Orla McKeating Since lockdown, I have really tried to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle, going to zero-waste shops, using the car less and reusing and recycling more, she said. In the middle of this latest lockdown, I developed dry and itchy skin and would have woke up in the middle of the night scratching. I tend to get itchy lumps on my skin when I am stressed. I just thought I would try and create something myself. I was aware of all the used coffee grinds being dumped, so I did a bit of research into the benefits of coffee and caffeine for the skin to see if I could reuse them.