Definitely I’m not drinking tea in the bath room but bathing with green tea. I came up with this idea when I noticed that the green tea I bought like months ago have expired while arranging stuff in my kitchen cabinet recently. Well, it turned out to be very soothing spa. Haha. Don’t worry, “expired” green tea may not be consumed but can be used externally. And yeah, you don’t necessary have to use expired ones!
Green tea
Method:
- It is very easy, just soak a tea bag of green tea in a “big bowl” before you bathe. (you can also use red or black tea at your own convenience or depend on the availability)
- Wet yourself thoroughly with the green tea from head to toe with a gentle massage. I done it after my soap bath.
- Gargle the green tea for few seconds for few times.
- At last make the tea bag as your eye mask. Simply lay the tea bag on your eye for 5 minutes.
Recycle those expired green tea bags as your head to toe SPA
Soak the green tea bag into a basin of water before bathe
After everything has done, use the tea bag as your eye mask
Results:
- cool and refreshing experience
- skin feels tender and firmer too after few consecutive practices for about few days.
- hair feels smoother
- eye puffiness and dark circles visibly reduced
Green tea has been known to be too good to resist in health and beauty in general either by consuming it or apply externally.
Some benefits when it is used externally:
- Skin care:
- researches showed that green tea helps to reduce the risk on skin cancer.
- reduces sun damage by quenching free radicals and reducing inflammation.
- when applied onto sunburned skin it decreases the growth of skin cancer tumor.
- helps slow down the development of some aging signs such as wrinkles and skin sags.
- the anti-bacteria agent, catechins helps to control acne too. No wonder there are more and more cosmetic companies starts to add green tea in their skin care products.
- Oral hygiene :
- Compounds like Tannins in green tea increases acid resistance of the tooth enamel to help kills off dangerous bacterias that will cause dental decay and bad breath.
- Fluoride in tea also promotes strong and healthy teeth.
- Eye care:
- catechin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) helps to ease tired eyes.
- and reduce puffiness and red eyes.
- Hair care:
- Its powerful anti-inflammation compounds eased the inflammation caused by various skin conditions such as dandruff, psoriasis, and rosacea.
- the powerful antioxidant, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) stimulates hair growth as proven by the studies conducted by Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute in Japan and the Seoul National University College of Medicine.
- Vitamin E in green tea restore dry and damage hair and guard hair from sun damage.
- Panthenol, a provitamin, strengthens and softens hair and prevents split ends.
Go green and experience the invigorating experience yourself! Of course, combine with the consumption of green tea for more effective results.
