4 unexpected ways to use cucumbers to clean your home

When it comes to cleaning your home from top to bottom, there's no need to spend a fortune. In fact, some everyday foods can be transformed into amazing cleaning utensils.

4 unexpected ways to use cucumbers to clean your home
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4 unexpected ways to use cucumbers to clean your home

Almost too good to be true. Cucumbers, highly popular during the summer for their freshness, are turning out to have more tricks up its sleeve! While it is the perfect addition to salads, cucumbers can also be very useful for... cleaning! In fact, as unusual as it may seem, it can be a great help around the house, and here's why.

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How to use your cucumber

This crunchy and electrolyte-filled food is turning out to be ideal for cleaning your home! According to the French Tiktoker Les Petits Bidons, cucumbers can be used all around the house!

In the bathroom

Cucumbers are ideal for removing limescale residues from sinks and showers. Simply rub a slice of cucumber over the area you want to clean for a few minutes. Then simply wipe away with a clean cloth, and you're done!

In the kitchen

The same goes for the kitchen! Say goodbye to your limescale that's accumulated on your sink. Simply a cucumber slice over the affected surface.

On the windows

If you want to say goodbye to steam or finger marks on your window panes or mirrors, simply do the same trick again and the results will amaze you!

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Cucumber can also be used outside

If you thought the power of the cucumber would be confined to the home, then you are wrong. Its powers extend to your garden as well! In there, cucumbers can also be invaluable. If you place three or four pieces of cucumber near your plants, you'll protect them from pests (caterpillars, snails, etc.).

So you can be sure that all your plants will remain in perfect health!

This article has been translated from OMMFR

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