My go-go tea has cleared my skin and made my hair thicker – I just feel better
A woman who started drinking herbal tea saw her hair and skin look visibly better.
She explained that she buys the miraculous tea in bulk and uses a special method to make the tea.
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The woman raved about the tea in a post on Reddit’s Beauty forum, which has more than 929,000 members.
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She wrote this in response to a user who was curious about the beauty secrets that other Redditors swear by.
“Nettle tea,” says the woman who has since deleted her account said.
“I drink them by the pint.
“My skin got clearer, my hair got thicker, my nails got healthier and I just feel better.”
The beauty enthusiast said Starwest Botanicals on Amazon is her favorite place to buy nettles in bulk.
She said urtica dioica, commonly known as stinging nettle, tastes “very much like green tea.”
She uses “a heaping tablespoon per cup of cold or hot water” when drinking the tea.
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However, the nettles must be prepared hours in advance.
“Let cold water steep in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours (I make 2 liters of water) and then strain it,” she said.
“Put it in hot water and let it sit until it is lukewarm, or put it in the refrigerator and let it steep overnight, just like with cold water.”
Many people gave a positive review to the post and said they wanted to try the tea to improve their appearance.
The woman was responding to a commenter who suggested that the tea could also help slow the signs of aging on the skin.
“I noticed an overall reduction in redness, but nettles are also packed with nutrients that help repair sun damage,” she said.
“I can imagine that they are useful in combating aging.”
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A 16 ounce package of Starwest Botanicals Organic Nettle Leaf Tea Loose Cut and Sifted costs $34.97 on Amazon.
The organic tea has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 possible stars and customers have written rave reviews about it.
Someone said that the tea improved the condition of his skin after he suffered from a rash.
Another customer enthusiastically shared the positive impact the tea had on her hair health.
“I bought this to use as a tea as it was recommended by someone for hair breakage/hair loss due to hormone imbalances (PCOS/endometriosis),” they said.
“I have been taking it faithfully every day for almost 2 months now.
“I see a huge difference in the amount of hair loss. It’s only a tiny bit now and my edges are growing back.”
What is nettle tea?
According to Medical news todayNettle tea is a drink made by steeping a nettle plant in hot water.
Nettle plants are rich in nutrients, such as vitamins C, D and K, as well as minerals, antioxidants and fatty acids.
Scientific research on its benefits is “limited,” but people commonly use it to treat inflammation, bacterial infections, and seasonal allergies.
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