Tea con­tains caf­feine and can help folks stay alert.  It is also used as a health food, espe­cially green tea, said to pre­vent heart dis­ease and can­cer, gum dis­ease, skin aging and weight loss. Studies have shown that tea polyphe­nols can pro­tect against the effects of many ill­nesses.   Tea comes in black, green and white and the dif­fer­ence comes in the har­vest­ing and pro­cess­ing.  In par­tic­u­lar, skin is said to ben­e­fit from top­i­cal appli­ca­tion of green tea as well.

Green tea con­tains antiox­i­dants and anti-inflammatory ele­ments and top­i­cal green tea polyphe­nols will likely slow down the aging process.  Sun pro­tec­tion ben­e­fits of green tea have been doc­u­mented and thus apply­ing a green tea for­mula under your sun­screen is helpful. That said, it is best if com­bined with zinc oxide-based sunscreens. Below is some sim­ple ways to add green tea to you skin main­te­nance rou­tines to slow down aging. 

The eas­i­est way is to sim­ply boil some water and add the green tea leaves for a few min­utes.  Cool and refrig­er­ate the liq­uid and with that your green tea liq­uid toner is ready to use.  To use, clean your face, dip a cot­ton ball in the liq­uid and apply to your face and neck. 

Another sim­ple prod­uct used for skin care is bak­ing soda.  Baking soda is fre­quently used for shav­ing and sham­poo­ing, for minor cuts and burns and for relax­ation in the bath.  For beau­ti­ful, smooth skin, use your kitchen bak­ing soda as a cleanser and exfo­liant.  Simply mix it with a few drops of cool water and apply to the skin.  That will help to clean the skin and remove the dead skin cell. However, make sure you mois­tur­ize well after­wards because it tends to dry out the skin. 

And, if you want to com­bine the ben­e­fits of green tea and bak­ing soda, use this recipe and make your own Green Tea Toner

Green Tea Toner

 You will need:

• some organic green tea leaf
• lemon juice
• 2 table­spoons of honey
• 1 table­spoon of witch hazel
• a few drops of Tea tree Oil (optional)
• a few drops of Hosa Oil
• 1 table­spoon of bak­ing soda
• a few drops of Vitamin E Oil
• water
• a con­tainer for the toner

1. Boil the leaves and then get ¾ of a cup to 1 cup of the green tea
2. Add the juice from one lemon
3. Add 2 table­spoons of honey
4. The tea water will still be warm so the honey will dis­solve quickly
5. Add 1 table­spoon of witch hazel
6. Add a few drops of Tea Tree Oil which is good for blem­ishes (it is strong so you only need a few drops)
7. Add a few drops of Hosa Oil 
8. One Heaping table­spoon of bak­ing soda
9. Lemon and bak­ing soda will foam but will even­tu­ally set­tle and you can mix it
10. Add vit­a­min E oil – a few drops
11. Mix it well, pour into a stor­age con­tainer that you have pre­vi­ously prepared

If you mix more than your con­tainer will hold, you can mix the remain­der with a clay mask instead of using water or mix with an aspirin paste for an exfo­li­at­ing face wash or mix with any­thing and leave it on for 15 to 30 minutes. 

Done. Now you have made your own Green Tea Toner inex­pen­sively and have what you need to keep your face clean, smooth and pos­si­bly help with the aging lines and wrinkles.