What do you do with onion skins after peeling it? You probably throw it in the garbage. What if we tell you that you can use the skins? You can make your own compost and even use the onion skins for your beauty needs, too.
Benefits of Onion Skins
Onions and the skins are really useful for our bodies. They contain Quercetin, which is an antioxidant that helps fight allergies. Consuming onion skins can help you maintain a strong cardiovascular system and reduce the risk of getting brain diseases. Onion skins can also help you lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure, strengthen muscles, fight inflammation, kill cancerous cells and treat depression.
Here are some of the benefits of onion skins:
- Cooking with onion skins can help you clean your digestive tract.
- Rub some onion skins on insect bite marks and redness to calm the inflammation.
- Treat muscular cramps. Put 1 tbsp of onion skins in a cup of hot water and let it soak. Drink the water before dinner every night.
- Use a mixture of onion skins and olive oil to treat papules, pustules, pus and skin disorders. Apply the mixture on the affected area and leave it for 5 minutes. Wash off with cold water.
- Mix equal parts of onion skins and coconut oil and use it to treat scabies and third stage skin disorders.
- Make your own natural hair conditioner by mixing onion skins and a cup of warm water. You can also use this onion broth for washing your face.
DIY Onion Skins Treatment
- Mix 1 tbsp gram-flour, onion skins and 1 tbsp yogurt. Mix until you get a paste. Apply the mixture on your skin and leave it on for 10 minutes. Wash your face with warm water afterwards and pat dry.
- Mix onion skins and honey to make a paste. Apply the mixture on your hair roots and massage it gently into your scalp. Leave it on for 60 minutes. Wash off afterwards and see the incredible results.