YOU WILL NEVER THROW YOUR ONION SKINS AWAY AGAIN...
Most of us have been doing that for years, in fact, in your grandmother’s day, it would be unthinkable to toss any part of a vegetable–everything was used. But what about the peels of onions and garlic, which we usually toss in the trash? Can you really utilize those? Yes, you can!
Onions and garlic are possibly the most widely used vegetables in all world cuisines. But most of us throw away their outer skins and peels. That papery covering may seem like just throw-away packaging, but you’ll be surprised to learn they are actually nutrient dense and have a several household uses as well.
The outer skins of onion and garlic provide an excellent source of vitamins A, C, E, and numerous antioxidants. The skins of onions are also a rich source of flavonoids, particularly quercetin, a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
Peeling garlic removes the phenylpropanoid antioxidants which protects the heart and helps to fight the aging process along with helping to boost immunity and lower cholesterol.
Some Uses of Onion Skins and Garlic skins are:
Relieve muscle cramps:
Boil onion skins for 10-20 minutes making an infusion. Drain the skins from the water and drink it as a tea before bed to help relieve muscle cramps.
Cure leg cramp:
This is one of the best and easy home remedies to cure leg cramps. All you need to do is to boil the onion skins in water for 10-20 minutes, making an infusion. Drain the skins from the water and drink it as tea before bed. You will see the difference between 4-5 days.
Induce sleep:
As a natural sleep aid, brew up a cup of onion skin tea. Simply pour boiling water over several onion skins, cover and let soak for fifteen minutes. Strain the tea (or use a tea ball) and enjoy.
Alleviate itchy skin:
Onion and garlic skins’ anti-fungal properties make them effective at relieving itchy skin problems, including athlete’s foot. Apply onion-infused water to your skin for relief.
Prevent mosquitoes bite:
Put onions skins in a bowl, add water to cover it and leave it in the corner of your room and mosquitoes will not come near.
Alleviates tooth ache:
You can use onion tea to get rid of toothache.
Treats insects bite:
You can use onion tea to treat wound healing and insect bites very effectively.
Add nutrients to compost:
Garlic and onion skins are great way to add nutrients to your compost pile.
Hair dye:
Onion skins also make a great hair dye, turning it a beautiful golden brown. Simply add onion skins to a pot of water and boil for 30-60 minutes. Let cool overnight, then strain and pour over clean hair. Leave in for 30 minutes, then rinse.
Note that you should be sure to use organic onion peel because other types contain pesticides that harm your health and also if you are pregnant or breastfeeding do not try to use these methods because it can result in irritati0n of the skin.