Unusual Uses For Coffee

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By Anna
@LadyDuck (472087)
Switzerland
January 20, 2016 8:34am CST
I know that many myLotters are coffee lovers. Anyway, even those who do not drink coffee, should know that coffee has also other uses. 1. It fights cellulite Most of the pricey creams contain caffeine. Make your very inexpensive cream at home mixing 1 cup of coffee grounds with 3 tablespoon of coconut oil. Use the mix to rub your skin for some minutes and rinse. 2. Hair To have healthy and shiny hair, brew a pot of coffee (strong) and let it cool. Apply the cold coffee on clean hair. Wait 15 to 20 minutes and rinse. Repeat every 7 to 10 days. 3. Fertilizer Sprinkle used ground coffee near the roots of acid loving plants, such as blueberries, rhododendrons, gardenia, they will grow healthy. Other uses: kill the fridge odors, remove the smell on your hands, repel fleas, remove stains and scratches from dark wood. Anything else you can share?
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 16
Some useful tips there Anna. I love coffee as you know especially Italian!
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
I know Gary, I cannot function properly without my coffee.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl I have it every day, I am Italian and I have an espresso machine at home. This is how we like coffee.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl I wonder do you have starbucks or Costa? That would be a 'little' like Italian coffee.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
20 Jan 16
Fortunately, I don't have any cellulite, but know of the other uses. I can't use it on my blonde hair. I bet you know why! Lol!
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
I also do not have any cellulite and my hair are too light to use coffee, but my niece uses it for shiny black hair.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Again, we are so alike! I am sure your niece has beautiful shiny black hair with or without the coffee. I wonder if it would tone down gray hair?
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
@DianneN It would be interesting to try, but I would not dare.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
20 Jan 16
Do you mean,I can have more reasons to have coffee? I love it anyways. My cousin used coffee to add more darkness on the Henna she put on her hands during her wedding. It added redness and deepened the color. I did use it (after this) on my hair once, and they turned Tan (reddish brown) - maybe because I used same process with henna for my hair. So I have not attempted it again.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I would not put Coca Cola on my hair, but I have used it to remove verdigris corrosion on old copper, and it worked well.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
It's better to be careful to use colored liquids on our hair. I have seen people using Coca Cola, the hair turned blonder.
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• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21 Jan 16
@topffer I saw something last week about using Coke to clean the toilet. Ugghh
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• United States
20 Jan 16
Good uses for coffee but I'll pass on the hair one
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@whiteream My niece has dark hair, she tried and the hair were soft and shiny. I have not tried myself because my hair are medium blonde.
@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
I would pass too, I do not know if it also add dark color.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
21 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I have black hair so. I wonder if it would work. I am going to have to try it and let you know what happens. I am always up for trying new things as long as they are not harmful.
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
20 Jan 16
Good tips. but as a tea drinker I use strong tea instead for most, sometimes Coca Cola for Meat stews...
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
@bookbar Have you tried papaya powder to tenderize the meat? It works.
@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl It's dried papaya reduced in power to use as meat tenderizer. I bought it in the United States.
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
28 Jan 16
Here in the UK if I mixed a cup of coffee grounds with 3 tablespoons of coconut oil it would cost almost as much as the pricey creams!!
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@vandana7 (100606)
• India
29 Jan 16
@WorDazza ..Now you realize how invaluable India is.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
29 Jan 16
Is coffee so expensive in the UK? A good cream costs no more than 30 £ a small pot.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
29 Jan 16
@LadyDuck It's more the coconut oil to be honest!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Jan 16
I knew abo t using grounds for acid loving plants and I know, it worked wonderfully well on scratches on dark wood and when I have a mild headache I just drink a cu p of coffee and my headache is gone l
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
Most of the pills for headache contain caffeine. I also drink coffee to feel better.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
20 Jan 16
None of us at home drinks coffee but we use coffee bean to kill unwanted odor in our cars.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I will surely do your suggestion, thanks!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl Sorry to hear that, but anyway you can still use coffee beans in other household purposes just as Anna has suggested above.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
It works very well, I keep a little cup in the refrigerator.
