The invention of tea bags is attributed to the American tea merchant Thomas Sullivan, and the approximate date of the launch of this know-how in the world is attributed to the beginning of the XNUMXth century. When it dawned on a grocery seller that it was possible to sell tea in small portions in small silk bags, he did not even suspect what non-standard uses of this invention would be thought up by people around the world.
The method used by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Tea contains tannins, tannins, essential oils, a range of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Therefore, it is useful both when taken internally and in compresses. The experience of women of many generations proves that lotions made from green or black tea can relieve morning puffiness of the eyes, reduce bruises under the eyes. A strong infusion of tea (black or green) with a spoonful of dry wine is used for conjunctivitis.
By the way, if you accidentally put a bruise, attach a brewed tea bag to it – this way the hematoma will go away faster.
Due to the antiseptic properties of tannic acid, tea bags soaked in boiling water are used to treat and prevent such an unpleasant disease as barley.
Unusual marinade for meat and fish
Write down: a liter of strong black tea brew, salt, some lemon juice, onion rings, and your favorite meat spices. In this mixture, marinate pork or lamb for about five hours, then string on skewers and fry like a regular barbecue. The meat will be extraordinarily juicy.
By the way, this is a very timely life hack, because it’s spring!
There are a number of recipes for salting fish, for example, mackerel, with the addition of infusion of black tea – the fish turns out to be lightly salted and dark-golden, like smoked.
Eco-conscious advocates do not use commercial detergent, but pour hot water into the sink and put a few used tea bags in the water. After a few hours, the dishes can be easily washed, and the bags themselves can be used as a sponge.
Knowledgeable people assure that tea bags are able to absorb unpleasant odors. Dry, unused sachets or green tea “pyramids” can be put in shoes overnight to eliminate unpleasant odors.
Used, but dry portioned tea bags can be placed next to the trash can, in the refrigerator – it will work as a natural air purifier.
Our mothers and grandmothers moved the bed linen in the closet with pieces of scented soap: then sheets and pillowcases smell good afterwards, and moths don’t like scents.
Another way to flavor your bed linen is to shift it with herbal tea bags or dry citrus zest. Sleeping on such fragrant underwear will be sweeter.
On hot summer days, “kisses of the sun” often turn into real “bites”. If you are burnt under the hot rays, compresses and even baths with tea will help you.
This drink has the ability to heal minor wounds and skin damage. Brew as many bags of the simplest green tea as possible and have your own spa at home
In the same way, you can treat prickly heat in small children in the summer. If you do not have any medicinal herbs for bathing your child, brew a green tea bag and add the infusion to the water. Just keep in mind: a tea bath soothes the skin, but it can also invigorate the baby.
The unflavored tea sachet can be used for anti-inflammatory face masks.
In the current era of great interest in all kinds of handicrafts, tea bags are just a godsend. By the way, in China it is customary to boil eggs in a tea leaf, which means that we can do this too – they are colored in the same way as, for example, in onion skins.
Infusion of green, red and black tea can tint fabrics for embroidery and other manipulations with a needle and thread, tint paper for scrapbooking.
After brewing a few used tea bags, add the resulting infusion to the water to clean wood floors and parquet floors. Anyone who has tried to do this says that no “chemistry” can compare – parquet shines.
The same method can be used to wash wooden shelves in kitchens and other cupboards. Use black tea to clean dark brown wooden furniture or floors – it will also touch up the surface, masking minor scuffs or cracks.
A strong infusion of black tea can give a fresh chestnut shade to dark hair. In addition, the tannins contained in the drink will make the hair stronger, “conditioned”. We will not repeat ourselves about the unique composition of tea: what is good for the eyes will be good for the scalp and hair.
Fertilizer from nature itself
Gardeners and florists know about the wonderful properties of tea leaves. The contents of “used” tea bags are poured into the ground for indoor flowers or on flower beds and the soil is loosened well. Sleep tea is an excellent plant fertilizer. Important: only black tea and no chemical flavors!
Experienced garden flower lovers simply bury the used tea leaves in the flower beds – they scare away pests from plants
Craftswomen use cellulose packaging for tea in emergency situations – when a nail is cracked or cracked. A piece of packaging from a tea bag is cut out, applied to a nail cleaned and covered with a manicure “base” in the place of a break or crack, smoothed, dried and covered with another layer of “base”. The nail is as good as new, you can use it.
Funny gift bouquets are now made from everything – from cans of beer and men’s socks, from sausages and smoked meats, from teddy bears, from fruits and sweets. And imagine from tea bags too!
Imagine what composition you can present: a bouquet of the hero’s favorite teas, in the very core – several chocolates in foil! There would be a fantasy, but the hands grew from where needed. Tea sachets for the bouquet are used, of course, not “undressed”, but in individual envelopes.