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Many teas and herbs you savor as beverages can transform your daily beauty routine into a refreshing interlude. Here are three blends made almost entirely from tea, kitchen herbs, and pantry spices. Each blend has a suggested essential oil that will intensify the fragrance. Ingredients:
1/4 cup chinese green tea leaves |
1/4 cup whole green cardamom pods |
1/4 cup whole cloves |
3 or 4 three-inch cinnamon sticks, coarsely chopped with a heavy-duty knife |
(essential oil complement: orange) |
Directions:
1. In a quart-sized plastic bag, place the tea, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Blow into the bag as if blowing up a balloon. Once inflated, hold the bag shut and shake until the herbs are combined. Store in an opaque glass or ceramic jar with a tight-fitting lid or cork. Give the jar a good shake to distribute the ingredients before removing any. For peak fragrance, using within six months.
2. Aromatic Herbal Tea Blend: Follow the recipe for Green Chai Spa Tea Blend, using 1/3 cup dried lavender flowers, 1/3 cup dried peppermint leaves, and 1/3 cup dried peppermint leaves, and 1/3 cup dried rose petals. (Essential oil complement: rose.)
3. Stimulating Herbal Tea Blend: Follow the recipe for Green Chai, using 1/3 cup dried eucalyptus leaves, 1/3 cup dried lemon balm leaves, and 1/3 cup dried rosemary leaves. (Essential oil complement: eucalyptus.)
4. From The Tea Deck: 50 Ways to Prepare, Serve, and Enjoy by Sara Perry. Text © 2008 by Sara Perry.
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