Orange Peel for Your Health N Beauty
1. Orange Peel Health
Benefits:
The benefits from Orange Peels are extended. It is packed with flavonoids and antioxidants
that contain many nutritious benefits.
They are packed with good amounts of provitamin A, folate,
riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin B6, and calcium. Studies
showed that it is high in vitamin C and fibre. 1 tablespoon (6 grams) of orange peel provides 14% of the
daily value of vitamin C . The inner fruit contains 3 times less vitamin C and
also contain fibre 4 times less than Orange Peel.
It benefits
the heart and digestive health and protect against certain types of cancer. 90% of the essential oils in orange peels are made up of
limonene, a naturally-occurring chemical. It has properties of
anti-inflammatory and anticancer, including against skin cancer. The study showed that Orange peel is also an anti-cancerous.
Orange Peel is
extremely rich in plant compounds called polyphenols, and Polyphenols in it are
found comparative higher than any other fruits. This helps in preventing many chronic conditions.
Example- Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and
Alzheimer’s disease.
Candied Orange Peels are awesome,
festive, and are full of nutrients. The orange peel has more
vitamin C than the actual fruit of the orange. The
fruit peel also has about three times as much the amount of Vitamin
A, B-Complex, and minerals such as manganese, calcium, and zinc.
Though many people peel their fruit
before juicing. Blend and take Juices of citrus with
their peel on.
Due to the tough texture and high fiber
content, orange peels is little difficult to get digested.
Eating them, especially larger pieces at a
time, could cause stomach discomfort, such as cramps or bloating.
·
Process of Making Tea:
Add one teaspoon of chopped or
ground orange peels to some water over a flame and let it brew for
some time.
Once the water comes to a boil, turn the
flame off.
Cover the utensil and let
the peels steep for about 10 minutes.
Filter or strain the water into a cup and
your orange peel tea is ready.
Enjoy Plain Orange Peel tea or add a teaspoon
of honey to it.
· Fresh Orange peels can be enjoyed raw in salads and
smoothies.
cooked to
make orange marmalade.
or zested to add a pop
of orange colour and flavor to foods.
- cakes and salad dressings. ...
-Stop sugar
hardening
-Candied orange peel. ...
-Orange
peel-infused olive oil. ...
-Drink it in tea.
2.
Skin Benefits:
Most fruits having Vitamin C have a natural
bleaching agent present in them which helps lighten dark spots and
pigmentation. orange peel powder is the best source. The Vitamin C
and natural AHAs from the powder help restoring the natural complexion of
the skin. Oranges Peels have a high
content of citric acid, aids in skin exfoliation and helps
in oily face get dry improving the overall look of the skin. Orange
peel as high in Vitamin C than the orange itself.
The peel anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties make it a great for
treating acne and oily skin. It also works as
a skin lightening agent and a wonder worker for marks and
pigmentation on
the face.
Use of orange peel mask daily will make the
skin bright, shiny and tangerine. The peel of
the orange contains antioxidants and using it regularly in
face packs will give you clear and brighter skin in no time.
Grind ed orange
peel used as a body scrub in daily beauty treatment
for a healthy glow.
This orange peel powder will bring natural radiance to the skin
by working as an anti-ageing mask as well as a cleanser for your skin to remove
accumulated oil and sebum.
The citric acids in oranges can be used as
a skin toner that helps in remove excess oil and tighten
the skin pores.
-How to use as a face
mask to rejuvenate:
Peel
an orange, grind it into a pulp.
Add
half a teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix well.
You can thicken
it with a tablespoon of gram flour or rice flour and then apply it on
your face and neck.
-Face
scrub to remove the dead skin from the face:
·
Take a teaspoon of orange peel powder.
·
Take two teaspoons of sugar.
·
Take a teaspoons of olive oil/coconut oil.
·
Take a teaspoons of rice powder.
·
Take a less than half spoon of Baking powder.
·
Mix it all to get a scrub-like consistency.
·
Apply on damp face and massage for a few minutes.
·
Rinse off using a face wash.
·
Moisturize.
-Orange peel tan remover
The
vitamin C in orange peel helps in lightening or tan removing.
Take
two tablespoons of the powder.
Take
one tablespoon of milk.
Apply
the paste on affected areas and wait for half an hour.
Wash
off.
While milk moisturize the skin.
-Orange Peel for hair:
Orange peel powder is
also good for hair. A regular usage of orange peels makes
your hair bouncy and shiny and improves that lifeless dull hair.
Its packed with a lots of vitamin C.
Mix the peel
powder with some lemon juice and olive oil or Coconut oil .
Apply the for one
hours twice a week.
3.
Orange
Peel as Insects repellent:
Placing bits of orange
peel or zest around the garden repels flies and mosquitoes.
Though, insects such as
roaches, ants and silverfish do not care for the scent
of orange oil and it avoids it.
Citrus plants, as well
as their crushed leaves and extracts made from them, naturally
repel mosquitoes. Oranges, lemons, lavender, basil and catnip naturally
produce oils that repel mosquitoes and are generally pleasant.
Citrus peel cushy grind with little amount of water and kept in room makes the room natural freshener and turns the Lizards out of the room .
4.
Life
Hacks /Other uses of Orange Peel:
-Adding one teaspoon
of chopped or ground orange peels to some water over a flame and let
it brew for some time. Once the water comes to a boil, turn the flame off,
keep the liquid in the stained cup and after some time the stain vanishes.
-Orange
peels and other citrus peels are great for adding to
your compost piles. As citrus peels break down, they will
add phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium to your compost, all three of the
most important nutrients that plants need to thrive.
-It's
believed that the compound d-limonene and/or citric acid, which is found in
some citrus fruit peels, helps to whiten the teeth.
Gently rub the fruit peels on your teeth for
about 2 minutes.
-Orange
peels as a home deodorizer.
-Natural
Cleaning Hacks Using Orange Peel.
