Simple Ways To Use Eggshells

We all love to eat eggs. Eggs are found in almost every household. But we often break the egg and throw eggshells. Well, you might not know but these eggshells can be of great use later. For example, if you keep the eggshells inside the kitchen cabinet, ants and cockroaches will not enter inside it. The smell of eggshells can keep cockroaches away from the kitchen.

So, next time you prepare omelette make sure you do not throw them and use the eggshells. You can either use eggshells on as a beauty product or just use for gardening. Here are few amazing uses of eggshells.

Ways To Use Eggshells:

Fertilise Soil: One of the best ways to use the eggshells is, fertilise the soil with them. As they are rich in calcium, crush and spread in the soil as calcium rich compost.

Plant Seedlings: You can plant the small seedlings in eggshell halves. Make sure you make a small drainage hole to allow the seedlings to grow.

Unclog Drain: Eggshells dissolve solid waste particles that blocks the drain. So, just drop finely powdered eggshells and then leave overnight. Drain little vinegar to get the best result.

Pet Food: As eggshells are rich in calcium, iron and minerals, you can feed your dog some nutritious food. Add crushed eggshell in pet food to feed some nutrients to your pet.

Organic Pesticide: Crush the eggshells and sprinkle them around vegetables and fruits. It wards off slugs, worms, flies and snails. It is organic so won't damage the plant too.

Cleaning: You can mix crushed eggshells with vinegar to clean stained utensils in the kitchen. It acts as a scrub for cleaning the utensils.

Skin Care: Mix eggshell powder with egg white to fight ageing and get a glowing skin. Apply this face pack on your face and let it dry. Rinse with cold water to get a glowing and supple skin.

Sweeten Coffee: Grounded coffee tastes a little bitter. If you want to make sweet coffee that is not much bitter, mix grounded eggshells powder with coffee powder before brewing it. This will not spoil the taste or flavour of coffee but will make it taste less bitter.

These are few ways to uses eggshells.