When we think of Cucumbers, we think of summer salads or face masks. However there are some useful ways to use the humble fruit or is it a vegetable?

1. Pick me up. If your feeling that afternoon slump, don’t go for a coffee or tea, instead grab a cucumber and juice it or eat it as is! All that water in cucumbers can help keep you hydrated. Plus, the fibre boost they give you helps you stay regular and avoid constipation.

2. Remove fog from mirrors. Try rubbing a slice of cucumber along the mirror to reduce the fog after a hot shower!

3. De stress.  Boil one whole cucumber sliced up in a pot, the aroma will provide a spa -like fragrance.

4. Get rid of grubs and pests – place a few slices in an aluminium foil tray, the chemicals in the foil and cucumbers drive garden pests away from your garden bed.

5. Kitchen cleaner. A great eco friendly green cleaner in the kitchen to remove tarnish and bring back shine on any stainless steel surface like taps, pots, pans and sinks.

6. Fresh breath.  No mints or chewing gum, then take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth for 30 sec to eliminate bad breath, the photochemical will kill the bacteria that causes bad breath.

7. Soothing burns. Putting a slice of cucumber may help ease sunburn pain, swelling, and damaged skin. That’s why people sometimes put a slice or two under their eyes hoping to shrink bags and ease puffiness.