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@sofssu (23662)
20 Jan 16
I have never used coffee on my hair.. I use tea once in a while.. I have known the other uses and have used them whenever the need arose.
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@sofssu (23662)
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck It does and I love it. Suits my dark brown hair well.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
Tea on the hair gives a red/golden color.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
I don't know how coffee can remove smells as it has such as strong smell. I know about the garden uses.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
It removes the smells, possibly it's because it absorbs them.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I guess so.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 16
I knew that it is a good fertiliser, but I don't think I'd be putting it on my hair. I'm one of the few people who don't like coffee to drink.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
I have seen my niece using coffee on her hair and they were shiny after the treatment. I do not dare to try on mine, they are grey now.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Mine too.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
24 Jan 16
Me neither. I love the smell of it but it doesn't like me. If I have coffee I have to have one of the flavored creamers in it.
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@amnabas (14687)
• Karachi, Pakistan
20 Jan 16
These are really handy tips looking forward to apply them.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
The coffee grinds are really good to remove odors from the refrigerator.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
I have never bought or consumed coffee. I do not like the flavor, never have. I was told it is an "acquired" taste. I do not understand the concept. If something tastes bad, I do not try it a second time. Why would I? There are so many things that taste good.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
I do not believe that it is an acquired taste, I have always liked coffee and, no matter how much I try, I cannot stand the taste of tea.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I have been trying to force myself to drink green tea for the anti-inflammatory benefits. Even with lemon, it does not taste good to me, but this way at least it isn't foul tasting.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
20 Jan 16
I am going to have to try it one a wood scratch I have.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
It usually works very well, even rubbing a walnut on the scratch should work. Be sure the wood is dark.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Jul 16
I use coffee to pick up unsuspecting ladies in the coffee shop that I frequent. The line 'Let me put a coffee collar in your drink, you don't want to burn your lovely hands. By the way, I know the person that invented the coffee collar.' always works!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
6 Jul 16
@LadyDuck from Made of Honor of course! Tom Bailey, Jr is the man. More so Thomas Bailey, Sr! Oh, Anna!
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
5 Jul 16
I never drink coffee from a paper cup, I like to have a real ceramic cup, with a handle of course. Do you mean the real inventor, or the one in the movie "Made of Honor", they are not the same person.
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• Preston, England
21 Jan 16
I hate the taste of coffee - good to see it has other uses than drinking though
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• Preston, England
21 Jan 16
@LadyDuck no oddly I can't stand tea either
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@arthurchappell I think to remember that you like a good ale, I like it too.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
Are you a tea drinker? I hate the taste of tea, but it's good to give auburn reflexes to the hair.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
I always put coffee grounds down my garbage disposal in the sink. It clears any odors. I do also use it for the body scrub. I read of some coffee home made soap the other day too Anna. Coffee has such a pleasing aroma.
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• United States
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I should do that too Anna, but at the moment, I must make due with what I have.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
The aroma is even almost better than the taste. This is why I grind it fresh every morning.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
20 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I love the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans. That's my husband's department. His coffee is so much better than mine. He even makes it for our company.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Jan 16
I like the idea of coffee grounds used outside, I shall have to try that.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
20 Jan 16
Coffee grinds are good for many uses, I like the smell.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@Jessicalynnt I also try to recycle. The water used to boil the vegetables is also a good fertilizer.
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I like not throwing away stuff with another use, like water, I water flowers, or toss leftover water from glasses in the dogs bowl or something, rather than down the drain with it
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
24 Jan 16
There's value in using coffee, or caffeine shampoo, on your hair, apparently:
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
24 Jan 16
I know that my niece use the coffee tricks and it works for her hair.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
24 Jan 16
@pgntwo I wonder if it is the acidity of the coffee, it is well know that a cup of vinegar mixed to water to rinse your hair make them shiny.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
24 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Hmm... I remain sceptical, it has to be said.
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@JudyEv (342200)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 16
I didn't know of these uses for coffee. I'm keeping a copy of this for future reference.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
28 Jan 16
It works great as fertilizer, it's what I use for my gardenia.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
28 Jan 16
@JudyEv I know that they are demanding plants. I check it every day to see if a little water or fertilizer is needed.
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