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Everyone is familiar with the use of garlic in cooking.

But did you know that garlic has several other benefits?

These benefits can help you outside of the kitchen: for health, beauty and even DIY!

Here are 13 amazing uses for garlic you didn't know about:

1. Fight hair loss

If you are losing your hair, know that garlic can help.

This is because garlic has a high content of allicin, an organic compound that is also found in onion.

However, allicin is known to fight against hair loss. Here's how to do it:

- Cut garlic cloves lengthwise.

- Rub the inner part of the pods on your scalp.

- For a better result, apply pressure on the pod, so as to extract its juice.

There is another method:

- Macerate a few cloves of garlic in olive oil.

- Use this oil to massage your scalp.

2. Fight acne breakouts

Instead of buying a chemical-packed acne treatment, try garlic instead.

Indeed, garlic has powerful antioxidant properties.

Therefore, it is particularly effective in combating acne-generating bacteria.

Following a treatment is simple: just rub a clove of garlic on the affected area.

3. Treat and avoid colds

Thanks to its high content of antioxidants, garlic is highly beneficial to the immune system.

Taking advantage of its properties as a preventive treatment is simple.

You just need to incorporate a little garlic in your daily diet. (Plus, it's delicious.)

If you catch a cold, you can also try garlic infusion for a cure:

- Chop a little garlic and soak it in hot water for 10-15 min.

- Then filter the infusion and drink.

- To soften the taste, add a little honey or ginger.

4. Relieve your psoriasis

One of the other virtues of garlic is its anti-inflammatory property.

Hence, it is an effective treatment for relieving the itchiness of psoriasis.

For smooth, rash-free skin, rub garlic on the affected area.

5. Control your weight

Garlic can also help you control your weight.

Korean researchers have studied the subject: According to their results, mice that receive a diet with a high content of garlic lose weight and accumulate less fat.

Therefore, try incorporating more garlic into your diet to reduce your waistline - plus, it's delicious!

6. Remove splinters easily

It's an old grandma's trick that's proven to work.

Garlic is useful for removing tiny splinters that are hard to remove.

Here's how to do it:

- Cut a thin slice of garlic.

- Cover the affected area with garlic and a band-aid (this also works with duct tape).

- For more effective results, follow this treatment before going to bed (this gives garlic more time to work overnight).

- After a night's sleep, remove the adhesive plaster.

There you go, no more splinters!

7. Eliminate yeast infection

Athletes are often prone to yeast infection between the toes.

However, garlic is also a powerful antifungal. It eliminates fungi (and especially the itching associated with it).

It is enough to do a foot bath in a container with hot water and a good amount of squeezed garlic.

8. Keep mosquitoes away naturally

Did you know mosquitoes hate garlic?

Indian researchers have found that mosquitoes never bite people who apply garlic ointment.

To make your own mixture, you need petroleum jelly, beeswax, and garlic essential oil.

To buy it now, we recommend this organic garlic essential oil.

Alternatively, you can also place garlic cloves in places where mosquitoes congregate.

9. Eliminate cold sores

Here is an effective remedy for cold sores:

- Crush a clove of garlic.

- Apply the paste to the affected area and let it act for a few minutes.

The anti-inflammatory properties of garlic help relieve pain and reduce inflammation in cold sores.

For faster treatment, it is also advisable to take garlic-based food supplements.

To buy it now, we recommend this organic garlic food supplement.

Click here to find out how to treat a cold sore with garlic.

10. Use garlic as a natural glue

Have you noticed that after cutting garlic, your fingers are sticky and sticky?

This adhesive property makes garlic particularly useful for repairing micro-cracks on glass:

- After crushing the garlic, collect the juice.

- Apply this juice to the micro-crack and wipe off the excess with a cloth.

This will help the glass not to crack further.

11. Clear the sidewalk with garlic salt

If you have a container of garlic salt lying around in the back of your closet, definitely don't throw it away.

In winter, garlic salt melts the ice film on your sidewalk.

It's a great way to clear snow from the sidewalk or your stairs in winter.

12. For gardeners: protect your plants in winter

Insects don't like garlic - it makes garlic a great natural repellant for your garden.

Here's how to make your own homemade pesticide:

- Prepare 5 bulbs of pressed garlic and 50 cl of water.

- Let the garlic macerate in water for 6 hours.

- Add a few drops of dishwashing liquid.

- Dilute this mixture in 4 liters of water.

- Pour the desired amount of your pesticide into a sprayer.

- Spray the pesticide once a week to protect your plants from insects. If it rains, you can spray it twice a week.

13. For anglers: use garlic as bait

It's a secret of good fishermen: fish are extremely attracted to the smell of garlic.

You can also find “garlic flavor” baits in specialized stores.

Alternatively, you can make your own bait with your table scraps:

- Keep your table scraps (meat, fish, cold cuts, etc.).

- Pass the leftovers in a food processor until they take on the consistency of a dough.

- Add a good quantity of garlic and a little cheese.

(If you have blood or fluid from a canned fish, you can add that as well.)

- In a container, mix everything with flour.

The desired texture is that of a paste. (If the dough gets too dry, add a little water.)

- Place your bait in a “Tupperware” type box and put it in the freezer.

- Take your box out of the freezer a few days before your fishing trip.

For even stronger scent bait, you can take out the box a week before your fishing trip.

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