Is Lemon Juice Safe For My Skin?
Avoid being exposed directly to sunlight as much as possible.
Lemon strips typically contain synthetic compounds called furanocoumarins and psoralens that may irritate your skin when exposed to direct sunlight, but can cause redness, irritation, swelling and large rankles when left on your skin for too long. Most products using lemon juice have mechanisms in place that remove these synthetics from the formulas; hence the reason that salves or perfumes containing citrus scents are acceptable uses; however direct lemon juice remains dangerous even after diluting with water or diluting with another liquid.
If you’re worried about how lemon juice might react with your skin, perform a patch test first. Gently rub undiluted lemon juice onto within your elbow; if after 24 hours your skin appears fine then use lemon juice all over. In case your elbow begins stinging or burning quickly wash off any leftover juice from it immediately without spreading it to other parts of the body.
