Green Tea Face Packs For Glowing Skin

By Tara Hari

Green tea is rich in flavanoids, vitamins and minerals which bestows it with numerous beauty benefits. It prevents wrinkles, diminishes dark spots, evens skin tone and prevents skin problems like acne, sunburn and skin cancer. Green tea packs can be directly applied to sunburned areas to provide soothing relief. Due to the presence of tannic acid, green tea is the perfect remedy to diminish swelling and eliminate pimples.

Green tea is an excellent detoxifier and it helps purify the skin by removing all the harmful chemicals from it. It is also useful in reducing inflammation and keeping the skin from getting oily and shiny. You can easily obtain the benefits of green tea, either by drinking or applying it directly to your face in the form of face packs. Let us look at a few green tea face packs for a glowing skin.

Instant Glow

Instant Glow

Take three tablespoons each of green tea and cocoa powder and mix well with a tablespoon of almond oil. An alternative is to mix a tablespoon of green tea leaves with three tablespoons of mayonnaise. Leave for 20 minutes before washing it off. Your skin will start glowing immediately.

Rejuvenate Skin

Rejuvenate Skin

Scoop out the pulp of a ripe papaya and mix it with green tea extract. Make sure your skin is damp before applying this mixture and wash it off after 15 minutes. This will work wonders for tanned skin. It transforms your dull skin by giving it a beautiful glow.

Brighter Skin

Brighter Skin

Mix two bags of green tea with one tablespoon of rice flower and add a spoon of lemon to the paste. Apply the paste to your face and wash it off after 15 minutes. The rice flower brightens the skin and acts as an exfoliant. Your skin will immediately look brighter and healthier.

Wrinkle Vanish

Wrinkle Vanish

This face mask helps eliminate the visible signs of ageing like wrinkles and fine lines. Mash three strawberries and add it to a tablespoon of green tea and honey. Apply the paste on your face by massaging it in an upwards circular motion. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes and reveal visibly younger looking skin.

Clear Skin

Clear Skin

Boil water and immerse 3 tea bags and ginger root in it. Seep the mixture and apply the strained solution to the areas with acne or blemishes. You can also add egg whites to the solution. This will give you clear and blemish-free skin. This recipe can even be used to lighten old scars.

Radiant Skin

Radiant Skin

Make a mixture of one teaspoon of raw honey with the same quantity of olive oil and add one teaspoon of green tea powder to this mixture. Heat this paste slightly and massage this mixture on your skin and leave it on for 20-30 minutes. Your skin will have a luminous, dewy look after washing it off.

Conclusion

Conclusion

Regular application of green tea face pack will rejuvenate your skin and leave you looking younger and more radiant than ever. Get ready to flaunt your luminous, radiant and glowing skin.

Story first published: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:42 [IST]
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