Unusual Uses For Coffee

@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

I know Gary, I cannot function properly without my coffee.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23393)

• 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

@DianneN (247216)

• 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 (460403)

• 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

@DianneN (247216)

• 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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

@DianneN It would be interesting to try, but I would not dare.

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theSids

@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

@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 (460403)

• 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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$herryericha

@sherryericha (1806)

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

21 Jan 16

@topffer I saw something last week about using Coke to clean the toilet. Ugghh

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@Marilynda1225 (80172)

• United States

20 Jan 16

Good uses for coffee but I'll pass on the hair one

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

I would pass too, I do not know if it also add dark color.

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brendamarie

@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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JENNY ARCHER

@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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

@bookbar Have you tried papaya powder to tenderize the meat? It works.

@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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

@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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vanny

@vandana7 (99119)

• India

29 Jan 16

@WorDazza ..Now you realize how invaluable India is.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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

@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

29 Jan 16

@LadyDuck It's more the coconut oil to be honest!

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• 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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

Most of the pills for headache contain caffeine. I also drink coffee to feel better.

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Morning Girl

@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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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

20 Jan 16

@LadyDuck I will surely do your suggestion, thanks!

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Morning Girl

@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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

It works very well, I keep a little cup in the refrigerator.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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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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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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20 Jan 16

@LadyDuck It does and I love it. Suits my dark brown hair well.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

Tea on the hair gives a red/golden color.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• 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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

It removes the smells, possibly it's because it absorbs them.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

20 Jan 16

@LadyDuck I guess so.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• 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 (460403)

• 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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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 16

@LadyDuck Mine too.

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Nancy Zink

@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

@amnabas (13742)

• Karachi, Pakistan

20 Jan 16

These are really handy tips looking forward to apply them.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

The coffee grinds are really good to remove odors from the refrigerator.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• 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 (460403)

• 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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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• 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

@paigea (35828)

• Canada

20 Jan 16

I am going to have to try it one a wood scratch I have.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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

@allen0187 (58444)

• 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

@allen0187 (58444)

• 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 (460403)

• 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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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• 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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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

21 Jan 16

@LadyDuck no oddly I can't stand tea either

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

21 Jan 16

@arthurchappell I think to remember that you like a good ale, I like it too.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• 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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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• 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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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• 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 (460403)

• 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

@DianneN (247216)

• 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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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• 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 (460403)

• Switzerland

20 Jan 16

Coffee grinds are good for many uses, I like the smell.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

21 Jan 16

@Jessicalynnt I also try to recycle. The water used to boil the vegetables is also a good fertilizer.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• 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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pgn

@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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www.alpecin.co.uk

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

24 Jan 16

I know that my niece use the coffee tricks and it works for her hair.

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