How and where can coffee grounds be used?

Millions of people start their day with a cup of coffee.This aromatic drink awakens, excites, nourishes a person with energy. Few people think about how coffee can affect the world around us, beautify the reality and alleviate household chores.

The main feature of the use of used coffee in domestic needs can be considered savings. The use of coffee waste will reduce the cost of detergent and cosmetics, fertilizers. Coffee cake does not contain harmful chemical additives and is an environmentally friendly tool, moreover, its production also does not affect the environment.

There are a lot of ways to use coffee wastes, they will be useful in almost any field of activity, ranging from domestic needs to cosmetology and even creative procedures.

The application options are as follows.

• Air Flavor. Coffee not only has a great aroma, but also absorbs odors. Recycled coffee sludge can be used as a flavoring in many situations, for example, waste from a coffee machine can be folded into a small bowl and put in the refrigerator. This thick will absorb strong flavors and will not allow them to mix and soak into the products stored in the neighborhood. Coffee sachets can be invested in sneakers - this will help get rid of unwanted odor, speed up the process of drying shoes, thereby significantly reducing the likelihood of infection with fungal diseases.
• Cleaning agent for soot. The remains of custard coffee is a granular mass that is an excellent abrasive. It can be used as a detergent for scale and scale. Unlike soda or sand, grains of coffee do not have sharp corners, so you can not worry about the treated surface - coffee does not scratch it.

• Detergent for tile and glassware. In order for the glass or tile not to remain stains after washing, you can use the precipitate from the sleeping coffee. They need to rub the surface, then rinse under running water - this will help save time and effort that would be necessary in the case of rubbing.
• Moth repeller. Expired ground coffee can be poured into small fabric sachets and placed in a cupboard with linen or clothing. This will not only give a pleasant aroma to things, but also protect it from the appearance of moths, in addition, ground coffee is an excellent absorbent - it will not allow the laundry to become damp.

Thoughtful owners have long noted for themselves the enormous benefits of coffee for gardening. The options for using coffee production waste are great, and its benefits to plants are invaluable.

• Coffee cake is great for loosening the land on the plot. To do this, you need to mix the top layer of earth with the spent coffee. After that, the land will not become stone after rain or drought, in addition, the coffee grounds perfectly retain moisture - this will create a more uniform saturation of plant roots with water than with the usual watering system. In addition, it will attract earthworms, which loosen the earth at a deeper level.
• Coffee is an excellent fertilizer with a long-term effect. This fertilizer is best suited for fruit trees. It is enough to scatter the coffee grounds remaining after boiling under the tree trunk and leave it.

• With the help of spent coffee can significantly improve the quality of the roots. To do this, sprinkle the coffee grounds on the hole before planting the seeds. Thanks to this method, the roots will be smoother, even and clean.
• Coffee can serve as a dye for some types of garden flowers. With regular watering of white roses or azaleas with a weak coffee tea, the flowers may turn into a pleasant beige-brown shade.
• Protect the garden from pests will help the bright aroma of coffee. He scares off slugs, ants, midges.

The use of coffee in cosmetology is not new. On the shelves of cosmetic stores you can find absolutely any means that contains coffee in its composition. The most effective is the use of recycled coffee in toning masks for the face and hair, scrubs and remedies for corrective massages.

Coffee-based scrubs are suitable for both face and body. You can make such tools yourself, for example, by adding coffee grounds to a shower gel or soap base. For the face it is better to choose finely ground coffee, because the skin here is delicate and in need of delicate care. Coffee scrubs for the face will refresh and brighten the skin, tighten it and help eliminate inflammation and circles under the eyes. For the body more suitable coffee more than a rough grinding. A scrub with such a coffee perfectly exfoliates keratinous skin.

Coffee has a high tonic properties. It can be used for washing, which will give the skin freshness and elasticity with regular use. Coffee grounds masks will help rid young skin of acne, acne and acne. In order to tighten aging skin or get rid of sagging chin, you can mix a small amount of honey, coffee grounds and lemon juice, apply this compound on problem skin areas and sustain it for 5-10 minutes. Apply such masks should be no more than 2-3 times a week.

For body correction and the fight against cellulite, you can make a massage cream based on coffee grounds. The remains of coffee can be mixed with a small amount of light baby cream or natural yogurt and with its help to massage problem areas. The light texture of such a tool is well absorbed into the skin, and massage movements will help to activate the acids contained in coffee, and evenly distribute their effects over the entire surface. After a month of regular procedures, the skin will become more elastic and smooth, and the orange peel will begin to disappear.

Do not despair if the hair is split off, dull and lost volume. The most common cause of such changes is the lack of vitamins and minerals in the body. In order to improve the condition of the hair in the future, you can begin to drink vitamins, but spoiled hair needs additional support. In this situation, spent coffee will be a good helper. It is enough to put coffee grounds on the hair roots before washing the head and massage the hair and scalp thoroughly. This will speed up blood flow and stimulate hair growth, and the nutrients from coffee will saturate the hair and make it shine.

Spent coffee grounds can be extremely useful in the care of pets, and the useful qualities of the grains will be as useful to the animals as to the people.

• The most common use of coffee cake is antiparasitic combing of animals with long hair. Most often, this technique is applied to large breeds of dogs. It is only necessary to soak the coffee grounds, remaining after making coffee in a Turk or a coffee maker, with warm water and carefully rub it into the pet's hair. When the thick dry and she begins to crumble from the wool, it should be carefully combed or washed. Fleas and larvae of the domestic mite do not tolerate the aroma of coffee, so they will die after such a manipulation.The positive point is that the coffee grounds will make the pet's hair more elastic, bright and shiny.
• Often, after walking through the autumn park, dogs and cats on their scratch pads bring dirt into the apartment. In this situation, the revenue will come washing paws with coffee grounds. Using coffee as a soap, it is possible to achieve better cleaning of the paws due to its soft abrasive structure, and the beneficial substances also bring the tired skin of the paws and claws to tone and saturate them with vitamins and minerals.

• Means for cleaning the teeth. If the dog smells badly from the mouth, you can try to brush her teeth, but she is unlikely to approve the taste of toothpaste. The taste of the thick of the drunk coffee is not too bright, so the dog will calmly carry the cleaning, and his breath will become more pleasant.
• Almost every domestic cat loves to sharpen claws on furniture coverings or wallpapers. Some of the cat family are also happy to spoil indoor plants: they gnaw or use pots as a toilet. In such a situation, it is enough to wrap the slightly damp coffee cake in cheesecloth and rub them with the favorite places for the cat's pranks. The aroma of coffee repels cats, so they begin to avoid contact with these sites. Strengthen the effect by adding ground citrus zest to coffee.
• Poultry are also prone to the appearance of fleas in their feathers. Often, they themselves hunt and eat the parasites, but you can help them. Dried coffee can be spread on the bottom of the cell. Like sparrows bathing in dust, indoor birds can bathe in coffee working. In addition, coffee perfectly absorbs unpleasant odors - it will be a nice addition to the above qualities.

The use of coffee waste in household needs will not only significantly save the family budget, but also fill the house with joy.

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