7 Extremely Surprising Uses For EGG SHELLS!

Here is a list of 7 great household uses for eggshells that I found on a wonderful site called onegoodthingbyjillee.  There are many more but I personally like these 7 the best because they are SO darn practical!

Check it out:

1. Nourishing Face Mask

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Pulverize dried egg shells with a mortar and pestle, then whisk the powder in with an egg white and use for a healthful, skin-tightening facial. Allow the face mask to dry before rinsing it off.

2. Treat Skin Irritations

Drop an eggshell into a small container of apple cider vinegar and let it soak for a couple of days. Dab the mixture on minor skin irritations or on itchy skin.

3. Powerful Cleaner

Ground eggshells make a wonderful (and nontoxic!) abrasive for those tough-to-clean pots and pans. Mix them with a little soapy water for a powerful clean.

It’s almost impossible to get a scrub brush down the narrow neck of a thermos. Clean your thermos using the instructions above for hummingbird feeders.

4. Garden Fertilizer

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Eggshells are rich in calcium and other minerals that help your garden thrive. Crush eggshells into tiny pieces and sprinkle into each hole before planting. Then, sprinkle additional shells around the base of your plants every two weeks.

5. Start Some Seedlings

Fill an egg carton with empty, rinsed eggshell halves and poke a hole in each one for drainage. Then add potting soil and one or two seeds to each shell. When the seedlings are big enough for transplanting outside, just crack the shell at the bottom and plant them, shell and all.

6. Pest Control

Crush eggshells and scatter them around your vegetables and flowers to fend off slugs, snails, and cutworms. These soft-bodied critters don’t like crawling over sharp pieces of shell. The smell of eggs will also deter deer.

7. Better Tasting Coffee

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Add some crushed eggshells to ground coffee before brewing it to make it taste less bitter. When you’re done, toss the grounds and shells on your compost heap!

So now that you know what you could be doing with the shells, why not keep an airtight plastic container under the sink and throw them in there everyday instead of down the garbage disposal?  (Even if it does make you feel like a witch stowing away ingredients for her brew.)

Thank you to onegoodthingbyjillee for these amazing ideas!  See her site for even more!

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