Drinking tea is beneficial for your well being. But besides being beneficial interlay for our health it can also be beneficial externally for our homes. The Used bags of tea have multiple uses in our homes and can be used as external compresses.
So next time before you throw away the used tea bag think twice, because although it is already used you can still have benefits from it.
The following are 10 effective uses of tea bags:
1) You can use the teabags for tired and puffy eyes. All you have to do is to soak the tea bags in cold water or to leave them soaked in the fridge. This will help you relieve redness and swelling and will refresh your eyes.
2) Reducing bruising. To minimize the bruising use a tea bag of black tea. Apply the bag on the injure 2 times a day and leave it seat for 20 minutes. The substance that it contains- tannic acid will reduce swelling and constricts the blood vessels thus reduce the bruise.
3) Tea bags are also effective for treatment of sunburns. If you have sunburned only some parts of the body apply wet tea bags on the sunburned areas, while if the whole body is sunburned take a bath with tea bags in the water.
4) Use wet tea bags to reduce the pain from razor cuts.
5) If you have problems with acne take a green tea bag and wipe your face. This will help you a lot.
6) Improve your oral hygiene with tea bags. Wet tea bag can help you reduce pain from sores in your mouth. Soak it in water and put it into your mouth on the place where the sore is. You can also stop the bleeding of lost tooth in this way.
7) Rinse with strong brewed tea and refresh your breath.
8) It can also help you reduce the sweating of your feet. Every evening before going to bed, soak your feet in a warm tea for 10-15 minutes and wipe them with towel.
9) Tea bags can help you get rid of the unpleasant odor. You can remove the unpleasant odor of your hand that you get after touching fish, onion or garlic. You can also put them in the fridge or trash can to prevent the unpleasant odor. And if you want to refresh the air in your car you can simply put some bags of herbal tea in the seat covers.
10) You can use tea bags for cleaning. Re-braw few tea bags and you can wash your dishes and remove the dirt of the floor, windows, mirrors, kitchen counter tops and the wooden furniture. Just remember always to dry the surface after you finish cleaning, because it is a good natural dye.
Sourced: livingtraditionally
