Lemon Cleanse Ingredients

The Lemon Cleanse Diet is also known as the Master Cleanse Diet. The diet claims to flush out body waste, aid in weight loss, rejuvenate skin and clear up acne by cleansing the colon and intestinal tract. This diet involves drinking a specialty drink for up to ten days with no additional food intake. The special drink is the key to the Master Cleanse Diet.

Water

The water for the Lemon Cleanse diet needs to be pure, filtered water. As the Lemon Cleanse Diet aims to purge the body of toxins, using water that contains chemicals, chlorine and other possible pollutants is contraindicative. Tap water is questionable at best, and 'bottled water', being a generic term for any water that is packaged for sale, doesn't fit the standards either. Use filtered or distilled water in order to guarantee the purity of the water.

Lemon Juice

The source of the lemon juice is extremely important. The best source is freshly squeezed lemon juice from organic lemons. The other choice for a source is freshly squeezed from a non-organic lemon. Don't use concentrated lemon juice, as this doesn't meet the purity standards of the Lemon Cleanse Diet.

Cayenne Pepper

Use organic, fresh cayenne pepper. It shouldn't contain any other spices or herbs.

Syrup

The syrup that goes into the Master Cleanse drink is a very specific kind. Make sure to buy Organic Maple Syrup, Grade B. Read the label carefully to ensure that it is formaldehyde-free as well.

Salt

The Lemon Cleanse Diet salt needs to be sea salt. To meet the Master Cleanse or Lemon Cleanse Diet standards, the salt should be sea salt. Make sure to choose sea salt that is either unrefined or not iodized. Iodized and refined salt contain the chemicals that the Lemon Cleanse Diet aims to get rid of.