How To Use Coffee For Not Typical Purposes?

Introduction
Every day, people around the world drink a large number of cups of coffee. At the same time, most of the waste from it is thrown into the trash, but many do not realize that the waste after drinking coffee can be used in the economy or as medicine. Coffee grounds are a valuable organic raw material that has many useful properties.
Last Updated
March 08, 2020

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Coffee smell - keeps insects away


Insects are extremely stupid and stupid creatures – they do not appreciate this divine drink at all, they do not even tolerate it on the spirit! Scattering dry coffee grounds in places favored by ants, you can easily get rid of their neighborhood – they will go to look for a quieter place. And if you set fire to used coffee, that is, coffee grounds, this smoke will scare away flies and wasps.


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Cat lawlessness


Will save used coffee and from cat lawlessness. If your mustachioed pet understands the meaning of the word "toilet" as it is more convenient for him, you can wean the rascal to dirty in the wrong place with the help of coffee grounds, which must be mixed with dried and ground orange peel. Pour this fragrant mixture in secluded places that the cat has chosen for itself as a toilet, and enjoy the puzzled look of the mustachioed sly.


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Flea shampoo - coffee usage


Coffee grounds are also used as a flea shampoo. First, wash your pet with regular flea shampoo, and then wipe its fur with coffee grounds mixed with water. Thoroughly rinse your pet and it will not only get rid of fleas but also its hair will become soft, silky and ... fragrant with a short-haired dog, this procedure is easy to do, but if the hair is long, it is necessary to rinse it properly.


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Coffee is an excellent component for sachets


It is enough to put such a fragrant bag in the wardrobe with clothes or underwear, and your things will not only smell nice but will also be saved from uninvited insects, for example, moths.


It is not difficult to prepare such a coffee sachet – just pour a little bit freshly ground coffee in a linen bag.


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Other Usages of coffee


Used coffee is a good helper in cleaning the fireplace or stove.
Before you start cleaning the stove or fireplace, you need to throw in wet coffee grounds, this will save you from ash dust.

With the help of coffee, you can remove scratches with dark wooden furniture.
To do this, dilute the coffee grounds with hot water to the consistency of mush and RUB it into the scratches.
Coffee, of course, must be of the finest grind.

Rubbing coffee grounds in half with glycerine dark leather items, such as handbags or gloves, can refresh the product and give it a beautiful shine. You can simply wipe the leather surface with a soft cloth or cotton swab moistened with very strong coffee.


Sometimes a new leather bag has a rather unpleasant smell.

You can get rid of it by sprinkling your bag with ground coffee and leaving it in this form for a few hours, or even better for the whole day. Of course, this option is only suitable for handbags made of dark leather.


Used coffee is an excellent fertilizer for plants that love acidic soil.

This includes rose bushes, azaleas, rhododendrons, lilies, and many evergreen shrubs. Feed them coffee grounds, they love it very much.


Coffee perfectly cleans ashtrays, eliminating the unpleasant smell.
Pour some coffee into a dirty ashtray, wipe with a damp cloth, and rinse.


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