Rare effects of orange peel foot bath

After eating oranges, don’t throw away the remaining orange peels. Using them for bathing has many benefits. Citrus peel has a fragrant smell and has the effects of sterilization, dispelling wind and cold, moisturizing, aiding sleep, and removing odors. Using it to wash your hair and take a bath can not only remove skin dirt, but also moisturize the skin and eliminate fatigue.

The climate is dry in winter, and the skin easily loses moisture, becoming rough and inelastic. Citrus peel is rich in organic acids, vitamin C and essential oils. After soaking in hot water, these substances dissolve and penetrate into the skin through the open pores during bathing, stimulating the capillaries under the epidermis and promoting metabolism. These ingredients form a thin film on the skin surface, which can prevent moisture evaporation and make the skin smooth and delicate. Soaking your feet in citrus peels can also keep you warm in winter, and is especially suitable for people who have a cold constitution and are afraid of cold. It also has a good effect on treating early-stage colds. Citrus peels can also protect hair, leaving it smooth and soft after washing; soaking your feet in citrus peels can improve sleep and help you fall asleep sweetly. However, tangerine peel is pungent and warm in nature, so people with skin allergies, fever, dry mouth, constipation, yellow urine, etc. should use it with caution.

We need to remind everyone not to take a bath directly with fresh orange peel, because its surface is contaminated with pesticides and preservatives, which may irritate the skin. Orange peel needs to be processed. First, rinse off the dirt on the surface with clean water, then cover it with clean water about 5 cm and soak it for more than 30 minutes; then put it in alkaline water (add 5-10 grams of edible alkali to 500 ml of clean water) and soak it for 5-15 minutes or soak it in rice washing water for about 1 hour; finally, rinse it with clean water and put it in a ventilated, cool place to dry for 1 week. Before bathing, put the citrus peels into a cotton bag; then put it into warm water, and you can enjoy the refreshing and pleasant fragrance of the citrus peel bath.

Citrus peels stored for more than one year become the traditional Chinese medicine "Chenpi", which has the effects of regulating qi and regulating the middle, drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It can be used to treat indigestion, abdominal distension, phlegm and cough caused by spleen and stomach qi stagnation. If you want to drink it in water, you should use dried tangerine peel, which contains much less volatile oil than fresh tangerine peel and will not irritate the gastrointestinal tract.

Don't eat fresh orange peels.

Traditional Chinese medicine advises not to use fresh orange peels. We know that orange peel and the Chinese medicinal tangerine peel are the same thing and have great medicinal value. Therefore, many people like to collect the peeled orange peels and soak them in water to drink. Chinese medicine experts point out that fresh orange peels should not be eaten.

Experts say that fresh orange peel is dried and processed before it becomes tangerine peel. The longer the orange peel is aged, the better. It should generally be left for the next year before use. Tangerine peel is a commonly used Chinese medicine for regulating qi, strengthening the stomach, and resolving phlegm. Drinking it as tea can indeed clear away heat and resolve phlegm. It is different when soaking in water with fresh orange peels, because fresh orange peels contain more volatile oils, which can easily irritate the digestive tract and lead to digestive dysfunction.

In addition, fresh orange peels may irritate the stomach and intestines because there are pesticides or preservatives attached to the surface of the orange peels. Normal washing and sun exposure may not completely remove these harmful substances. Therefore, it is best not to use fresh tangerine peel to make tea or wine. When drying tangerine peel yourself, be careful not to use tangerine peel with mold on the surface.

Therefore, it is best to dry fresh orange peels and store them, and it is best to use them the next year.