Tea skin care overview

The major components of the skin cells are colagen and elastin proteins.The abundance and strong binding of collagen proteins to each other and to elastin proteins give the skin a healthy-looking skin. Skin problems are caused by harmful substances such as UV sun light, air and water pollutions, poor diet, and stress.

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These substances can break down the structure of skin cells causing wrinkles and dry skin.
Tea, especially green tea, contains effective antioxidants such as flavonoids and many helpful vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin E.

The effects of tea on skin

These chemicals from tea help preventing harmful chemicals from attacking the skin cells.Drinking tea is a great way to provide the body with helpful chemicals. But consumption of green tea provides defenses for your skin as well as your body and brain. So the skin get indirect defense.

People usually prefer to feel healthy and looking beautiful at the same time. It’s quite important for you to take a direct approach. Obtain lotion or cream that contains green tea for your skin.

You can make your homemade green tea cream and lotion at home. But be very careful; try it on your hand before applying to your face to prevent any complication.

Some of the cosmetic products in the market have added green tea as one of their ingredients. However, some products have more man-made chemicals than natural green tea components.
Besides helping the skin to look young and radiant, tea also helps reduce the risk of suffering from skin allergies and skin reactions. The antioxidant flavonoids and ECGC can help relieve the pain and inflammation. They also can help provide the skin cells the defense and strength to prepare of future reactions.

A recipe for green tea homemade lotion

What do you need?

* 6 tablespoon of green tea (tea bags)
* 450 ml of buttermilk
* 450 ml of water

How you can make this lotion at home?

* Heat the water to boiling point
* Add 6 tablespoons of green tea into the hot water
* Let it brew for 3 min
* Pour the tea into a sieve to remove any tealeaves
* Add the buttermilk into the brewed water
* Stir for 3 min and let it cool
* Put in a jar and store in cool places
*If the lotion smells and looks differently, make another patch. Take you only 15-20 min.

Try on your hand to see if you have any reaction. Have fun with this homemade green tea lotion.