Creative Use Of Ground Coffee Can Save You Money

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Nearly 8 million tons of coffee beans will be produced this year. More From CBS Station WCBS-TV Nearly 8 million tons of coffee beans will be produced this year. That's a lot of coffee and a lot of spent coffee beans. Believe it or not, the leftover grounds can save you a bundle on just about every household product, CBS station WCBS-TV reports.

For one, coffee grounds make a great skin exfoliator. 

"The mechanical action of rubbing the coffee grounds into your skin makes it a great exfoliator and smoothes away all the dead skin and really makes your hands look great and younger," said Leesa Suzman, Beauty Director of Good Housekeeping.

If your skins dry, amp up the treatment by mixing in honey, yogurt or olive oil. Jennifer Sweenie loves how it feels. "They're definitely softer. It feels like it's exfoliating it."

Experts said you can also recommend adding coffee grounds to compost for its acidity, and you can use coffee grounds to feed certain plants.

"Azaleas and rhododendrons are acid-loving plants. Coffee grounds have lots of acid in them. Sprinkle this around the azaleas and rhododendrons and it will give them a boost. They will become bigger and they will flower more," said Kathleen Huddy of Good Housekeeping.

Another great use for coffee grounds is as a drain cleaner. Mixed with hot water, coffee grounds can unclog a drain and help keep it smelling fresh. In the refrigerator it makes a great deodorizer because the grounds can absorb odors. 

If you have a piece of scratched furniture, steep some grounds and apply a bit of the liquid with a Q-tip. It will cover the scratch. And ground coffee also works as a insect repellent, getting rid of ants and even fleas. 

Some beauty experts say coffee grinds can also work as a cellulite reducer.

From: WJZ.com