Rub Your Lips With A Tea Bag And The Result Will Be Amazing!

In the last couple of weeks, this simple recipe circles around the internet and keeps on amazing everyone who tries it. If you also have this problem during winter time, try this quick and efficient method for which you only need a tea bag. Moreover, you will no longer need lip balms and other similar products.

Quick recipe for cracked lips

Soak a green tea bag in a little bit of water, squeeze the surplus water and gently rub your lips with the bag for 5 minutes. If you repeat this procedure every day, you will increase your lips hydration. What’s more, by doing this you will heal your cracked lips and the cracks which cause you ache will disappear thanks to the tea’s tightening effect!

The secret of green tea

Green tea is one of the most popular plants nowadays. It is the subject of much scientific research which has proven its efficiency in serious diseases and therefore it is also a great aid for outer application as well. What’s more, its application in cosmetics is very popular, especially against aging, and a lot of people swear by it. Furthermore, green tea has healing properties which make it very beneficial for the skin, including the lips. It is believed that green tea improves natural resistance of organisms to UV light. Moreover, green tea does not only improve the efficiency of the sunscreens, but it eases burns. Also, it has anti inflammatory properties, calms and cools off sensitive skin, thus protecting it from further irritation. What’s more, the caffeine in green tea stimulates the circulation and encourages detoxification. The EGCG compound in green tea reactivates the skin cells which die off due to bad life habits, exposure to sunlight and pollution. Also, it contains high amounts of OPC- one of the strongest antioxidants in general which postpones premature skin aging by fighting off free radicals and healing damaged cells. It also inhibits enzymes which damage the collagen essential for strengthening and suitability of the skin. The catechins from green tea have antibacterial effect and they lower the acnes and regulate unbalanced hormones. What’s more, due to the anti-inflammatory properties which lower down the inflammation and redness, they encourage quicker healing.

A recipe for face mask:

Mask against skin aging

Mix 3 spoons of whole yogurt with a spoon of ground green tea. Apply it on your face and leave it for 20 minutes and then wash it off and apply hydrating cream.

Mask against acne

Mix a spoon of honey and a spoon of ground green tea and apply it on your face. Leave it for half an hour and then rinse off the face.

Other uses of green tea bags:

-Black circles under the eyes

-Aromatizing pasta during cooking

-Enriching water for watering flowers

-Removal of unpleasant smell from shoes, cat sand or rooms

-Removal of grease from dishes

-Removal of unpleasant hand smell

-Antioxidant bath

-Elimination of smelly breath

-Cleaning of wooden surfaces

-Cleaning window glasses

-Coloring paper