The Benefits of Green Tea Skin Care

Green tea has long been used as a beauty enhancement product for centuries throughout the East. Here in the West, using green tea to supplement skin care and assist in weight loss is a popular beauty method for many women. Whether employed as a food product or when being applied straight to the skin, green tea skin care is a fast growing and preferable part of a natural beauty regimen.

When used as a naturally made facial application, green tea is reported to cleanse pores and tighten skin when used as an astringent. When mixed with warm water and allowed to steep, it may be applied to the face using a cotton ball. Green tea facials are said to feel less harsh and are less drying than the usual market offered cleansers and astringents most of which contain trace amounts of skin drying alcohol. A fast facial pick-me-up can be enjoyed throughout the day when green tea is steeped and used in a spritzer bottle. Keeping the bottle close at hand can provide a refreshing spray over the face and body throughout the day.

Green tea skin care regimens often include dietary benefits as well. By consuming green tea with food, it is said that the benefits of skin care can be achieved from the inside out. Mixing green tea leaves with drinks that contain lemon, provide an ideal and healthy alternative to pre-mixed dietary drinks. Green tea is reported to carry weight loss benefits such as diet control through appetite suppression and an increase in metabolism and energy.

Some find green tea’s relaxing properties to be beneficial for minor aches and pains as well. When steeped in water and applied with sponges to the eyes, green tea can help alleviate dark circles under the eyes or puffiness, which can occur from, overworked or overtired eyestrain.

Containing high counts of anti-oxidants, green tea has the benefits of helping the body to stave off free radicals, which can damage the skin through daily exposure or poor diet. Either used as a food or applied directly to the skin, a green tea skin care regimen assures a natural beauty from the inside and out.