How to use coffee grounds after brewing

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With the emergence of the trend for smart consumption, many products and products began to be actively recycled and reusable. But often what we throw in the trash can find more than one useful use. This also applies to coffee: all coffee lovers know very well that it leaves grounds or ground particles.

We talk about four ways in which they can be used – from body scrub to fertilizer.

Scrub

Perhaps the most popular way to use coffee grounds is a scrub. The granular texture and acidity of coffee grounds make it an excellent exfoliant. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create your own body scrub. For example, mix coffee grounds with natural oil (coconut, grape, almond), a teaspoon of brown sugar and use as a regular scrub.

To get rid of odors

Coffee grounds absorb all the smells around it. This is why you should always keep coffee bags sealed if you don't want your fresh beans to taste like anything other than coffee. Place some of the dried, thick pulp in a shallow jar and place it in the back of the refrigerator. It won't mask the smell of something that has gone bad, but it will help keep the smell fresh. Or pour a couple of tablespoons of the slurry down the drain, then add two drops of soap and boiling water. This will clean the grease and the pipe, reduce the unpleasant smell from there. Do not do this more often than a few times a month to avoid accidental clogging.

Hair mask

Due to its abrasive texture, coffee grounds perfectly cleans the hair and also makes it soft and shiny. When you wash your hair, take some grounds and wash your hair with it or massage your scalp.

Plant Fertilizer

Used coffee grounds are rich in magnesium, potassium, calcium and other vitamins and minerals. This makes it a decent fertilizer, so it can be added to the soil with your plants as a fertilizer. Just be careful: don't add mulch where you grow plants that could be damaged by acidification of the soil.