How to relieve sunburn pain with tea bags

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relieve sunburn pain with tea bags

Tea is not only good for you but it is capable of much more. For health and beauty and around the house there is much more to tea than you know. Here are just a few...

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Relieve sunburn

Apply a few wet tea bags to the your sunburn and it will take out the sting and cool it off.

** This works well for other types of minor burns as well.

If you have sunburn in many places on your body you can put some tea bags in your bathwater and soak your whole body in the tub.
Step 2

Drain a boil

Cover a boil with a wet tea bag and let it sit overnight and the boil should drain by morning.
Step 3

Dry a poison ivy rash

Dry a weeping poison ivy rash with strongly brewed tea.

Boil tea bags in water
Allow to cool
Dip a cotton ball into the tea, dab it on the affected area, and let it air-dry. repeat until the rash dries up.
Step 4

Relieve tired eyes

Renew tired or puffy eyes by soaking two tea bags in warm water and place them over your eyes for 20 minutes.

* The tannins in the tea act to reduce puffiness and soothe tired eyes.
Step 5

**See more of my articles on uses for ordinary things in the resource section below.