Whether it's a sun-filled day or a cool, breezy afternoon, it’s always tea time for your hair and skin. This way, you get to enjoy a little afternoon tea while nourishing your body with compounds that your hair and skin love. It sounds like a win-win situation to us.

Tea for better hair and skin

It seems too easy to drink a cup of tea and infuse your skin and hair with amazing nutrients, and yet it really works. In fact, the properties of some teas are so great that you don’t even have to drink them. You can use the tea as an exfoliator, a mask, a hair rinse, and more.

Most teas boast powerful ingredients that help firm and rejuvenate skin, and that can protect the skin from common oxidative stress. There are also teas with nutrients that specifically target your hair and skin and make you look amazing.

1. Black tea

Speaking of antioxidants, black tea is filled with these wonders, and they’re fantastic at helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Not only is black tea great for your skin when you drink it, but you can also use cool black tea as a face rinse to support the skin.

2. Chamomile tea

Chamomile is a mild tea known for its soothing effect and rejuvenating nature. It’s also known as a hair lightener.

Try steeping two chamomile bags in water and adding lemon juice, and using it as a shampoo. Let it sit on your hair for up to 10 minutes to lighten your locks without chemicals. It’s great for the sun-kissed look.

As an added bonus, it’s believed that chamomile tea can support your natural hair growth by opening up the follicles. That one is still up for debate, but let us know if it works for you!

3. Lemongrass tea

This refreshing tea is considered a great detoxifier, so drinking it is refreshing for both your skin and hair. It can help clear out blocked pores on your face and open up follicles on your scalp. If you want to go right to the source, apply this tea to your hair and scalp.

4. Lavender tea

Lavender is great at calming and soothing, but it’s also really good at helping to remove oil and reducing loose dandruff flakes from the hair by exfoliation. Drink it, bathe in it, and use it as a hair rinse. Lavender has so many benefits that you need to add more of it to your regimen, no matter how you get it.

5. Kombucha tea

The always trendy kombucha tea is different from your traditional teas. Kombucha is a fermented tea made with sugar, bacteria, and yeast.

There are a lot of purported benefits of kombucha, and while the Mayo Clinic warns that some of the claims have not been supported, it does seem that it has similar properties to probiotics.

Try kombucha for yourself, and see if you can prove some of the claims. It’s said to help your skin appear firmer, more hydrated, and rejuvenated. A kombucha facial cleanse can brighten your complexion and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

6. Ginger tea

If you ever have an upset stomach, reach for the ginger tea or brew some homemade fresh slices of ginger. But where your skin and hair are concerned, ginger is used to reduce uneven skin tone, reduce the look of pigmentation, and increase blood circulation in the scalp.

7. Matcha tea

A bright green tea from Japan, it’s the chlorophyll in matcha tea that visually cues you in to how rich it is in antioxidants. This means it’s a great revitalizer. If you save the tea bags, they can be placed on any discoloration to help brighten the appearance of your complexion.

8. Sage Tea

This tea has long been thought to support hair growth and promote brain health. While much of that may be anecdotal, it can’t hurt to try incorporating a cup into your health regimen.

You can drink sage tea or use it as a hair rinse to give your hair some shine and reduce loose dandruff flakes from the hair by exfoliation. One note, if you’re pregnant, it’s not recommended that you drink sage tea medicinally.

9. Nettles

This tea is not very well known, but it’s high in essential minerals, including iron. It’s also a diuretic, which helps the body eliminate waste and revitalize naturally.

If you're often pressed for time, and you’re not sure that you can drink an abundance of tea every day, then you might want to consider a daily supplement like Clinical Formula Hair Vitamins instead, which includes daily nutrients formulated to support your skin, hair, and nail health.

Final thoughts

Celebrate tea in the most unusual ways with a hair rinse and a face wash. Of course, you can always sit back and sip a cup, too. Try some different flavors to delight your taste buds, and then try them externally to see if you can uncover any new benefits for your skin and hair.