Don't rush to throw away coffee grounds.
Coffee is a favorite drink of many Ukrainians. However, few people realize that it can be used at home as a fertilizer for houseplants, to cleanse not only different speeches, but also your body.
When only coffee grounds remain at the bottom of the cup, do not rush to throw it in the trash. It has excellent abrasive properties.
We learned about the benefits of coffee grounds and are ready to share ideas with you about its use.
Top 9 tips to clean coffee grounds
1. Cleaning dishes. Due to its rough texture, coffee grounds can do a great job of cleaning up even stale dirt in pans or pots. This requires coffee grounds and soda (or soap) and warm water. Mix all the ingredients and apply on a sponge. Rub the dishes until the surface begins to shine. Since coffee has the ability to degrease objects, further washing of treated dishes is greatly facilitated.
2. Cleaning the refrigerator from unpleasant odors. Unpleasant odors can appear in the refrigerator for various reasons — from food spoilage to improper maintenance of appliances. If they arose suddenly and you do not have time to run to the store for a special tool, you can use coffee grounds. Just pour one teaspoon into a small bowl and place in the refrigerator. After a while, unpleasant odors will stop bothering you.
3. Coffee grounds as fertilizer for houseplants. It is especially suitable for roses, ferns, ficuses, palms, azaleas, asparagus and violets. You can water the pots only after the first layer of soil has dried. It is also better to use waste from natural, rather than instant coffee. If you like to drink this drink with milk, then this mixture is not suitable as a fertilizer. Since dairy products can cause the development of disease-causing elements.
4. Coffee grounds are a great oven and grill cleaner. Because it's great for removing grease and old grime. To make the oven racks look like new again, soak them in warm water with coffee grounds for 45 minutes. After that, even the oldest stains will quickly disappear.
5. Coffee grounds for hair — cleansing the scalp. Brew your favorite coffee and cool to room temperature. Rinse your hair well with this liquid to clean it of excess oil. It is worth noting that coffee grounds are not suitable for blondes, as well as girls with light-colored hair.
6. Cleaning the drain from dirt and food debris. It often happens that the sink in the kitchen is clogged with leftover food and other debris. To clean it, you do not need to buy special chemicals. Try regular coffee grounds first, mixed with liquid soap and boiling water.
7. Coffee grounds for the body — cleansing and scrub. After enjoying coffee, you can make a great and natural body scrub from the grounds. Mix sea salt (2 cups) and coconut oil (½ cup) with ½ cup coffee grounds. This product perfectly cleanses the skin of dead particles and dirt. Coffee grounds are good for cellulite. Using the scrub several times a week, you will get rid of «orange peel».
8. Cleaning hard surfaces in the kitchen. To do this, simply mix two teaspoons of instant coffee or already used coffee grounds with liquid soap (soapy water). Such a tool perfectly cleans wooden surfaces and tiles.
9. Coffee grounds to remove bad smell from hands. During cooking, you often need to peel and chop garlic or onions. As you know, after them, an unpleasant odor remains on the skin of the hands, which does not disappear for a long time. To get rid of it, mix coffee grounds and warm water. The resulting scrub will perfectly remove all odors.
What else is coffee grounds useful for
It can be used as fertilizer. Few people know, but coffee grounds for plants that love acidic soil can be an excellent growth enhancer. After drinking a cup of coffee, be sure to add the leftovers to the pots, and in the spring — to the beds. She is especially fond of radishes and carrots. Therefore, before planting in the ground, mix their seeds with the grounds. This will improve the structure of the soil and help control pests.
If the sediment remaining after brewing coffee is used as a fertilizer constantly, then there is no need to use chemicals. To get the most out of coffee grounds for plants, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- first, the sediment from the drink must be dried in the oven or simply on paper — otherwise mold and fungus will begin to appear on the roots;< /li>
- You can make compost from coffee grounds by adding a bucket of dry grass or fallen leaves, a glass of any organic fertilizer and three glasses of ash to one liter of sediment.
Coffee grounds and for face. If you apply it on a cotton pad and apply it to closed eyelids, you can significantly reduce swelling, as well as get rid of dark circles under the eyes. Caffeine will be an excellent tonic for the skin of the face.