Unusual uses of eggshells

Eggshells

The next time you’re making omelets, don’t toss your shells. Eggshells have nearly as many uses as the eggs themselves. Here are a few ways to get the most from your eggs.

Put them on your face. To restore youthful glow to your skin, pulverise clean, dried eggshells with a mortar and pestle. Mix the powder with some egg white and spread on your skin. Allow the mixture to dry before washing it off.

Clear up your skin. 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.

Sweeten your coffee. Add some crushed eggshells to ground coffee before brewing it to make it taste less bitter.

Clean your house with them. Ground eggshells make a wonderful (and non toxic!) abrasive for those tough-to-clean pots, pans, and thermoses. Mix them with a little soapy water for a powerful clean.

Unclog your drains. Keep a few ground eggshells in your kitchen sink strainer. They trap additional solids and when they slowly break down, they will help to naturally clean your pipes on their way out.

Fertilise your garden. Eggshells are rich in calcium and other minerals that help your garden thrive. Crush eggshells into tiny pieces and use them as compost.

Fortify your pet. Dry eggshells in a 250-degree over for 30 minutes. Then put them in a plastic zipper bag, seal it, and crush the shells with a rolling pin until they are a fine powder. Put this into your dog’s food as a great calcium supplement to help its bones and teeth.

Scare away slugs. Crush eggshells and scatter them around your vegetables and flowers to fend off hungry herbivores such as slugs, snails, and cutworms, without using toxic pesticides. The smell of eggs will also deter deer.