dry.
Garbage Disposal: Turn it on, run some water and squeeze lemon juice down the drain. This will keep it smelling nice organically!
Dishwasher: Just add 1/4 cup lemon juice to the soap dispenser. It will both help keep it clean and smelling terrific.
A room: Boil some lemon rinds and put them in the room you'd like to remove odors from.
Your Body Rubbing your hands with lemon juice will remove many stubborn odors.

OASIS has much more information on citrus.

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