Everyone knows about the use of garlic in cooking.
But did you know that garlic has many other benefits?
These benefits can help you outside of the kitchen:for health, beauty and even DIY!
Here are 13 amazing uses of garlic that you didn't know about:
If you are losing your hair, know that garlic can help you.
Indeed, garlic has a high content of allicin, an organic compound that is also found in onions.
However, allicin is known to fight against hair loss. Here's how:
- Cut garlic cloves lengthwise.
- Rub the inner part of the pods on your scalp.
- For a better result, apply pressure on the pod, so as to extract its juice.
There is another method:
- Macerate a few cloves of garlic in olive oil.
- Use this oil to massage your scalp.
Instead of buying a chemical-laden acne treatment, try garlic instead.
Indeed, garlic has powerful antioxidant properties.
Therefore, it is particularly effective in combating acne-causing bacteria.
Following a treatment is simple:just rub a clove of garlic on the affected area.
Thanks to its high antioxidant content, garlic is highly beneficial to the immune system.
Taking advantage of its properties as a preventive treatment is simple.
Just incorporate some garlic into your daily diet. (Plus, it's delicious.)
If you catch a cold, you can also try garlic tea for a cure:
- Chop some garlic and soak it in hot water for 10-15 min.
- Then strain the infusion and drink.
- To sweeten the taste, add a little honey or ginger.
One of the other virtues of garlic is its anti-inflammatory property.
Therefore, it is an effective treatment for relieving the itching of psoriasis.
For smooth, rash-free skin, rub garlic on the affected area.
Garlic can also help you control your weight.
Korean researchers have studied the subject:according to their results, mice that receive a diet with a high garlic content lose weight and accumulate less fat.
Therefore, try incorporating more garlic into your diet to reduce your waistline — plus, it's delicious!
It's an old grandmother's trick that has largely proven itself.
Garlic is useful for removing tiny splinters that are difficult to remove.
Here's how:
- Cut a thin slice of garlic.
- Cover the affected area with the garlic and a sticking plaster (it also works with masking tape).
- For a more effective result, follow this treatment before going to bed (this gives the garlic more time to work overnight).
- After a night's sleep, remove the plaster.
There you go, no more splinters!
Athletes are often prone to yeast infections between the toes.
However, garlic is also a powerful antifungal. It eliminates fungus (and especially the itching associated with it).
Just make a foot bath in a container with hot water and a good amount of pressed garlic.
Did you know that mosquitoes hate garlic?
Indian researchers have found that mosquitoes never bite people who have applied garlic ointment.
To prepare your own mixture, you need petroleum jelly, beeswax and garlic essential oil.
To buy now, we recommend this garlic essential oil.
Otherwise, you can also place garlic cloves in places where mosquitoes congregate.
Here is an effective remedy for cold sores:
- Crush a clove of garlic.
- Apply the paste to the affected area and leave for a few minutes.
The anti-inflammatory properties of garlic help relieve pain and reduce inflammation of cold sores.
For faster treatment, it is also advisable to take garlic-based food supplements.
To buy it now, we recommend this organic garlic food supplement.
Click here to find out how to treat a cold sore with garlic.
Have you noticed that after cutting garlic, your fingers feel sticky and sticky?
This adhesive property makes garlic particularly useful for repairing micro-cracks on glass:
- After crushing garlic, collect the juice.
- Apply this juice to the micro-crack and wipe off the excess with a cloth.
This will help prevent the glass from cracking further.
If you have a container of garlic salt lying around in the back of your cupboard, don't throw it away.
In winter, garlic salt melts the film of ice on your sidewalk.
It's a great way to clear snow from the sidewalk or your stairs in the winter.
Insects don't like garlic — this makes garlic an excellent natural repellent for your garden.
Here's how to make your own homemade pesticide:
- Prepare 5 bulbs of pressed garlic and 50 cl of water.
- Let the garlic macerate in the water for 6 hours.
- Add a few drops of washing-up liquid.
- Dilute this mixture in 4 liters of water.
- Pour the desired amount of your pesticide into a sprayer.
- Spray the pesticide once a week to protect your plants from insects. If it rains, you can spray it twice a week.
It's a secret of good anglers:fish are extremely attracted to the smell of garlic.
You can also find "garlic flavor" baits in specialized stores.
Otherwise, you can make your own bait with your table scraps:
- Keep your table scraps (meat, fish, cold cuts, etc.).
- Process the leftovers in a food processor until they take on the consistency of a paste.
- Add a good amount of garlic and a little cheese.
(If you have blood or liquid from a canned fish, you can add those too.)
- In a container, mix everything with flour.
The desired texture is that of a paste. (If the dough becomes too dry, add a little water.)
- Place your bait in a "Tupperware" type box and put it in the freezer.
- Take your box out of the freezer a few days before your fishing trip.
For a bait with an even stronger smell, you can take out the box a week before your fishing trip.
