Coffee grounds: benefits, uses at home, in the garden and as a beauty product. Many anti-waste ideas

There are those who read the future in coffee grounds (caffeomanzia) but leftover coffee is also an excellent product to clean the house, fertilize your plants and to use in your 100% natural beauty treatments.  
The first impulse is to throw away the coffee capsules or ground coffee, instead the used coffee has many virtues both to clean the house and as a beauty product. Discover the anti-waste recipes with coffee grounds.

What are coffee grounds

It is the powder that remains in the capsules or in the mocha once the coffee has been prepared. They are dark and thin grains that must be dried before using them as beauty products or to eliminate bad odors. A real ecological trick to recycle coffee.

To use the funds as a natural product for the home and as a beauty care, the dehydration phase is crucial. So, if you want to keep them, it is important to dehydrate them otherwise they risk becoming moldy because they contain a lot of water.  

Procedure for drying them

It depends on the percentage of humidity and heat in the house but also on the season and the quantity you want to dry.

Here are some ways:

• in a large cup or directly in a paper filter placed in a glass, pour and mix the grounds every now and then.
• In winter, you can then put the glass on a hot radiator and in summer directly in the sun for 1 day.
• You can also pour the desired amount and keep it for 1 hour in the oven at 80 degrees.

Once dried, pour the leftover coffee into an airtight plastic container and store it for a few weeks.  

Why use coffee grounds

Used coffee contains:

• potassium
• phosphorus
• nitrogen
• magnesium
• copper.

This "dark gold" allows you to fertilize the soil, clean the wood and fight cellulite.  

Coffee is a concentrate of antioxidants and some minerals. Most of its benefits intensify during roasting. In terms of health, coffee is a very interesting food when consumed in moderation and coffee grounds are a concentrate of minerals and antioxidants.  

Discover all nutritional values ​​of coffee.

Furthermore, one of the active organic substances that make up coffee is caffeine. It has stimulating virtues for the skin because it improves blood microcirculation.

I funds are also very useful in gardening. In fact, they contain beneficial nutrients and are considered as a natural fertilizer for plants. Sprinkle some funds at the base of the plants and mix the product with the earth. It is also used as natural soil because leftover coffee is rich in nitrogen and potassium as well as being excellent natural repellent against parasites. In fact, the funds remove the snails from the garden without killing them because they do not contain enough caffeine to be toxic.

Coffee grounds: uses for beauty

1 - Anti-aging mask

Carefully mix 3 tablespoons of coffee grounds with an egg yolk.

Apply on a skin without make-up and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse carefully. 

The yolk has a tightening effect on the skin while the coffee grounds have atoning action thanks to caffeine.

2 - Exfoliating

For the body. In the shower, massage your legs, buttocks, belly and arms in clockwise circular motions with the coffee grounds.

For the face. Carefully mix 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds with XNUMX tablespoon of sweet almond oil and XNUMX tablespoon of honey.

Apply to the face without make-up and massage gently to exfoliate the skin of the face.

3 - Hair care

After shampooing, massage your scalp with 1 tablespoon of leftover coffee for shiny hair and brush it. This remedy is only recommended for those with dark brown or black hair. Rinse carefully to eliminate odors and coffee residues.

4 - Remedy against dark circles and bags

Mix 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt with 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds in a cup. Add a few drops of lemon and let it rest in the fridge for a few hours.

Apply to the eye contour and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

5 - Anti-cellulite remedy

In a cup, mix 4 tablespoons of used coffee and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Spread the mixture on your hips, buttocks or stomach.

Wrap the area to be treated with cling film and leave on for 20 minutes. After that, in the shower, massage and rinse with cold water.

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You use coffee grounds in the garden and around the house

1. Natural fertilizer. They can be used as a fertilizer for plants. It is important to let them dry before use.
2. Natural remedy against cat or dog fleas. To eradicate your pets' fleas, they are an excellent remedy to rub directly on the hair or to mix with shampoo.
3. Homemade repellent. Do you have an ant-infested house? She mixes the leftover coffee with the lemon juice and forms a streak in front of the front door.
4. Unclog the pipes. To prevent blockages, regularly pour coffee grounds mixed with warm water into the sink. In addition, they fight bad odors and fat deposits.
5. Natural remedy against bad odors. In the fridge and closets, put a cup with a few tablespoons of leftover coffee.
6. Natural degreaser. Leftover coffee is a natural abrasive and can replace dish soap to remove dirt. Mixed with a little warm water, use it with a brush to clean encrusted pans or pots. 

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