2023-05-04 19:06:23
Ants, mosquitoes… all these insects can make our life and our nights unpleasant. Here are some recipes for using coffee grounds by making your own natural insecticide. The coffee experience doesn’t have to end with your last sip of a cup this morning!
Coffee grounds after use – Source: spm
But what are coffee grounds?
It is the residue that arises after brewing ground coffee. It is 100% natural and composed, for the most curious, of 2.28% nitrogen, 0.06% phosphorus, 0.6% potassium and 6.2 pH.
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Discover the recipes with this natural lethal weapon!
As I told you, coffee grounds are full of surprises.
It can become, once our coffee is consumed, the best effective fertilizer, detergent or insecticide against mosquitoes. To fight against mosquitoes or flies, it can be used in different ways…
1. Put coffee grounds on your windowsill against flies and mosquitoes
1st tip:
- Put some coffee grounds on your windowsill or in a bowl in your bedroom or living room.
This is how the insects that cannot stand this aroma will refrain from returning to your home!
2. Burn coffee grounds to repel mosquitoes. Yes but how to light it?
2nd tip:
- For more efficiency, you can also burn it with a lighter.
First let the coffee grounds dry in a small cup on a piece of aluminum foil, once dry, burn it. The smoke from it will repel insects.
3. Coffee grounds and lemon juice: an ant repellent
3rd tip:
Instead of plugging the anthill with wet paper like I did before, try this instead!
One acidic, the other smoky, these 2 combined ingredients mask the olfactory traces of ants who are discouraged from borrowing a few foodstuffs from you for their provisions.
- Mix coffee grounds with the juice of a lemon.
- Form a barrier at the edge of your window, for example, by drawing a line with this mixture. You will see, the ants will not cross it!
Ants online – Source: spm
4. A coffee grounds candle. Ants, wasps, flies and other insects, none of these insects will resist!
SO ? Rather easy to obtain a natural insecticide without harming the animals.
Each little animal has a mission on earth, so avoid consuming chemicals that are harmful not only to your health, to that of your children, but also to the planet.
Adopt simple recycling reflexes on a daily basis and no longer throw this ingredient in the trash.
Remember to change the coffee grounds regularly for better efficiency over time and to keep a continuous smell.
For that, I give you a nice tip. Reuse your coffee grounds by making your own candle!
- Layer that coffee residue like a melted wax marble cake
- Get your insecticide by lighting your candle.
In addition to the smell of coffee that the lit candle will diffuse, the smoke, once extinguished, will spread the repellent effect.
Are coffee grounds a cat repellent?
The smell of coffee will make your cat regret chewing on the tips of your favorite plants. So yes, just like bugs and slugs, these little felines don’t like the smell of coffee grounds.
What to do with coffee grounds in the garden? A natural fertilizer for gardening
- Coffee grounds also play a role, in the form of natural fertilizer this time.
- It restores strength to garden soils that are sometimes poor in nutrients.
- Once dry, place it sparingly at the foot of your indoor or outdoor plants.
- It can also help your plants grow faster.
Other tricks with coffee grounds
Here is a small summary in pictures of other tips and tricks that can be done with coffee grounds:
- He unblocks the drains.
- It eliminates odors by neutralizing them from your sink, for example, your toilet or even your refrigerator.
- He cleans the dishes.
Mix two to three tablespoons of coffee grounds with a little hot water and scrub. It will restore shine to your greasy dishes.
- It acts against orange peel skin.
Get into the habit in the shower at least once a week, of scrubbing your body by making circular gestures with the coffee grounds on all of your thighs. Its grainy texture will do you the greatest good!
- It can be applied as a mask on the face. Yes, caffeine is great for our skin. Discover this mask with multiple benefits.
- Excellent also as a care for your hair.
Apply the coffee grounds to your scalp and massage gently for 60 seconds then rinse with clear water.
In the long run, it will make your hair shinier. This mixture is recommended mainly for brown hair preferably.
Coffee grounds facial scrub – Source: spm
As you will have understood, coffee grounds are a great ally for many things!
Even if you don’t drink coffee, this ingredient should be part of your natural household products alongside white vinegar and baking soda.
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So do your own experiment and try this natural insecticide.
I leave you with these few lines, I’m off to make mine against ants!
Read also: 7 tips to get rid of insects in the house
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