In honor of
St. Patrick’s Day I’d thought I’d do something green-related. Does it count? It’s
no secret that green tea has many health benefits. I usually turn to green tea
when my skin needs some TLC (tender love & care). I do think that some
outside products work for the skin but it ultimately comes down to what’s on
the inside. Green tea is a great way to detox the body of any toxins that could
be affecting your skin. After drinking my daily cup of tea I got to thinking
about tea rinses for the hair then face masks. I went on Pinterest to see some recipes
but most of them included Matcha tea powder – which I didn’t have. So I’m going
to show you the variation that I created.
Ingredients:
1/ 2 Cup
of White Sugar
2 Bags
of Green Tea
1 Tbsp.
of Coconut Oil
1 Bag
of Peppermint Tea (Optional)
1 Tsp of Honey if using
without oil / ½ Tsp
if using with oil (Optional)
1. Add oil, sugar & honey to a
mixing bowl.
2. Warm water and then insert one
tea bag. The warm water helps to activate the leaves’ nutrients. Don’t boil the
water! Boiling the water can weaken the
nutrients. Move the bag around to let the tea transfer faster. Once the water has
darkened from the tea scoop out 1 tablespoon and add it to the mixture. You can
save the unused tea to make a toner, hair rinse or healthy drink!
3. Once you have your mixture, open
the other [green & peppermint] tea bags and dump the loose leaves into your
bowl. Now mix it all together!
I
usually wipe my body down with water and a loofah just to get off any excess moisturizer.
Then I use my scrub and then wash my body with soap. This scrub seemed to
brighten my skin and soften it. Be sure to send me pictures or tweets if you
try it out. My links are below!
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