While coffee is a part of some people’s daily routine especially in the morning, its usefulness surpasses being an early morning drink; indeed, coffee can be used for other purposes in the home ranging from skincare to unclogging sinks, used as a cleaning agent or used as a fertiliser or dye. Indeed, leftover coffee grounds are quite beneficial in the home.
Coffee grounds are left over after a person brews coffee and are usually considered a waste product but they are quite useful and they have many uses.
Coffee can be used for the following purposes:
Insects/pests repellent: To keep mosquitoes and other pests away, just use ground coffee; coffee grounds have substances that are toxic to many insects.
To offset odours: Coffee grounds contain nitrogen that eradicates foul-smelling sulfur gas from the air when it’s combined with carbon; it absorbs and eliminates odours when you place coffee grounds near smelly things.
Coffee grounds help remove hard buildup on surfaces and clear buildup from sinks, cookware, grills and other surfaces around the house.
Skin exfoliator: The abrasive particles in ground coffee double up as an exfoliating agent to help remove dirt and dead cells from the skin. To soften the mixture and make it less harsh for your skin, mix the grounds with a bit of coconut oil or honey.
Natural dye: Ground coffee is an effective natural choice as a natural dye; it is inexpensive and can also be used to darken brunette hair. Coffee has a strong color, and coffee grounds can dye natural fabrics to different shades of tan and brown.
Meat tender: Coffee grounds contain natural acids and enzymes which tenderise the tough muscle fibres of the meat and its acidic nature enhances the flavour of it. Add used grounds to your dry-rub mixture and apply it to your meat several hours before cooking. This makes the meat tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Scalp exfoliator: Using ground coffee as a scalp exfoliator before shampooing clears the scalp of dead skin cells and product buildup and is said to stimulate hair growth.
Under-Eye circles: Coffee has high levels of antioxidants and caffeine contents that prevents the appearance of ageing and visibly decreases under-eye circles and puffiness. Add a few drops of coconut oil to your used coffee grounds to form a paste. Gently rub it into the skin around your eyes, and make sure to avoid direct contact with your eyes.
Furniture restoration product: The strong color of coffee can be used to restore scratched wooden furniture. After mixing coffee grounds with water, a person can rub the resulting paste into scratches on wooden furniture to match the original color.
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