Used Coffee Grounds

What do you do with yours?

I put mine in the compost most of the time. But I also put them your house plants, garden and yard.

You can use them to clean odors off your hands. If you have been cutting garlic or onion and can't get the smell of, dip in to the mornings grounds, get a squirt of soap and give them a good scrub.

You can make a facial/cellulite scrub out of them. You can use it as a hand and facial scrub. Put it on your legs and wrap in plastic wrap and leave on for 10-15 minutes, brush it off and jump in the shower.

What you need:
2 cups of used coffee grounds
1/2 cup of raw sugar or unrefined sea salt
2 teaspoons of the the oil of your choice (Sweet Almond, Grape seed or Jojoba)
Optional: Brown Sugar, Cinnamon of vanilla Extract
I mix mine in an old jar. (I save all my jar and reuse them)

You can dish or muslin teabag put them somewhere smelly to absorb the odor.

Put them in your damp hair to stain your hair like a natural hair dye. Leave on for a bit and rinse. You can also do this with cooled (black) coffee. You may have to do this several time to get the effect you want.

*Help save a tree and use a reusable coffee filter!

The Green Me

I am a thirty something Stay At Home Mom.

As long as I can remember my dad has always recycled and I give him credit for turning me green. Thirteen years ago I started doing aromatherapy. Just basic stuff, make the house smell good, a treat wounds, a little cleaning.

When I had my second daughter I started making a few of my own cleaners and composting. Not a lot was added to my green list. Now I am really into being green. You could almost call it a hobby. I find it relaxing.

I am making nearly all of my cleaner with dishwasher detergent being my one exception. I have yet to find something I really like. I have really gotten in to my aromatherapy and am making all kinds of things with my oils, there are little bottles all over my house! I am starting to make all kinds of personal care products and am very happy with them.