Coffee Ground Uses

FarmerChick

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I never drink coffee and Tony rarely, but I am sure there are coffee drinkers out there! :)

So here is a list of re-use for them:



21 ways to use old coffee grounds by Dalene Entenmann

Finding new uses for the old is a creative and fun way to live a little greener. Years ago, I grew a salsa garden of tomatoes, hot peppers, bell peppers, onions and garlic. I worked broken egg shells and used coffee grounds into the garden soil. Watered with liquid fish fertilizer. No pesticides. There were no pests, no nibbled on leaves. The pungent odor of the garlic, peppers and onion might have repelled the pests without any additional help, but I like to think creating a nutrient-rich soil with used coffee grounds and egg shells contributed to my pest-free garden.

A java junkie, I wondered what other ways coffee grounds could be used after making that much needed morning pot of coffee. Some of the following tips for using coffee grounds have been personally tested, some have not been tried yet. One I am partially skeptical about, but will put it on the top of the list before getting to the more practical uses. If it works, even supermodels will be slapping it on their thighs.


Used coffee grounds get rid of cellulite. Here is the recipe I found at DIY Maven. "Mix 1/4 cup warm, used coffee grounds and one tablespoon of olive oil. While standing over an old towel or newspaper, apply the mixture to your problem areas. Next, wrap the areas with shrink wrap and leave on for several minutes. Unwind the wrap, brush loose grounds off your skin and then shower with warm water. For best results, it is recommended to repeat this procedure twice a week." -----****Sorry I saw Dr. Oz on Oprah and he said this will not work, so don't anyone bother..LOL


Now, on to other tips for using old coffee grounds.


Soften and add shine to hair. When washing your hair, rub coffee grounds through wet hair and rinse. For brown hair, coffee grounds add highlights.

Use coffee grounds as an exfoliant for skin. Pat on skin, massage over skin, rinse.

Add coffee grounds to your skin mask beauty routine.
Make homemade tattoos (temporary) with henna and coffee grounds.

Fertilize plants. Old coffee grounds are nutrient-rich for plants that thrive in an acidic soil.

Add used coffee grounds to the pots of indoor plants.

Work used coffee grounds into your garden soil before seed planting. After your plants start to emerge, work in coffee grounds near the plants. Used coffee grounds are said to repel snails and slugs as well as adding nutrients to the soil.

Increase your carrot and radish harvest by mixing seeds with dry coffee grounds before planting the seeds.

Use coffee grounds to repel ants.

Keep cats from using your garden as a kitty box by spreading used coffee grounds and orange peels throughout flower beds.

Deodorize a freezer. Place a bowl with used coffee grounds in the freezer to remove unwanted odors. Add a few drops of vanilla to coffee grounds.

Rub coffee grounds on hands to get rid of smells from chopping or cutting up pungent foods.

Make a used coffee grounds sachet. Fill old nylons or cheescloth with dry used coffee grounds. Hang in closets to absorb odors.

When you need an abrasive cleaner, coffee grounds can be used. Be careful of any surfaces that might stain.

Remove furniture scratches with wet coffee grounds.

Got a fireplace? Sprinkle wet coffee grounds over the ashes to keep from becoming engulfed in the plume of dust ashes create when you need to remove them.

Dye fabric, paper or Easter eggs. Simply add used coffee grounds to warm water and let sit a bit to create a dye.

After you give your dog a bath, rub coffee grounds through the coat of your pet. Coffee grounds are said to repel fleas.

Keep bait worms alive by mixing coffee grounds into the soil before you add worms.

Grow mushrooms on old coffee grounds.






Sounds like some of these are very interesting.......
 

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This is an interesting list. I wonder if a caffeinated rinse will indeed add shine to your hair? I kind of like the freezer deodorizer idea, but my coffee grounds are reserved for the compost pile. That is where they do me the most good.
 

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I bet it would add shine to your hair. I bet people with compatible hair color could benefit from that rinse.

I would love to know..LOL


Hey DRINK MORE COFFE YOU COFFEE DRINKER....LOL
:caf

see that cup is reserved for your hair now! :)
 

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LOL! I guess I will have to try the rinse then, since I do have coffee colored hair that could probably benefit from some highlights. :D
 

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The coffee ground exfoliant thing works well. I mix in a little almond oil and use it on my legs and elbows.
 

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It makes a wonderful additive to homemade soap for degreasing your hands or exfoliating your body. Instead of pumice, I use cornmeal or coffee grounds in my "farm soap" recipes for men. Its gentler, as the particles are rounded and do not cut the skin's surface while degriming.
 

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I use coffee grounds in the garden and I get them from Starbucks. Starbucks saves all their coffee grounds and puts them in foil bags, the same ones the beans came out of so they reuse them, and they seal it with a sticker that gives directions on how to use them in your garden.
I got tons of it last summer and I think its a great thing that they do.
 

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Natalie,
We don't have a Starbucks within a hundred miles or I would be begging for coffee grounds from them!
Our soil is too basic and the coffee grounds are a great way to add acidity as well as organic matter. For the small amount of coffee we drink, I save all the grounds for mixing into the greenhouse potting soil.
 

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hey simple
I never heard of that. Are they free?

that is interesting! new sources like that are a find!
 
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