Many people love a little tea, either for its health benefits or simply for its taste. Some studies show that certain teas can help fight cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Because they are more practical, the bags of tea ready they are more popular and after use they are discarded. However, these tea bags can have an interesting use and, for that reason, we are going to teach you some ways to reuse your tea bag.
Ways to reuse tea bags
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Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world, second only to water itself. And all this consumption, which is mostly done with bags, generates a large amount of waste that is not reused.
However, as said, there are interesting ways to reuse these bags and reduce the environmental impact. Check out some of them:
Help in the treatment of wounds
For those who are clumsy and tend to get hurt a lot, or have children at home, this is a golden tip. Just place the tea bag on the wound at a temperature that is pleasant for your skin, usually warm.
The best option is black tea, which has anti-inflammatory substances and helps reduce swelling and pain.
Remove grease from dishes
To take advantage of this tip is very simple, you just need to soak the greasy dishes in a used bag for a few hours. Then just clean up the objects normally as usual.
This tip is for cutlery, plates, pans and any type of crockery.
Combat bad odor
This is a very broad tip, and can be used in your refrigerator or tennis. If you are going to use it in the fridge, place the bags inside a pot and leave it in the fridge for about 24 hours.
For sneakers or shoes that smell like foot odor, you should leave the used bags inside the shoes for about three days, until you feel that the bad odor has subsided.
Pesticide for your plants
Most teas, such as lemon balm, cinnamon and mint, has natural pesticidal properties, which ward off fungi and pests, due to its strong smell.
To do this, you must bury the bags completely in the soil of your potted plants or in your garden and wait for them to do their part.