The great British cuppa

Tea: not just for drinking

We LOVE tea in the UK  – we’ve been drinking it since the 1600s. It’s part of life – like fish and chips, beer gardens, and builders and their bums. But it’s not just for drinking. There are all sorts of things you can do with a used tea bag.

• Sun worshippers: used, cold tea bags feel good on sunburned or insect bitten skin. Just remember to let them cool down first.
• Hungover? Or just got puffy eyes? Lie back, put a used, cold tea bag on each eyelid and feel the benefits.
• Walked into a door? Cold, used tea bags are great for newly blacked eyes – they draw out the bruise and speed up the healing process.

Know any more everyday uses for tea? Send them in and we might put them here on the site.