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10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Teabags

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10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Teabags

If you love drinking tea every morning, here are 10 reasons why you should save your leftover tea bags and use them again:

by Atika Lim  /   August 11, 2016

If you love drinking tea every morning, here are 10 reasons why you should save your leftover tea bags and use them again:

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10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Teabags
1. Flavour Your Rice or Pasta
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Love the smell of jasmine flavoured rice? You can make some of your very own at home with leftover tea bags.

Place a leftover bags of jasmine tea in your rice cooker while steaming rice and you’ll get fragrant smelling rice. Do the same with your pasta but in boiling water to achieve the same results.

2. Help Your Plants Grow Better
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Mix some tea into your gardening soil to repel pests and help your plants grow healthily. Different types of tea offer different nutrients and benefits to your plants.

3. Marinate Your Meats
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Boil some tea with your leftover teabags to make a delicious marinade for your meats. Add cooking wine or some other marinade sauces for an even richer flavour.

4. Infuse Your Meats
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Tear those leftover teabags open and rub them into your meats for a dry marinade and to left the flavours infuse in. Leave them overnight and brush away the tea leaves for a deliciously fragrant dish.

5. Mix Different Tea Bags for A Delicious Drink
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Got some teabag flavours that you think might go well together? Be your own mixologist and create your very own drink.

 

6. Make Your Own Air Fresheners
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Leave leftover tea bags to dry and add your favourite essential oils to them for homemade air fresheners.

7. Turn Them Into Potpourri
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If you’ve got plenty of tea bags, turn them into potpourri instead. Add your favourite essential oils, mix is up and separate it into different bowls to freshen up your home.

8. Get Rid of Foot Odours
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Boil some tea with your leftover tea bags, allow it to cool down slightly and soak your feet in. The antioxidants found in tea can help nourish your skin and soften it.

9. Use It As A Foot Scrub
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Once you’re done soaking your foot in them, tear open the leftover teabags and scrub the base of your foot with it for smoother skin!

10. Freshen Up Your Fridge
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Adding some tea bags into your fridge helps to freshen it and keep it from smelling bad too.

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