What happens if you carefully collect eggshells

The importance of calcium for the human body is difficult to overestimate. And in the egg shell alone contains about 2 grams of a useful element or two daily intake rates. However, to consume does not mean to learn. How to take eggshells so that calcium is as fully absorbed by our body as possible?



You can, of course, do as we described in the article about dietary sources of calcium.





First, thoroughly wash the shell and pour water so that the film can be easily peeled off in the future.





Then boil in water for 5-10 minutes to get rid of bacteria on the surface of the shell.





After that, dry the shell (you can in the oven), slightly stretch with your hands and grind in a coffee grinder to the state of powder. In this form, the shell can already be eaten. But its assimilation is far from perfect.





The fact is that eggshells mostly consist of calcium carbonate, which is often used in inexpensive vitamin and mineral complexes. However, the bioavailability of calcium in this form is low.





To increase it will help a simple reception. A quarter teaspoon of egg shell powder pour freshly squeezed lemon juice. Citric acid will react with calcium, and we get calcium citrate, the digestibility of which is much higher.





A pinch of this egg remedy should be consumed twice a day during meals. You can wash down the powder with water. Usually taken for the prevention of osteoporosis courses of 10-15 days with three-month breaks.

"Witches of Tears" On the basis of eggshells, you can prepare a dressing for vegetable salads or seasoning for meat and fish dishes, which in Belgium is called “Witches of Tears”.



Place a clean shell in a jar, pour it with apple cider vinegar and lemon juice so that the liquid covers the shell, and leave it for 8-12 hours.



The shell will not completely dissolve, but the calcium contained in it will pass into an acid solution. Before using the solution in a cup, add crushed garlic, olive oil, stir and tuck the dish.

Shell in the country and in the garden With the help of egg shells, you can fertilize the soil and increase the yield. Wash the eggshell, dry it and grind it in any convenient way. Add it to the soil before you dig the garden.





For 1 square meter can use the shell of about 100 eggs. This will significantly reduce the acidity of the soil and after some time will saturate it with calcium. Especially good is this method of processing before planting tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes.

Mulching the soil with crushed egg shells helps from slugs and snails. Any dry porous materials (egg shells, fine gravel, sunflower husks) are unpleasant surfaces for these garden pests, and therefore help us save the grown crop.

Shell masks with honey

Masks from egg shells reliably get rid of facial wrinkles, tighten the contour of the face, cleanse and tone the skin. They are easy to prepare and are great for use at home.

The ingredients

• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp shell powder
• 4 tsp rice flour
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp milk
• 1 tbsp water

Preparation and application

1. With the help of a coffee grinder or in a mortar of grinding the shell into powder.
2. Mix all the ingredients. Apply evenly to the face, avoiding the area around the eyes. Hold it for 15 minutes. Wash it with warm water.
3. Use 2 times a week for two weeks to reduce facial wrinkles. Homemade mask against wrinkles It will cleanse your skin, make it younger and more resilient.

As you can see, egg shell powder is used in the most unexpected places. So don’t rush to throw it away, it can be quite useful.