Green Tea has long been the healthiest beverage for the simple reasons that it is loaded with antioxidants and is good for you. If you love green tea try using it on your skin as well. Just spraying chilled green tea on your skin or mixing it with other complementary ingredients to make a perfect green tea face mask, can provide good results. The benefits of this herb are nothing short of excellent. I will talk about all of them and how to use green tea in form of Green Tea Face pack & Ice cubes etc. to yield maximum beauty benefits in this post.

4 ways to use Green Tea for Skin

1. Green Tea Face Mask
2. Refreshing Green Tea Toner
3. Cooling Green Tea ice cubes
4. Drink Green Tea

1. Green Tea Face Pack

Green tea over the last few years has become quite popular due to its anti-aging properties and therefore makes a great addition to your skin care routine. You can pamper yourself with the perfect green tea face pack that moisturizes your skin and leaves it looking radiant.

You will need:

• 1 teaspoon of Green Tea powder
• 1 tablespoon of plain Yogurt
• Carrot seed Essential oil or Rose Essential oil

How to make and use:

Mix 1 teaspoon of green tea powder, 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt and few drops of carrot seed essential oil/ rose essential oil together. Make a smooth paste, then gently apply it to your face and neck. Leave it on for ten to 20 minutes, then rinse it off with cold water. Your face will feel fresh, soft, glowing and rejuvenated. Use this anti-aging face mask once every week to reap maximum benefits.

Benefits:

• Green tea – Yogurt face mask moisturizes your skin and is perfect to achieve that enviable smooth skin with a healthy glow.
• Green tea makes a tremendous component in a face mask as it not only has antioxidants, but it is chock-full of Vitamin E, beneficial in maintaining collagen levels for youthful skin.
• You can use the anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties of green tea to treat acne and pimples.

2. Refreshing Green Tea Toner

Who needs Botox when you have green tea? You can harness the power of green tea for tighter and smoother skin by incorporating green tea toner into your daily skin care routine. This is one of the oldest tricks that helps to calm, hydrate and tighten your skin.

You will need:

• Green tea leaves ( 1 bag )
• 1 cup of water
• Rose water ( 1 tbsp.)
• Lemon Essential oil

How to make and use:

Pour 1 cup of water in a small pan. Bring it to boil on a low flame. Add green tea leaves. Let it brew for couple of minutes. Turn off the flame when the water takes up the color of green tea. Cover the pan with a top and let it cool down. Pour the tea in a glass bowl. Mix in the remaining ingredients i.e. 1 tablespoon of Rose water and few drops of lemon essential oil. The green tea toner is ready. Transfer the concoction into a spray bottle and shake well before use. Store it in a refrigerator so that it can last for up to 1 week. Spray chilled green tea toner all over your face and neck. Use it daily. If you have oily acne prone skin, use this toner several times in a day.

Benefits:

• Green tea toner tightens the enlarged pores and soaks up the excess sebum giving your skin a more toned look.
• It helps in balancing the ph level of your skin and keeps your skin acne free.
• The vitamins in green tea helps in slowing down the aging process like wrinkles and fine lines.

3. Green Tea Ice cubes

Other than being used in face mask and toner, green tea can also be used in an ice form. Most of us are already aware of the benefits of ice massage to resolve various skin issues. But have you ever tried green tea ice cubes? The most obvious effect of green tea ice cube is, it provides relief from sun burn and rashes.

You will need:

• Green tea leaves ( 1 bag )
• 1 cup of water
• Mint leaves or Basil leaves

How to make and use:

Brew 1 cup of green tea and add small pieces of mint leaves and basil leaves to it. Pour the concoction in an ice cube tray and freeze it. Rub green tea ice cubes on your face, also place it on your puffy eyes to reduce swelling. The cooling effect helps rejuvenate your skin and makes it look fresh, radiant and glowing.

Benefits:

• It helps clear out pimples, lightens dark spots and shrink pores. It revives dull skin giving you a healthy natural glow.
• Green tea ice cube massage makes the tired face appear fresh instantly by bringing down the water retention near the under-eye area.

4. Drink Green Tea

Green tea is a versatile herb that provides beauty benefits inside out. We have discussed the topical uses of green tea, but this beauty powerhouse has lot to offer internally as well.

You will need:

• Green tea leaves – 1 teaspoon
• 1 cup of water ( 8 oz )
• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• 1 teaspoon of Honey

How to make and use:

Add 1 teaspoon of green tea leaves in a cup of water and bring it to boil. Let it brew for 5 minutes or until water takes up the color of leaves before turning off the flame. Strain the tea and add 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Drink 2 cups of green tea daily.

Benefits:

• It goes without saying that green tea is the healthiest beverage and has lot to offer. Apart from shining bright in the beauty department, there are several other benefits of drinking green tea. It increases the metabolism, aids in weight loss and boost your immunity.
• Drinking green tea is a quick way to flush out toxins from the body and it protects skin against free radial damage.