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How to Repurpose Old Coffee Grounds

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How to Repurpose Old Coffee Grounds

Here’s how to make your out-of-date coffee mind-blowing once more…



Wanna say goodbye to kitchen waste? Well, it’s your lucky (and sustainable) day! From cleaning hacks to hair growth, we’ve found 5 handy ways to use your out-of-date coffee grounds. Because re-purposing is always in style. 

 

Never a chore 

 

 

Your turn on the cleaning rota again? Luckily, you can make chores less of a bore with coffee grounds. Making it super easy to clean away dirt, they are ideal for scouring your sink, scrubbing kitchen utensils, and cleaning your oven. Plus, coffee grounds even have antibacterial and antiviral properties. 

 

The ultimate glow-up

  

 

Thanks to its grainy texture, coffee creates a 100% natural, super-effective exfoliator for a proper #selfcare day. Simply take your used coffee grounds, then mix them with a little bit of water (or a plant-based oil) and apply them on your face or body in a circular motion. Revealing soft, radiant skin with improved skin health - what's not to love?

 

A green-fingered secret 

 

 

Did you know coffee grounds have nutrients that can help your plants grow? Coffee is packed with plant-loving potassium, nitrogen, calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and chromium. All you need to do is sprinkle some coffee grounds around the soil of your plants and watch them bloom...

 

Smells be gone!

 

 

Something whiffy? Coffee to the rescue! Containing tons of nitrogen, coffee will help absorb or eliminate odours in minutes. Place your grounds into a bowl or even inside old socks and tights, and it'll vanish like that. Think of it like a barista and a personal scent specialist rolled-into-one!

 

In your Rapunzel era 

 

 

Forget those trending hair gummies. Caffeine in coffee grounds has been known to help stimulate hair growth for years. Simply wet your head and massage coffee grounds into your scalp for a few minutes before you shampoo. Then wash, condition and rinse like you usually do, and soon you'll say hello to long, extension-worthy hair.

 

Reducing waste is a great step to help the planet but know we should do more – as you do too. That’s we’re always looking for ways to help our planet and people for a better tomorrow. Click here to discover how we’re standing up for better and making coffee with a social conscience.