What are used coffee grounds good for? Don’t throw those used coffee grounds into the trash! Here are 22 uses for them.
What Are Used Coffee Grounds Good For? 22 Great Uses
I cringe every time I throw out used coffee grounds, but composting them only goes so far because of the high acidic content. Upcycle it into these 22 useful and awesome ways. Seriously, I think I could create an entire compost pile filled with used coffee grounds on a daily basis.
I just loooooove me a good cup of java. But I feel badly throwing it all down the drain every day. So I came up with this blog post about 22 different uses … I’ve tried some, and others I really want to try out.
Did you know that you can have Amazon autodeliver your coffee for you? (We love Folgers coffee.)
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Exfoliant
Whirl used coffee grounds in a blender. Use on your skin as a facial scrub. Make sure to use in the shower for easy rinse off!
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Scrub pots and pans
Speaking of good exfoliation, try using used coffee grounds to clean that stubborn grease from pots. Use the coffee filter, too!
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Keep cutting worms at bay
Leave a pile around tomato plants to help keep cutting worms at bay. They don’t like the acid, but the acid is good for your tomato plants.
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Clean your garbage disposal
Make your garbage disposal smell so much better. Coffee is a natural deodorizer.
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Make a candle
This will give the scent of coffee throughout the entire house.
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Used Coffee Grounds Face Scrub
You can use all sorts of ingredients to make a used coffee grounds face scrub, such as honey, yogurt, milk, lemon, or even just plain water. Like the exfoliant (above), I suggest whirling dried coffee in the blender for a few moments.
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Fertilize your lawn
Remember when I said about making compost? Well, used coffee grounds have a high nitrogen content, which is fantastic for fertilizing grass.
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Increase carrot and radish harvests
Carrots and radishes love coffee.
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Attract worms
Slugs may hate coffee, but earthworms love it. Pile it on to gather a bucket load of worms.
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Use it as an ashtray deodorizer
Clean out your ashtrays by sprinkling some used coffee grounds in it.
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Speaking of ashtrays …
Use it outside to put out your cigarettes. If it isn’t wet, the coffee grounds are “fluffier” than soil, allowing a person to stick the cigarette butt into it.
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Clean your drains
Pour used grounds down the drain, followed by some dish soap and lots of hot water. This will help degrease your drains.
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Any time you need to pour bacon fat down the drain …
Pour it down with used grounds, some dish soap, and lots of hot water.
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Flea repellent
Add some to your dog’s shampoo as a natural flea repellant.
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Coffee Soap
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Hair dye
Stick coffee grounds in water and let soak. When ready, let drip using a reusable coffee filter. You can then use it as a temporary hair dye in the shower.
Be careful, though, since the acidic content could weaken your hair if used too much.
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Cellulite scrub
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Bath bombs
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Dye fabric
Seep grounds in boiling water and let stand for a while to use as a natural dye.
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Wood stain
As an all natural wood stain, use this wonderful recipe.
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Coffee shampoo
Caffeine may help hair loss?
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Coffee crusted steak rub
I haven’t tried this recipe, but you had me at steak.
What other uses for used ground coffee can you think of? While we are at it, I wrote an article on 22 uses for coconut oil too.
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