There\u2019s nothing like coffee to start the morning, but in the evenings, I always switch to tea.<\/p>\n
Boiling the kettle and dropping in my favorite tea bag has become a comforting ritual.<\/p>\n
Like most people, I used to toss out my tea bags after one use.<\/p>\n
But that changed after my grandmother showed me clever tricks for reusing them \u2014 and they\u2019re surprisingly handy!<\/p>\n
1. Soothe sunburns<\/strong><\/p>\n Black tea bags, when cooled and applied to sunburnt skin, offer relief thanks to their tannic acid content, which cools and promotes healing.<\/p>\n 2. Treat minor burns<\/strong><\/p>\n For small burns, apply a cold, used black tea bag to the area. The tannins help soothe pain and reduce inflammation.<\/p>\n 3. Remove warts<\/strong><\/p>\n Green tea is full of antioxidants. Placing a cooled used bag on a wart for 15 minutes twice daily may help it shrink and fall off within days.<\/p>\n 4. Reduce puffy eyes<\/strong><\/p>\n Refrigerated tea bags work wonders for tired, puffy eyes. Just place one over each eye for a few minutes for a refreshing lift.<\/p>\n 5. Cut grease on dishes<\/strong><\/p>\n Throw a few used tea bags into a sink full of greasy dishes. The natural compounds help break down grime, making cleanup easier.<\/p>\n 6. Natural weed killer<\/strong><\/p>\n Steeped tea mixed with vinegar and citrus peels makes a gentle, effective spray for unwanted garden weeds.<\/p>\n 7. Boost plant growth<\/strong><\/p>\n Used tea bags or loose leaves can be composted or buried near plant roots as a natural fertilizer \u2014 especially loved by roses and ferns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s nothing like coffee to start the morning, but in the evenings, I always switch to tea. Boiling the kettle and dropping in my favorite tea bag has become a comforting ritual. Like most people, I used to toss out my tea bags after one use. But that changed after my grandmother showed me clever…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4884,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4882\/revisions\/4884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}