In addition to drinking tea is good for the body, its used tea bags also have a lot of uses, let's take a look!
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► Homemade deodorant packs
Cut the brewed tea bag with scissors, take out the tea leaves and take them to the outdoors to dry, and then put them into gauze and sew them up with needles and threads to make a homemade deodorant bag. Xiong Bao explained that because tea is absorbent, it can absorb odors in the air.
Tips: This method is only suitable for a small area of space, if the tea has been used for a long time if there is a peculiar smell or mold, it must be replaced.
► Take care of wooden furniture
The brewed black tea bag is placed in clean water for about 3~5 minutes to become tea water, and then moistened with a rag to wipe the wooden furniture, which can make the original dull wooden furniture brighter. Xiong Bao explained that because the wood has capillaries, it will absorb tea water, but it is only suitable for dark wood furniture, and it is not suitable if there is glossy paint.
Tips: Remind the tea leaves to dry quickly after wiping to avoid the wood absorbing too much water and causing mold, cracking or deformation.
► Remove refrigerator odors
After the brewed tea bag is drained and put in the refrigerator to absorb miscellaneous odors, the more the quantity, the better the effect, but it needs to be replaced once every 2 days, and the longest should not be put for more than 1 week.
► Dishwasher
Add an appropriate amount of water to 2~3 used tea bags, then rub the tea bags with both hands, and use them to wash dishes when the water is brown. Because theophylline in tea has the effect of removing oil and relieving greasyness, but when cleaning dishes that are too greasy, the effect is limited.
► This fertilizer
After the tea bag is used up, the tea leaves can be taken out and sprinkled evenly around the potting soil as fertilizer, but it is only suitable for potted plants that are exposed to the sun and ventilated, otherwise the tea will become moldy. It is recommended that it is best to bury the tea leaves in the potting soil for better absorption.
Tips: About 1~2 tea bags are placed in 6-inch potted plants, and potted plants below 6 inches are not suitable because they are too small to bury tea leaves.
It can also be used to maintain the body!
► Take a bath, soak your hands and feet
Put 3~4 used tea bags according to the size of the bathtub, and you can take a bath in the bathtub when the hot water takes on a brown color, which can eliminate body odor and sweat odor. If you don't have time to take a bath, you can also put 1~2 used tea bags in a basin to soak your hands and feet to prevent dry skin. The expert explained that because tea has antioxidant substances, it can promote skin moisturization, but it is not suitable for those with allergies.
► Hair care
After using the tea bag after brewing, it can be used to make hot tea water, and it can be used for hair care after washing the hair, and the hair can be soaked in tea water for about 1 minute, and there is no need to rinse it with water. The expert explained that because tea has polyphenol flavonoids, it can protect the hair from oxidation, but the effect is limited, and it is not applicable if there is an allergy.
The above methods may not be suitable for everyone, if you are worried about causing allergies, you can wipe the inside of your elbow with tea water before use, or the body can not shine in the sun, observe whether there is redness and swelling, if you will be allergic, do not use, if the allergy does not subside, you need to seek professional assistance from a doctor.
Tea bags don't brew, you can still use it like this!
► Remove phone odor
Dry tea bags can be placed on both sides of the microphone, which can eliminate the peculiar smell in the mouth when talking on the phone, and the tea bag is effective even if it expires. Xiong Bao explained that because tea has substances such as tannic acid, it can combine the protein in saliva to achieve deodorization and sterilization effects, and it is recommended that this method is best used for personal phones, and the tea bag needs to be changed once every 2~3 days.
► Transform into a deodorant desiccant
Use dry tea bags with desiccant, and then wrap them in toilet paper, which can be placed in the closet, shoe cabinet or shoes, which can deodorize and dehumidify, and expired tea bags are also effective. It is also reminded that this method can only be used for 1~2 weeks, and if you find that the tea bag has a peculiar smell or mold, it must be replaced.