Handy Shares How to Reuse Your Tea Leaves

Introduction

Although tea is perhaps the most favorite casual drink across the globe, now its usage is even varied - from deodorizing to cooking; from cleaning to dyeing, tea is becoming a natural solution for many things. What you drink after boiling is one thing but on the other hand, the leftover tea is special for many reasons. In this article, Handy shares how to reuse leftover tea leaves.

The Uses

The ways to reuse your tea leaves are listed below:

1. A Natural Wardrobe Freshener- Use fully dried tea leaves mixed with a spoon of dried lavender flower. The flower needs to be dried too. We all know that green tea is a great natural odor neutralizer. Add lavender with it and it will keep the moths away. After using the tea leaves wrap the leftover in a paper towel and dry it on natural sunlight. And see the magic!
2. A Cure for Smelly Feet- There are many of us who have the awkward problem of smelly feet. Try some green tea leaves. Dry them well by putting them in a small filter. Leave them for 24 hours. Then remove them before putting on the shoe. This works a lot better than many of the powders available in the market.
3. Fridge Freshener- It is a common household problem to have a bad odor in your fridge. Put some dried green tea leaves in a small container and place it in the middle of the fridge. Your fridge will smell a lot better.
4. Shining Windows- Now turning the focus to black tea, not only does it help us to feel refreshed in the morning, but it also has other uses. Take 3 gm new or 10 gm used black tea per liter water and boil it down. Cool the water and let the water absorb the nutrients. Soak the cleaning cloth, drain the excess tea, and then clean the windows with it. All the dirt and stains will vanish.
5. Your Plant’s Friend- If you are thinking of making herbal compost then tea leaves can be an essential component. Just mix it well with soil, otherwise, the leftovers may catch mold and harm the soil. The compost is useful for both indoor and outdoor plants.
6. Eating as Salad- Used tea leaves can be a very good salad item like Japanese sencha. Both dry and wet tea leaves can be used. Just make sure that you are using it within a few hours of boiling it. If the leaves are wet, they taste better. But if it is dried then crush it properly and sprinkle over the salad.
7. Eye Mask- Catechins in the tea leaves have anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. Fill the cotton tea bags with green or white tea leaves and soak them in hot water. Let them cool down and when it's comfortable enough, place it over your eyes and leave there for 5-10 minutes to get the best effect.

Conclusion

Handy wants you to become aware of the fact that there are several other ways to reuse your tea leaves. For example, you may use them as a bath sachet, for a feet bath, to decorate scrapbooks and cards or for cleaning wooden surfaces, and many more.