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REFRESH THAT SKIN
Crushing tea leaves in a heavy face cream is a mild but effective way to give you a mini facial. By making circling motions with the cream you can polish your skin and make it appear younger and fresher.
Simply rinse off thoroughly with tepid water and pat dry very lightly or allow the water to evaporate naturally.
You can also use this method on your feet with
or without a pumice stone to slough off calluses or other rough spots.
Use a very thick cream for
a "rougher" more effective product.
TOES ALWAYS KNOWS
Fill up a large pan of warm water, pour in a cup of concentrated, heavily brewed tea, and soak your feet for ten to twenty minutes. They'll be refreshed, and you'll be ready to dance the night away. Tea has anti-fungal qualities, so it really does make your feet fresher and healthier.
For body or foot baths, or for sunburns, you can use infused black or
green teas, however, ALWAYS choose ones without flavorings, essences,
oils or other additives which can irritate the skin. Loose leaf or tea
bag teas work equally well.
ADDING SHINE TO YOUR HAIR
The sun can streak and highlight your hair. However if you find the effect too harsh, you can soften the look with a tea rinse.
Shampoo as you regularly
do, then rinse with plain water. Next, rinse your hair with a brewed
black tea that has been allowed to cool to a comfortable temperature.
Leave
in for at least five minutes, then squeeze out the liquid from your
hair as much as possible. Let your hair dry naturally, then style as
usual.
Your hair will be noticeably, albeit temporarily, darker and shinier.
Choose teas by the color they are when brewed. Chinese blacks like
Keemun or Yunnan and Indian Assam will give the darker color; Ceylon
blacks and
Darjeeling will give a more golden hue.
SOFTENING YOUR SKIN
Get a sunburn? If it's mild, making a cool compress of tea-soaked gauze, apply that to the burned area, and rest for twenty minutes. The sting and the redness should miraculously ease. (If it's more serious, consider adding aloe vera).
For another way to cool off during the summer months, pour one to two
cups of brewed tea into a tepid bath. Relax about fifteen to twenty minutes,
allowing the tea-infused bath water to do its magic in refreshing the
skin, softening its texture, and helping you relax. But remember to rinse
yourself off thoroughly; otherwise, you'll discover another sidebar of
tea's beauty qualities. It can temporarily tan your skin!