Green tea is not only limited as an essential drink for losing those extra pounds from your body, but it is also considered as one of the most useful ingredient that do wonders on your skin, hair and body.
Many people aren’t aware of complete benefits provided by this simple ingredient in our regular beauty routine. That’s the reason we came up with 18 different ways to use green tea as a beauty product.
Check out all the recipes given below to maintain smooth skin, gorgeous hair and even healthy body.
Green Tea Recipes For Your Face:
Green tea has anti inflammatory and anti oxidant properties which are beneficial to maintain healthy skin.
#1 Green Tea Face Mask:
All you need to do to prepare green tea face mask is, take a small bowl tear open two bags and mix it with little amount of honey until it becomes a thick paste.
Spread this paste all over your face, thin it out by adding few drops of olive oil. Let it remain for 15 minutes and rinse with water thoroughly.
#2 Blemish Free Skin:
Prepare green tea by soaking 2 tea bags and let it cool down. Add 2 drops of tea tree oil and lavender essential oil and mix them well and freeze in an ice cube tray.
This works effectively as a spot treatment. You can also pour this mixture in a spray bottle and use it as an acne fighting toner.
#3 Simple Toner:
Soak a tea bag in a cup of warm water and remove the tea bag and let it cool down. Use this tea bag and apply it to your face to tone your skin. You can also apply green tea using a cotton ball on your face to tone your skin.
#4 Cooling Toner:
This toner is perfect for all skin types without any side effects. Take ¼ cup of cooled green tea, 2 tablespoons of cucumber juice and one table spoon of aloe Vera gel. Blend all ingredients and pour this mixture in a spray bottle.
That’s it you’ve got your cooling soothing toner for your skin.
#5 Green Tea As Cleanser:
Add 3-4 table spoon of cooled green tea with your regular creamy cleanser stir it up and slather it down. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes and gently rub your skin in circular motion to remove all dead skin cells and rinse to prevent them away.
#6 Prevents Breakouts Of Skin:
Take one table spoon of cooled green tea and spread it on your face by using a cotton ball. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash your face thoroughly with clean water.
#7 Green Tea Eye Treatment:
Take 2 green bags soaked in cool water and place them over your eyes for 15 minutes. The caffeine content in green tea will reduce swelling and soothe the eye area if it is infected.
#8 Green Tea Yogurt Face Mask:
The combination of green tea and yogurt will fight against blemishes and balances the PH level of the skin. Take a small bowl and take inside the brewed green tea bag with one table spoon of yogurt and one table spoon of lemon juice and mix them well.
Spread it all over your face and leave on for 20 minutes and rinse.
#9 Green Tea And Lemon Juice Toner Mask:
This mask is best to fight against acne and ageing signs. Take 2 table spoons of green tea and ½ tea spoon of lemon juice and a pinch of turmeric, mix them well together.
Apply this mixture all over your face and leave it for 10 minutes and rinse thoroughly.
#10 Green Tea Super Easy Mask:
Tear up 3 green tea bags and mix the content with little amount of moisturizer. Now, add 1/8 teaspoon of sugar, 2 egg yolks and table spoon of warm water and one table spoon of rolled oats.
Spread this mixture all over face and allow it to dry and rinse it off thoroughly.
#11 Green Tea, Sugar And Cream Scrub:
This works perfect for dry skin and rough skin. Steep a green tea bag and mix the inside with one table spoon of sugar and little amount of cream.
Spread this mixture all over your face in circular motion to scrub off all dead skin cells.
#12 Green Tea Recipes For Hair:
Green tea helps to maintain strong and healthy hair that look gorgeous.
#13 Green Tea Dandruff Remedy:
Dandruff is the common problem face by many people. Green tea is the best solution to get rid of dandruff, all you need to do is take one cup of water then add 2 table spoons of green tea leaves, one lemon peel and 4 table spoons of coconut oil.
Heat the mixture for 2 minutes or 20-30 seconds in a microwave. Allow it to cool down by removing it from the heat. Apply this mixture all over your scalp using a cotton ball and massage the scalp with your fingers for few minutes. Rinse it off thoroughly after 45 minutes.
#14 Green Tea As A Conditioner:
Steep 2 tea bags in 3 cups of water and allow it to completely cool down. Rinse your hair with this solution after final wash of your hair. This process leaves your hair smooth and shiny.
#15 Green Tea Hair Growth Mask:
Take 2 table spoons of well steeped green tea and mix them with one egg yolk. Apply this mixture over your scalp and leave it for 30 minutes, rinse it off thoroughly.
#16 Green Tea As Deep Conditioner:
Take one cup of green tea and add one table spoon of coconut oil and one table spoon of honey mix them well. Apply this mixture on your scalp thoroughly and rinse it off after 30 minutes.
Other Tea Instead Of Green Tea:
You can even use black tea or chamomile tea to rinse your hair after washing to leave your hair healthy and smooth.
Green Tea Recipes For Body:
#17 Green Tea As Body Scrub:
Take one cup of green tea and add 1 cup of sugar and ½ cup of coconut oil and 1 table spoon of honey. Use this mixture to scrub your dry eye brows, knees and heels to make them soft.
#18 Green Tea As Mouth Wash:
Use a cup of green tea as a mouth wash to prevent bad breath and other dental issues. You can even brush your teeth with mixture of green tea leaves and baking soda to have healthier gums and teeth.