Many Ways to Re-Use Brewed Tea Leaves

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” We love TEA; would like to use out tea leaves as much as before throwaway. Always have this moment of regret whenever brew a pot of tea and dispose of the used tea leaves afterward or maybe you bought some tea a long time ago and just never got around to drinking it. it’s no longer fresh and not fit for your teapot anymore.
Surely, there must be another use for used tea leaves and old tea leaves before they’re ready to make their final journey. It can have reused for lots of different things such as cleaning to health to beauty to crafts, there are plenty of uses for used and old tea leaves.

Re-Steep –
A lot of teas can be steeped two or even three times to create extra delicious tea and saving you from having to use up more fresh tea. This is an especially handy trick if you’re running low on stock of one of your favorites.
Re-steep, the flavor may be more mild upon second and third steeping, but you’ll still reap the same rewards.

As a drawer or wardrobe or closet  scents –
Tea leaves are fully dry you can pop them into mesh bags and leave them in your drawer to keep your clothes smelling fresh. 

Put some dry tea leaves in with your underwear to keep them smelling fresh –

Use tea to make smelly shoes to eliminate foot odor or smell like your favorites tea
Place some dry tea leaves in smelly shoes and keep overnight

Baking –
Bake tea-infused cupcakes, cakes and cookies

Sprinkle on salads or rice –

Use cold tea leaves to relieve sore nipples in the early days of breastfeeding –

Cleaning Ability –
Tea’s natural ability to break down dirt, oil, and grease.

* Tea can be especially helpful when cleaning dirty windows, mirrors, and dishes.
Are there greasy fingerprints on a window or mirror (or even eyeglasses)?
Wipe them clean with tea infusion in a spray bottle.

* Do you have a sink full of greasy dishes or food stuck on silverware?
Leave them to soak in a sink with a dozen or so tea leaves overnight: the grease will break down by morning.

Use an infusion of green tea to wipe down a microwave with lingering food odors

Rinsing your hands in cool tea after working with pungent ingredients will help get rid of those smells

Compost / Fertilize Your Plants –
Tea leaves  are compostable like most food waste. Tea actually enhances the composting process, speeding up the amount of time it takes to turn your waste into good old fashioned dirt.  Just add your used tea to your compost pile or a good amount sprinkle it into pots or bury in with your plants. Over time it become dirt. Rose bushes are particularly like tea.
If not the compost pile, Tea leaves act as great fertilizer around the root systems of most plants. Tea helps plants grow by providing nourishment and it even aids in water retention. Moreover, tea leaves can help prevent weed growth.

Cleaning Wood with Tea –
Black tea is excellent to shine and boost the color of both hardwood floors and wood furniture. Not only does the acidic level of black tea help loosen dirt, but the tannins in black tea also help bring out woodgrain, darken the wood color, and enhance the natural shine of wood. Additionally, a strong infusion of black tea will help hide surface scratches from wear and tear, breathing new life into wood.
Instructions – To clean wood with tea, bring water to a boil. Add the used or old black tea leaves (more for a stronger infusion) to the water and allow it to sit for around an hour for the water to cool down and absorb the tea. Test the infusion on a small area of wood before attempting on a large scale. To clean flooring, rub the infusion onto the floor with a cleaning cloth or a mop, taking care not to use too much water on the wood; then simply let dry. Please note that this method is not suitable for laminate or Pergo flooring. To clean wood furniture (such as chairs, tables, cabinets, etc.), simply wipe down the furniture with the infusion and a cleaning cloth and buff dry with a dry, clean, soft cloth.

Freshen up the fridge –
Freshen up your fridge by placing used tea leaves in an open container or on a dish on the middle shelf (and removing the food on the turn) as an alternative to baking soda, changing the leaves every couple of days

Carpet deodorizer –
Flavored tea smell  as an air freshener. Also tea leaves as a carpet deodorizer.
Simply dry the leaves of choice, sprinkle them on the carpet or on a rug, and leave them to sit for 15 -20 minutes and vacuum.
Do not use wet leaves, it will stain

Crafty with Tea –
* To give fabric (or even lace) an antique look, soak the fabric in a green or black tea infusion.
* Some painters even like to paint with tea for a watercolor effect.
* You can even incorporate tea leaves in displays or paint on top of them on canvas for a 3D effect.
* Create art by pressing the tea leaves.
* Tea infusions can be added to soap in soap making, which adds the benefits of tea on skin as well as providing a pleasant smell.

Make a Body Scrub –
Tea is loaded with antioxidants and other healthful compounds. If it is so good for us on the inside, why not use it on the outside too! Used tea leaves make a great exfoliating and nourishing addition to any DIY body scrub. You can dry them out or use them moist. If you use moist tea leaves just make sure not to leave a scrub out for days and days because the water content may invite mold
A great, simple scrub recipe is:
4-6 tbsp tea leaves
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup Coconut Oil
10-30 drops essential oil of your choice
Blend ingredients by hand in a bowl and store in an airtight jar.

Face Scrub –
Green tea is particularly good for a face scrub. People love green tea for its antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties and claim the same benefits can be enjoyed when applying it directly to the skin.
A homemade, plastic-free beauty product is right up our street and used tea leaves give us that chance to have just that. You can make your own DIY face scrub from
used tea leaves,
sugar and
lemon juice.

Soothing Body –
Tea leaves can also be used to soothe your body for a DIY spa treatment as well as home remedies for burns. Tea is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties, and green tea specifically contains tannic acid and theobromine, which is believed to relieve pain and heal damaged skin when applied topically, making it a good choice for treating burns like sunburn, poison ivy, or razor burn as well as acne and bee stings.
Instructions: Boil water and brew used green tea leaves for about an hour; make sure the infusion is cool before applying to skin with a smooth cloth or cotton pads. For an extra cooling effect, store the infusion in the refrigerator before and after use.

Tea Bath
After a long day, why not relax with a cup of tea and a green tea bath?
Green tea is an excellent additive for relaxing in the bath, adding its antioxidants and detoxification qualities as well as Vitamin B to soften skin.
Instructions: Using about 15 grams/0.53 oz. of tea in a sachet, add the used green tea to a hot but bearable bath and soak away stress, aches, and pains for around 40 minutes. Make sure to moisturize afterwards for a true spa experience. As always, bath safety applies such as stopping if you feel lightheaded and making sure another person is nearby.
On a smaller scale, green tea can also be added to a footbath to freshen up stinky feet.

Mix some tea into kitty litter to help eliminate kitty odors

Tea’s dirt fighting powers can be used to buff up dark leather –
Simply rub damp teabags in a circular motion on leather and buff it with a clean cloth.

It’s amazing how many benefits tea has, from being an antioxidant powerhouse to helping reduce blood pressure, Camellia Sinensis (aka the tea leaf) is a seriously amazing plant. After you’ve had your tea,
Why just throw away those beautiful leaves when you can re-use them to make something wonderful and save a little more from the landfill?
Ever wondered if there was anything else you could do with your used tea leaves other than throw them away? Here you are! There are many ways to re-use brewed tea leaves.”

Reference:
1. https://www.sesapure.com/sesa-says/3-ways-to-use-brewed-tea-leaves
2. https://ourremedy.co.uk/use-leftover-tea-leaves/
3. https://www.teamuse.com/article_200626.html
Trying to give more, accurate, updates, moderated information to citizen who love Tea. Thank you very much for the referral that I used for make this article – Jeewaka