Tuesday, 17 March 2015

4 amazing beauty benefits of green tea for hair and skin.

Most people think green tea is great only for health. While it helps with weight loss and improves metabolism, you should read about its benefits for your skin and hair too.

1.  Slows down skin ageing
      Since green tea has antioxidants, it slows down the ageing process and makes your skin look youthful. The skin shows signs of ageing like fine lines, wrinkles, etc. when it is not well-hydrated and as one nears menopause. In order to combat this, drink green tea daily which will reduce the appearance of lines by boosting collagen production.


2.                 Relieves puffy eyes 


A cold green tea bag can help relieve those puffy eyes and dark circles. It shrinks blood vessels under the eyes thus reducing puffiness. This also helps tighten sagging skin giving you a fresher look. Green tea is also a natural astringent.

3.                 Increases hair growth
Green tea helps strengthen the roots and preps the hair follicles  for regrowth due to the epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG present in it. It also helps increase blood circulation as it contains a molecule called catechin that stimulate hair growth.

4.                 Cleanses the scalp
Parasites and other infections cause the roots to weaken and fall. Green tea clears off all these bacterial and fungal parasites from your scalp. These parasites are responsible for weakening hair roots thus causing hair fall.