WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER THROW AWAY THE USED TEA BAGS☕🍵
Are you throwing away your used tea bags? Do you know used tea bags have awesome benefits that can transform your life and enviroment. Everyone by now, knows the healing properties of tea. However, not many know about the usefulness of the used tea bags.In our quest to reuse, recycle, and re-imagine, it’s always a plus to find new uses for something. Even better if it makes our lives easier in the process. The once- or twice-dunked tea bag usually went right in the trash. But no more!
USED TEA BAG AMAZING HOME USES
🎇IT REMOVES BAD ODOR FROM FOODS AND KEEPS INSECTS AWAY
Did you just chop fresh onions or garlic, or clean a fresh fish? Wash your hands with a used teabag and the odor will disappear!👉Add a Couple dried used teabags to the bottom of your trashcan (under the bag!) to absorb trashy odors and help neutralize any smells that might emanate from it.
👉If you drink mint tea you can used the old used teabags (dry) in cupboards or places where you've seen spiders/bugs to repel them.
🎇USED TEA BAGS ADDS SHINE TO YOUR HAIR
Add Shine to your Hair by brewOMG a couple of used tea bags and let it cool, use it as a final rinse after washing your hair normally (shampoo & conditioner). This will give your hair a beautiful shine !
🎇STOPS TEETH BLEEDING
Used tea bags are good for stopping bleeding. If you start bleeding after you pull a tooth, take a teabag, dampen it in cool water and put it where the tooth was pulled. It also Lessen lost tooth pains. Some experts recommend placing a cold, wet tea bag on the spot where a child’s tooth has fallen out. It may reduce pain and lessen bleeding due to tannins in tea that constrict blood vessels.
🎇GET RID OF THE REDNESS ON YOUR EYES
Soak two tea bags in cold water for about 2 minutes. Place the teabags on your eyes, and let them stay for a couple of minutes. The tea bags will get rid of the redness around your eyes, as well as make them look fresher and more youthful. It also reduces puffy eyes.
👉👉Apply the used, wet (slightly cooled!!) teabags under your eyes and let rest 3 minutes to reduce puffy eyes
🎇MARINATE MEAT
To prevent meat from getting hard and resilient, you can marinate it with used teabags.The tea’s aroma will make the meat’s taste richer, as well as making it softer.Used tea bags can be soaked again in liquid to tenderize a tough cut of meat.
🎇USED TEA BAGS BOOST FLAVOR OF FOODS
If you like herbal teas, you can use tea bags to boost the flavor of pasta and grains, 👉simply drop 1 or 2 in the pot of water while they're cooking and you'll infuse them with Flavor
🎇TO FRESHEN CARPETS & RUGS
To Freshen Carpets/Rugs- allow the used teabags to dry completely, then empty the contents of several bags onto the carpet that needs to be freshened. Let them set overnight and vacuum in the morning. This will absorb odors and leave a nice fresh scent behind.Deodorize the House- mix the grounds with clean kitty litter to make the litter stay fresh smelling longer
STOPS RUSTING OF POTS AND PANS
It acts as Rust Proof Cast on Iron Cookware- the tannins in tea can help prevent rust from forming on your cast iron cookware, 👉simply apply a used black teabag after each use to create a layer of tanning which prevents oxidization (which in turn causes rust to form!)
🎇CLEAN YOUR HOME
Tea can clean dirty mirrors, floors and even linoleum.
🎇FRESHEN YOUR CLOTHES AND SHOES
Make your clothes smell nicer, by storing previously used and dried tea bags in your closet. You can also put them in your shoes in order to get rid of the bad smell.
🎇MITIGATE PAIN
Mouth injuries can be treated by biting down on a used tea bag.The tea’s compounds will relieve the pain and it will increase the healing process.
🎇MITIGATE SUNBURNS AND GET RID OF ACNE
Sun burns and acne can be treated using tea bags. 👉Place the teabag on the affected area and the tea bag will cool it down. Tea bags will also help you get rid of acne anywhere on your body.
🎇ELIMINATES FOOT ODOR
Great for athletes and anyone on their feet a lot, soaking your feet for 30 minutes a day in black tea (just save up those used bags) may result in fresher feet. Believers say it’s the tannins, or tannic acid, that creates a hostile environment for bacteria and/or acts as an astringent which contracts tissue, including sweat glands.Soaking your Feet, Not only will you deodorize your feet, but you can kill fungal infections, soften calluses and it's nourishing to the skin as well.
🎇SHINE MIRRORS
Re-soak used tea bags in warm water.👉 Dip a clean cloth in the “tea” and wipe mirrors, then dry with another cloth.Used tea Bags will leave the windows sparkling and Bonus- NO Chemical residue or smell.
🎇COAX YOUR COMPOST
Re-soak tea bags and pour resulting liquid (strong is best) and tea leaves on compost heap. This is said to speed up the composting process and attract acid-producing bacteria for acid-rich compost. Many plants grow best in acid-rich soil, including azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangea, calla lilies—even pine trees.
🎇IT IMPROVES POTTED PLANTS
Used tea bags improves potted plant health by scattering some used tea bags atop the drainage layer at the bottom of the planter before planting. Tea bags retain water and leach nutrients into the soil.Use them in your garden,fill a pot with water, add the used tea bags and rebrew them. Once you have a nice "tea" let it cool and use it in the garden to help fertilize plants. It can also be used to kill off fungus on seedlings.
🎇FOR SPARKLING TOILETS
Some people attest to the use of used tea bags as stain removing agents.👉 Remove leaves from the used bags, toss into the bowl and let sit for a few hours. Then flush.
🎇DEODORIZE FRIDGE
Apart from baking soda? Used tea bags can work just as well to absorb odors.👉Place a few used teabags in a dish and place them in the fridge to rapidly absorb odors.
🎇SOOTHE INSECT BITES AND RASHES
👉Apply cold, used tea bags to reduce swelling and redness.
🎇DE-GREASE DIRTY DISHES
Dishes, pots, and pans can be soaked in a sink filled with warm water and used tea bags to break up grease and make any necessary scrubbing easier for stubborn, dried, baked-on food.
🎇IT GETS RID OF BAD BREATH
Get Rid of Bad Breath Quick! You can make your own mouthwash by rebrewing the tea bag (of course you'll need to use a Mint or lemon tea for this one)