Green Tea Benefits For Skin And Anti Aging
Free radicals are the root cause of a number of diseases like cancer in our body. In addition to causing damage to the internal organs, they are responsible for visible damage to our skin like wrinkles and hyper pigmentation. Green tea is one of the products that nature has endowed with the power to fight the damage caused by free radicals. Green tea is rich in antioxidants which are the prime weapons with which the harmful effects of free radicals can be lessened. You can drink green tea for internal benefit or use it externally for your hair and skin.
You can use green tea in your bath water. Prepare the tea following instructions on the pack. Pour four cups of this in your bath tub and soak in it for 15 minutes. You can use lesser amount of the tea if you want to soak just your feet or hands. Green tea is imbued with the property of closing pores leading to less sweating. This keeps you fresh longer. Closed pores also make the skin appear smoother.
Green tea can be used as an ingredient in a face mask. Use one table spoon of green tea along with a whole egg and two table spoon of yogurt. Mix well and apply on the face. Allow it to work on your skin for 15 to 20 minutes, and then wash off with lukewarm water. This mask will suit all skin types.
The yolk of the egg in this mask will moisturise your skin and the white of the egg will make your skin firmer. The lactic acid in the yogurt will give natural exfoliation. The green tea has anti inflammatory and anti oxidant properties. This mask is cost effective and has proven skin friendly natural ingredients.
An excellent scrub can be made at home with green tea as an ingredient. Heat half a cup of milk, add two table spoon green tea and leave for 5 minutes. Meanwhile add one tablespoon honey to four table spoons of rolled oats. Strain the tea infused milk into it. Mix well and apply using a circular motion. Rinse with warm water after the whole face has been administered to.
The honey will moisturise your skin and the oats will exfoliate. Milk and green tea’s natural healing properties will help your skin recoup from damage. If you have dry skin, add one table spoon olive oil to the scrub.
A deep conditioning mask for the hair can be made at home. Take three table spoon olive oil an egg and two table spoon green tea powder. Massage well into the hair. After an hour shampoo your hair. The tea and the egg yolk make the hair soft. The olive oil gives lustre. The protein in the egg white repairs damage to the hair shaft making it stronger.