13 Uses for Cucumbers That Will Amaze You
Cucumbers are very easy to grow, and great for snacks, diets, and very cooling in the summer, but did you know they can prevent hangovers or clean the kitchen sink?
Tips & tricks you can do with cucumbers!
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need
every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin
B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling sluggish in the afternoon? Pick up a cucumber! Cucumbers are a good source of B
Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that
can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a
shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror. It will eliminate
the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting
beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free
of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the
aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden
pests crazy and make them flee the area. (ooooo I like this one)!
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove
cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of
cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemical
in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up
the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on
wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache?
Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and
headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and
electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping
everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening
snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by
European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off
starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and
you realize that you don’t have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a
freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick
and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?
Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila,
the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don’t have time for massage,
facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a
boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will
react with the boiling water and released in the steam, creating a
soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new
mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you
don’t have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the
roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad
breath, the photochemical will kill the bacteria in your mouth
responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Clean your faucets,
sinks or stainless steel. Take a slice of cucumber & rub it on the
surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and
bring back the shine, but it won’t leave streaks and won’t harm you
fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Pen marks. Take the outside of
the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing. Also works
great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the
walls!
Disclaimer: I found this on FB, and I am sharing with you. This was done by Matt Agorist, REALfarmacy.com (Changing a few words here and there to put it in my own language. :)
