Especially for tips related with personal care…

Check with your doctor before using any tip that could have any effect on your health!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Storage for gourmet liquids

Clean and re-fill empty wine bottles with your home-made wine, herb-infused vinegars or oils, for your own use or to give as gifts.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Coffee Day #3!




In addition to being a delicious beverage, brewed coffee and coffee grounds can be used for a variety of projects, as such cleaning, gardening or body care... So drink up and enjoy the many benefits that come even after your cup is empty.

Clean your skin

Use coffee grounds as a facial scrub or mask. The results are smooth and clean skin.

Natural highlights

If you have brown hair, add some natural highlights by soaking it in coffee.

Give your hair a new look

Rub coffee grounds through hair and rinse to add softness and shine.

Feed worms in your garden

Work coffee grounds into the soil and compost. Besides the caffeine, the bacterium that grows on the many-sided coffee grounds is not only a food source, but adds grit to worms’ digestive system allowing them to digest better. They will reproduce faster, which is great for oxygenating our gardens and compost.

Raising the pH of flower plants

Coffee is acidic and can add nutrients to acid-loving plants such as azaleas and roses. Simply pour any left-over coffee around the base of the plant.

Slugs and snails in your garden

Use coffee grounds to deter slugs and snails. Both the smell and the abrasive surface help keep these pests out of the garden.