How to Get Healthy and Radiant Skin with Green Tea?

Green tea is one of those magical ingredients that will just make your life better. It has so many properties such as anti-oxidants and anti-carcinogenic properties that will not only keep your body healthy but also help your skin immensely.

In this article you will read about the different benefits of green tea and how to use it.

1. Green tea scrub for youthful and clear skin

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Green tea has mild particles that will leave your skin looking fresh and radiant. It can lighten acne marks and make your skin soft and supple.

To make a home-made scrub, mix 1 spoon of green tea with 1 spoon of sugar or milk powder and add 1 spoon of olive oil. You can choose the second exfoliator based on the problem that you want to tackle. Milk powder is used to remove sun tan and sugar helps in giving you soft skin. Rub the scrub in circular motions gently for a minute and then wash it off. If you do not want to spend time making home-made scrub, then you can buy St.Ives green tea scrub.

2. Face mask for anti-aging and acne control

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Green tea has properties which helps in reducing wrinkles, promote cell renewal and control acne.
Brew some green tea and add 1-2 spoon of green tea leaves with half a spoon of oil which suits your face such as olive oil, jojoba oil or coconut oil. Let this mask sit for 20-30 minutes and then wash it off. Alternatively, you can buy Plum green tea face mask or Innisfree green tea sleeping pack.

3. Green tea bags to remove under eye puffiness 

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Green tea has tannins which promotes blood circulation, hence it can keep the under eye area bright and healthy.
After dipping the green tea bags in water, store it in the fridge for 30 to 45 minutes and hold it over your eyes for 5-10 minutes. This will be highly relaxing and will reduce under eye puffiness. Do this thrice a week to see the difference.

4. Green tea toner and facial mist for minimizing pores 

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To make the toner, brew some green tea and let it cool down. Now take a cotton ball or pad and wipe your face with the green tea. This will minimize your pores and make your skin supple.You can also put the green tea in a spray bottle and use it whenever you want as a facial mist to get an instant boost. Alternatively, you can buy Plum green tea toner or The Body Shop green tea toner.

5. Drinking green tea for overall healthy skin

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Applying green tea is definitely effective but drinking it will also immensely benefit your skin and health. It will cleanse your skin from inside-out and it will get rid of toxins, hence it would keep your skin naturally healthy.



Written by
Sucharitha Venkatesh