Lime water in a home medicine chest, cosmetology and cooking

A solution of calcium hydroxide is simply calcareous water, the formula of which is Ca (OH), obtained as a result of the introduction of lime into the water. But to get a solution that is transparent as a tear without taste and smell, it will not be enough just to throw a slaked or quick lime into a jar of water . In addition to the danger of such an experiment in a simple kitchen (after the addition of this substance into the water entails an exothermic reaction), you will get just a muddy toxic liquid. It is better to buy a solution in the pharmacy. More precisely, order, because it is prepared specifically, in connection with a short shelf life. But for the preparation of this liquid it will take several days - it is repeatedly settled and filtered.

Lime water, due to its alkaline reaction, is widely used in medicine. Where it is necessary to neutralize the effect of acid - with increased acidity of the stomach, with the treatment of the bladder - it is indispensable. It is added to the milk, if the baby has diarrhea, it is washed by slowly healing wounds, it is treated with abscesses, acne, some kinds of lichens, fungi and eczema. In the form of trays, this liquid is used to treat hemorrhoids, in the form of enemas - with ulcerative colitis, with a catheter injected to irrigate the bladder. Inside, the solution is prescribed to pregnant women, since it has a beneficial effect on the formation of the fetal skeleton.

If desired, a solution of calcareous weak consistency can also be prepared at home. Take 20 chicken eggs, gently wash them with laundry soap, boil it hard. The eggs were cooked in a separate container. Eggs are used for food, and eggshells - for cooking the desired liquid. First, if possible, remove the inner film. Then rastolkite the shell in a mortar, fold it into a 3-liter jar. Boil the water from under the eggs, pour boiling water on the shell, tightly cover with a cap nylon, give a day to stand. Such a solution can be washed with youthful acne, and with increased acidity it prepares food.

Lime water has become the most widespread in cosmetology, primarily in the care of tender baby skin and problematic youthful skin. If you can not afford cosmetic healing milk Liniment, try to cook it yourself. The very name of the drug - Liniment Oleocalcaire - indicates that it contains vegetable oil (oleo-) and lime (-calcarus). So, we just need two ingredients: lime water (you can buy it in the pharmacy or cook yourself) and olive oil (preferably of the highest quality, the first pressing). It is necessary to take equal parts of water and oil, mix, close the container and shake thoroughly until a homogeneous mass of yellowish hue is obtained.

In conjunction with the oil, lime water is used not only to eliminate acne, but also as a massage oil, in the treatment of eczema, as a means for removing make-up. Applied on a cotton pad, it can serve as an excellent tool for caring for baby skin, perfectly cures diaper rash and redness. Keep the product standing in the coolness - on the refrigerator door - no more than six months, and at room temperature it remains suitable for a month.

Another area where lime water is used is cooking. For example, cooking jam from green walnuts can not do without it. After all, you need to soften the shell that began to form. For this simple decoction of eggs can not do. It is necessary to use slaked lime: 500 grams put in ceramic dishes and gently pour five liters of cold water. Stir, leave alone and dark for 3-4 hours, then cover the jar with several layers of gauze and pour the solution into it. Immature nuts are firstly soaked for two days in the usual way to remove bitterness, and on the third day they are put in lime water, stirring occasionally. Then each nut is pierced with a fork in several places, again soaked in plain water for 2 days. Then they are lowered for 10 minutes in boiling water, allowed to dry on a sieve, and only then cook until ready in sugar syrup with cloves and lemon juice. The spent effort is worth it!