Green Tea for Face Benefits and Uses

Green Tea for Face Benefits and Uses

Recent clinical studies show that green tea is packed with lots of health and beauty friendly benefits that you can easily get by either drinking it or applying it topically in the form of a face pack. There are many benefits of including green tea in skin care as this tea is rich in flavonoids, antioxidants, vitamins like vitamin A, B, C, E, K and vitamin H. Moreover, it is also laden with zinc, manganese, selenium etc. It is effective in preventing and curing problems like wrinkles, dull and uneven skin tone, dark spots, open pores, acne, sunburn, saggy skin, blemishes and even skin cancer. Use it in your facial skin care routine to have a rejuvenated, younger looking and luminous skin naturally. Here are some benefits and uses of green tea for face.

Green Tea for Face

Green Tea Face Wash Recipe

This recipe is ideal for people those who want to get cleansed, rejuvenated and even skin complexion. It is an inexpensive, safe and easy recipe. In order to make and use it you’ll need to pour half a cup of plain water in a tea kettle. Boil the water and then remove the kettle from heat. Pour this hot boiling water in a bowl and put two bags of green tea in the bowl. Allow it to steep for about 10 to 15 minutes. Lastly, add 2-3 tablespoons of granulated sugar into it.  Now, saturate a wash cloth with this liquid and gently rub it on your face. Finally, wash your skin with cool water.

A Good Tea for Sunburn Relief

Sunburn skin is an annoying and irritating issue. To cure it, make green tea by using tea bags and water. Place this tea in the refrigerator to cool it. Apply this cool tea in the affected areas. You can also make and use green tea ice cubes.

Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes

Do not discard the tea bags after preparing tea, place them in your refrigerator for few hours and use them to treat your under eyes dark circles and puffy eyes. Just lie down and place those cool tea bags on your eyes.

Homemade Tea Facial Toners

Make your first toner recipe by mixing 1/3 cup each of green tea with apple cider vinegar. Use this mix as a facial toner. Make another recipe and for this just steep one teaspoon of mint leaves and about 4 teaspoons of green tea in a cup of boiling water. Stain and store the liquid in a bottle. This is a perfect toner for almost all skin types.

Radiant Facial Skin

To make your face glow, just mix a teaspoon of raw honey with an equal quantity of warm olive oil. Put one teaspoon of green tea powder in this mixture and then slightly heat this mixture. Massage the final product on your facial skin and leave it on for 20 minutes. Wash your skin with water.

Exfoliating Facial Scrub

You can also use this tea to make some good scrub recipes to get rid of dead cells, dull skin, blemishes, acne scars, buildup etc. Here are 2 recipes for you.

• Green Tea, Sugar and Lemon Juice

Put together some strongly brewed tea, a tablespoon full of granulated sugar, some lemon juice and little amount of honey. Use this mixture to exfoliate your face.

• Oatmeal and Honey with Tea

Combine two tablespoons each of oatmeal and green tea (slightly warm). Add some natural honey and gently massage this paste on your skin.

Acne and Green Tea

People with acne can use this tea to get rid of this skin issue effectively. Put 3 tea bags and some ginger root in boiling water. Steep for some time and then apply the strained and cool liquid on the problem areas. This will also help lighten the old acne scars. You can also mix an egg white in this recipe.

Wrinkles Eraser Mask

Here is one anti-aging face mask recipe for wrinkles and fine lines. Make a paste by combining 3 strawberries, a tablespoon of green tea powder and a teaspoon of honey together. Smear it evenly on your facial skin and wash it after half an hour.

To Have an Immediate Glow on Face

Let’s make the first recipe for smooth, glowing face, simply mix 3 tbsp. each of green tea and cocoa powder with a spoon full of almond oil. Or, mix three tablespoons of mayonnaise with a spoon full of green tea leaves. Use these recipes to have a beautiful glow on your skin instantly.

These were some recipes and tips on how to use green tea for face. You can also consume this tea to get large number of health benefits. Drinking it is beneficial in reducing problems like diabetes, cancer, excessive body weight, heart diseases, bad breath etc.