So, how do you begin your day?! I believe with a tea or coffee. My day begins with a hot cup of tea along with the local newspaper.
Before I proceed into the actual scene of the discussion, I want to summarize the making of the tea.
- You will need a glass of milk, one spoon tea powder and one spoon sugar.
- In a wide mouthed vessel add all the 3 items and boil over low flame for about 4-5 minutes.
- Pour the boiled contents on a sieve, and your morning tea is ready to be sipped.
(Sorry, it sounds as though you are reading a cooking blog) :P
The residue collected in the strainer is likely to be thrown into the dustbin. But I suggest hold on to it. The tea residue makes an excellent skin exfoliator. It is the perfect type of mild scrub for the skin. Since this residue includes milk and sugar too, the skin gets the much needed moisturizing too. Massaging face and neck with the tea residue helps in blood circulation and brings the glow to your face right in the beginning of the day.
I never skip scrubbing my face with this tea residue, at least in winter. Winter makes the skin to look dead and deprived of food. So, tea residue scrubbing is a small solution to help my skin handle the dry winter. I scrub for about 3 to 4 minutes; then leave the residue on the skin for about 10 minutes and then rinse off. I do this after I have gulped my tea. :)
Source of inspiration to use the tea residue:
I had observed my mother dropping the tea residue to all the flower plant pots when the plants begin to look sick. And one fine day it just struck in my mind; these flowering plants get so much of life from the tea residue, wonder why can’t I borrow some help from the same tea residue. And thus the tea residue scrub came into existence in my routine.
Few Skin Benefits of Tea:
- Tea is rich in antioxidants and thus it maintains the skin youth, if applied topically.
- Recent researches have found that tea contains anti aging ingredients
- The alpha hydroxy acids present in the tea loosens the skin and encourages dead skin removal
- Applying tea decoction to the skin makes it look more fresher, healthier and radiant.
Lovely idea Chand! I don’t drink tea but If I wake up early in the morning (My mom prepares for her), I ll definitely follow this tea scrub from now..
Thanks….:) I hope this helps
whoa! would never though of using normal tea for a scrub. interesting review
:). U have ti try this for sure.. no harm…no side effects…
It’s new and wonderful idea…I will do try this soon :)
Nice tips Chand :)
Thank u nandini. I hope this idea helps ur skin too
WOW! Interesting :D
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woaaahhh! i dint knew about this!
Thank y shourima….it is so strange that certain tiny matters don’t get in to our mind easily… I too fall in to the same category…
wowo chand… even i put tea residue in plants.. ita a good fertilizer for them but never knew this cud act as a scrub too!!… will try it.. is it ok for sensitive skin too?
I guess it should be fine. all natural items. no ham at all. and by the way I have sensitive skin too. I had no issues so far.
LOL..I knew that tea and anything natural is great if applied to the skin. In the long run, they are better and safer than expensive chemical treatments in the salon. My granny also puts used tea leaves to the flower pots but it never occurred to me that I should use it on my skin! :P Today, I applied the tea residue on my face after drinking it! :D It itches a bit though and after removing I got some red bumps on my chin..but it is very soothing. Maybe I rubbed it too hard! :P