DIY tip: Clean your hands
17.12.2018
Translation: machine translated
Pictures: Ramon Schneider
After DIY is before washing your hands. Normal soap doesn't get very far with heavy dirt and oil. A waste product, on the other hand, will.
If you do DIY or even just occasionally repair something at home, you will notice this on your hands. The gentle office fingers become rough and, above all, dirty. Be it lubricating oil from bike repairs, acrylic paint from painting or glue from the latest woodwork. In one way or another, the hands leave marks. On the one hand, people can see that you've done it yourself, but on the other hand, the residue is a bit annoying.
Normal hand soap rarely gets the job done. It might wash pee off your hands, but it won't work on many other things. There are special soaps (such as Reinol) that remove any residue very well, but they come at a price. Turpentine substitute also cleans thoroughly, but should be used sparingly or not at all on the skin. The cheapest and gentlest solution for dirty hands can be found in the household.
The coffee is ready
Coffee grounds not only smell delicious, but also scrub well thanks to their granular structure. Simply spread the cooled coffee grounds generously on the palms of your hands and rub in. To remove colour residues, you should also mix baby oil with the coffee. Then wash off with warm water and, if necessary, a little washing-up liquid. Your hands are now not only clean, but also soft. This is because the oils contained in the coffee ensure that the skin does not dry out. And the home remedy is less aggressive than chemical cleaning agents anyway. Incidentally, the method also works to get rid of that miserable onion odour from your hands.
If your coffee machine once again forces you to empty the coffee grounds container at the worst possible moment, why not save some of it from the organic waste bin? The next use is sure to come.
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