Consumed in drinks or dishes, applied locally to the skin through creams or to the scalp through hair products, lemon is prized for its vitamin C content. is a powerful antioxidant that protects the skin and body from damage caused by free radicals. Therefore, in natural medicine, practitioners recommend drinking water with the juice of a lemon in the morning: it detoxifies and protects your whole body.

Among other beauty benefits of lemon, the citric acid it contains is also known to lighten hair color. Undiluted and applied directly to the hair, lemon juice acts as a bleaching agent, especially on hair that has already undergone coloring. In smaller doses and in combination with other active ingredients, the lemon used in shampoos and conditioners acts more delicately, by lightening and simply reviving the color of the hair, whether it is natural or resulting from coloring.