Don't throw away the coffee grounds right away - what the all-rounder can do in the household
Created: 08/10/2022 12:34 p.m
By: Katja Becher
In many households, the leftover product from the machine goes straight into the trash can - but that's a mistake.
Because coffee grounds are a real miracle weapon.
Most people start their day with a fresh cup of coffee.
The remaining coffee grounds are often thoughtlessly dumped directly into the trash can.
However, if you are aware that coffee grounds can be a versatile miracle cure, you will think twice about simply throwing away the leftover product in the future.
HEIDELBERG24 reveals what makes coffee grounds an all-rounder for the home, garden and body care:
Never throw away coffee grounds - they are a miracle product in the household
If you want to reuse coffee grounds, you can simply remove the leftover product directly from the coffee machine’s collection container or from the filter.
Coffee pods can also be cut open and the coffee grounds reused.
Of course, you should make sure that the remaining product after the coffee break has cooled down really well.
Due to its neutralizing and antibacterial effect, coffee grounds are the ultimate miracle weapon in the household, as HEIDELBERG24 reports:
as an abrasive
as an odor neutralizer
for cleaning vases or other narrow vessels
In the household there are other miracle cures that like to end up in the garbage or in the drain.
For example, pasta water is a real all-rounder.
And there are also many practical uses for cucumber water and banana peels!
However, according to experts, what should not be reused under any circumstances are egg cartons!
Coffee grounds when cleaning and rinsing: get rid of odors and make surfaces shine
For example, coffee grounds can be used to get rid of stubborn stains on surfaces.
The coffee residues are used as an alternative and natural scouring agent when cleaning and rinsing.
The coffee grounds actually have so much power in the household that they can even give a matt grill grate or metal surfaces a shine again!
Coffee grounds can also be used wonderfully as an odor neutraliser.
And it is also ideal for cleaning vases or narrow glasses.
Simply put coffee grounds with some warm water in the jar and shake vigorously.
Our tip: coffee grounds can also be used to dye Easter eggs!
Coffee grounds: A miracle weapon in skin care – exfoliation made easy
If you take the well-cooled coffee grounds with you into the bathroom right after your coffee in the morning, you can benefit from its beauty effect!
Coffee grounds are great to use as a gentle and nourishing scrub.
The peeling effect is further enhanced if you add some honey and olive oil, for example.
Simply massage into the body in circular movements during the morning shower and the skin will become soft and supple.
By the way: Egg water can also prove to be a real miracle cure in the household.
Use coffee grounds in the garden: fertilizer and insect deterrent in one
Coffee grounds also prove to be a true all-rounder in the garden, because there is a lot of nitrogen in the residual product.
Coffee grounds are therefore ideal as a fertilizer for plants, which creates an optimal pH value in the soil and can even attract earthworms, which loosen the soil.
But coffee grounds can not only be used as fertilizer: If you sprinkle some of it on the beds, you ensure that ants and snails give the valuable plants a wide berth in the future.
Incidentally, wasps do not like the miracle cure at all.
So if you don't want to be disturbed by annoying insects at the next barbecue party in the garden, you can put a bowl of coffee grounds on the table.
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