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A cup of tea fits well whether it’s morning and you’re getting ready for a new day or afternoon and you’re slowly preparing to go home from work or school.
Most teas are not only tasty and refreshing, but they also have many beneficial effects on our body.
A mistake many people often make is that after finishing their tea they simply throw the bag away. Yet used tea bags can be put to excellent use for many beneficial purposes.
And about one such way to use tea bags we’ll tell you more in our article today.
Specifically, you will learn how a used bag of black tea can help with problems concerning your teeth and gums .
Tea bag for sore gums and teeth
We admit that the thought of a mouth with a used tea bag sticking out may seem strange.
The fact, however, is that it works great for sore teeth and also for inflamed, swollen, or bleeding gums.
procedure:
1. After finishing the tea, don’t throw the bag away; place it in a bowl and store it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
2. After the bag has cooled, take it out of the fridge and place it in your mouth on the spot where your tooth or gums hurt.
3. Hold it there for a while.
4. Pain relief should occur almost immediately.
How it works
Black tea contains compounds that suppress pain.
By applying the bag directly to the affected area you achieve a much higher concentration than, for example, if you drank the tea and swished it in your mouth.
That would partly help relieve pain, but not as much as when you apply the bag directly to swollen and inflamed gums.
In a similar way to treating sore gums, you can use this trick on canker sores in the mouth or other conditions characterized by inflammation and pain.
One extra tip to finish
Finally, we’ll give one excellent use for used black tea bags that is especially relevant in this sunny summer season.
If you’ve been out in the sun a lot during the day and got sunburned, in the evening apply several used black tea bags to the most sunburned areas.
If you want, you can also cut the bags open and spread the tea over your shoulders or back to more easily cover a larger area.
The compounds contained in black tea will bring immediate relief from burning and also support faster regeneration of sunburned skin.
