Discover some of the many benefits of dried used tea bags!

by Shirley Marie Bradby

June 04, 2017

Discover some of the many benefits of dried used tea bags!
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It has happened to almost everyone to drink a cup of tea and then to immediately throw the tea bag in the organic waste container. That's too bad! Yes, too bad, because you could have reused the tea bag instead of throwing it away,

It may seem strange, that something like a used tea bag can still be useful in many ways. Some of the ways are actually quite surprising and could come in handy for your personal well-being or around the house. 

Below we offer ten tips that will not cost you anything to try ... Just drink a cup of hot tea!

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1) If you want to flavor rice or pasta just add a sachet of dried tea in the pot where the water boils and bubbles. 

2) To prevent fungal attacks on your plants just place a tea bag that you have already used in your watering can and wait for the remaining essence of tea to spread in the water and then water your plants.

3) If you are suffering from sunburn, put a used dried tea bag in some fresh water, let it soak a bit, and then pour it into a spray bottle. Spraying it on your skin will give you instant relief!

4) If you have a skin irritation or a burning sensation on your arms or legs just soak an old dried tea bag in a little water and then position in over the irritated part to alleviate your suffering.

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5) To prepare an aromatic bath that gives relief to your skin just tie one of your used tea bags to the bathtub faucet and open the hot water to fill the tub.

6) As soon as the used tea bags have dried, take some of them and put them on the bottom of your organic waste can so as to counteract any bad smells that might develop.

7) You can also employ used tea bags to absorb odors in the refrigerator, in this case, you need at least a couple of dried tea bags that must be placed and left in the fridge.

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8) You can use your dried tea bags to give a new flavor to your cocktails, try soaking a used dried mint tea bag in some rum, and you will make a great tasting mojito!

9) Or you can even use the dried tea bags to deodorize your house! Just pour a few drops of essential oil on the dried tea bags and hang them in the room that you want to deodorize.

10) If you want to deodorize shoes, simply put several dried tea bags inside the shoes and leave them the entire night --- the dried tea bags will absorb all the odors.

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In this video, you will find other tricks and ways to utilize dried used tea bags to the fullest!

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