LIFESTYLE NEWS - Here are 10 useful ways in which you can recycle calcium rich eggshells, after you’ve used the eggs.
1. Add to soil
Add these to the soil in your garden or to your houseplants, grind with a blender (it also sharpens the blender blades) or mortar and pestle and work them into the soil. Roughly crushed eggshells sprinkled on top of the soil in your garden will keep slugs, snails, cutworms and cats away.
2. Water your plants with calcium water
Soak eggshells in water or use the water from boiled eggs when it has cooled down.
3. Eggshells help with skin irritations
Dissolve shells in apple cider vinegar for a couple days and use the liquid to treat itchy, irritated skin.
4. Coffee and tea stains in your mug
Crumple up some shells and place them in your mug or cup. Fill with hot water and leave overnight. Wash and see the result.
5. Anglers and fishermen take note
Throw shells into the water to draw fish to your boat.
6. Unclog drains
Add a few eggshell pieces to your kitchen strainer to prevent food particles from clogging the drain. They also aid in unclogging the pipes as the shells decompose.
Roughly crushed eggshells sprinkled on top of the soil in your garden will keep slugs, snails, cutworms and cats away.
7. Healthy skin tightening facial
Crush dried eggshells and mix with egg white. Smear the mixture on your face and neck and allow to dry before rinsing it off.
8. Add to your compost
Add crushed or ground eggshells to your compost bin.
9. Calcium supplement for your dog
The eggshells have to be crushed into a fine powder before sprinkling on your dog’s food.
10. Make your own exfoliator (no plastic microbeads here)
Mix finely crushed eggshell with sea salt and honey to make a healthy and efficient exfoliator for the body.
