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Who does not know them, the famous scene from “Otto, the Frisian”, which discusses how a tea bag should be disposed of – scrap metal, old bags, old thread? Nowadays, this is a bit simpler: scrap metal is no longer needed with modern bags, because most of them have no staples, the rest can be left on the compost. In general, however, it is good and right to pay more attention to the tea bag, because it can be incredibly useful. The following 10 examples show you surprising uses for used tea bags and tea in general.
1 Glass cleaner
Cut open a used tea bag and wrap the moist tea leaves in a thin cloth to clean mirrors, windows and other glass surfaces. Then wipe dry with a second cloth.
2 Baby care
Midwives, parents and paediatricians swear that black tea is a great way to cure sore baby babies. If the nappy area is reddened, tanning with black tea helps alleviate the discomfort caused by the tannins it contains. Of course, the tea must have cooled for it.
3 Fertilizer
Although tea bags are not a long-term fertilizer substitute, but at least in the short term can be pumped up with their help plants. For this, bury a used tea bag next to the plant (after removing the clip if necessary).
4 warts
Allegedly, warts can be combated by putting a wet bag of green tea on them for several minutes. It is said that the first successes are already apparent the next day.
5 neutralize odors
Distribute the contents of a used and dried teabag onto textiles to rid them of unpleasant odors. Leave everything in ten minutes and then sip the tea crumbs.
6 Wash hands
If your hands smell of onion or fish after cooking, you can rid them of unpleasant odors by rubbing them in with the contents of a used, dried teabag.
7 Bath additive
Teas with antioxidants, such as green tea, are suitable as a bath additive, which should have a skin-caring effect in addition to its aromatherapy.
8 toothache
Soak a bag of chamomile tea in warm water and place it on the tooth to relieve toothache in the short term. Alternatively, mouth rinses with sage or chamomile tea are recommended.
9 Blue spots
Treat bruises by placing a wet teabag on the wounded area for several minutes. The same method helps with mosquito bites and sunburn.
10 Wound healing
Not only in the case of bruises, but also in the case of small cuts, wound healing can be promoted if you place a moist bag on the affected area. Especially chamomile and black tea are suitable for this.
Picking up the teabags after the tea ceremony may well be worthwhile. Surely you will think of other applications, the list can be expanded.
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