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If you’re looking for a new hair-care regimen that won’t cost a fortune in brand name products, look no further than your used coffee grounds. The roughness of the coffee grounds helps to exfoliate your scalp, which can stimulate hair growth and add shine. Be cautious with this tip if you have lighter-colored hair, though, as the coffee grounds can darken your hair a bit.
7. Air freshener
If the scent of freshly brewed coffee is the best way to wake you up in the morning, why not fill the rest of your house with that same pick-me-up? With this simple tutorial, you can recycle your used coffee grounds while finding a use for those socks that no longer have a match. These homemade air fresheners not only make your house smell like your favorite coffee shop, but they also look cute.
8. Make candles
Turning your used coffee grounds into homemade candles is slightly more time consuming than buying a brand new candle, but it’s a great way to recycle both your coffee grounds and the remnants of candles you’d normally throw away. Making these candles will help you save money on new candles, and you’ll get to smell your favorite brew every time you light your homemade candle.
9. Clean dust and soot from around the fireplace
Unless you call in the dancing chimney sweeps from Mary Poppins, you probably don’t enjoy cleaning your fireplace. You can make this job easier, and far less time-consuming, by sprinkling slightly damp coffee grounds around your fireplace bottom. The grounds will stick to the ash, keeping it from flying up, and allow you to sweep up all of the ash more quickly.
10. Remove furniture scratches
While cleaning your house, you’ve probably noticed a few scuffs on some of your furniture. Instead of paying to have the scratch buffed out professionally, you can take care of it yourself. Rub your used coffee grounds into the scuff, wait for around 10 minutes, and then buff the furniture out with a cotton rag. This trick works especially well with dark wood furniture.
11. Get rid of ants
Does it seem that a small colony of ants has suddenly set up camp on your kitchen counters, by your front door, or around your pet’s food bowl? Next time you notice these little pests, don’t stress about contaminating areas of your house with chemical insect repellents. Instead, sprinkle your used coffee grounds in the area the ants appear most often. The strong smell of the coffee will act as a natural repellent, and the ants will vacate the premises.
12. Trap and kill cockroaches
If your problem is even bigger than ants, you can use your coffee grounds to get rid of cockroaches as well. Fill a glass jar halfway full with water, put a small cup of damp coffee grounds inside the jar, and place the jar wherever you seem to have a roach problem. The cockroaches, attracted to the coffee smell, will crawl inside the jar, where they will become trapped. Make sure to check the traps daily so you can get rid of the dead cockroaches quickly.
Used coffee grounds are no longer just trash. They come in handy throughout your house, whether for repairs or just to help spruce up the place a little. If you’re going to drink your morning coffee anyway, you might as well get everything you paid for and more: a delicious cup of coffee and a cheap and easy way to improve your home.
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