The Most Effective Tip for Removing Pesticides from Fruits and Vegetables

Before learning how to wash and disinfect your natural products, we need to explain to you why this is an essential action.

Pesticides are chemical or biological products that are used on fruits and vegetables  to protect them from insects, weeds and also diseases.

They may seem necessary, but most of these products contain substances that are highly toxic to humans, such as organophosphate compounds that are used in agriculture in the United States.

Pesticides are also used on cereals such as wheat or rice, but also on flowers, cotton and lawns.

Without a doubt, the most common way to come into contact with pesticides is through the consumption of fruits and vegetables .

This is why only the skin of organic fruits or products of certain origin should be left. Here’s how to effectively clean your fruits and vegetables.  

#1 choice with grapefruit and vinegar

• 20 drops of grapefruit seed extract
• 1 tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate
• 1 cup of white vinegar
• 1 cup of water

Choice #2 with lemon and vinegar

• 1 lemon juice
• 1 spoon of white vinegar
• 1 cup of water

Choice #3 with baking soda, lemon and vinegar

• 1/2 lemon juice
• 1 cup of white vinegar
• 1 cup of water
• 1 spoon of sodium bicarbonate

How to use the preparation?

The quick method

When everything is well mixed and the baking soda is dissolved, use this lotion to scrub your vegetables for a minute. Then you can rinse.

For the most patient 

Let the vegetables and fruits soak in the mixture for 30 minutes while you attend to other activities. Then rinse the vegetables.