Shawdesh Desk: Drinking herbal tea is extremely beneficial for the body as it helps soothe nerves and also eliminate toxins.

And these benefits are extremely helpful when you are battling skincare woes.

The teabags can be used as a remedy for various skincare troubles.
The study, Green tea prevents non-melanoma skin cancer by enhancing DNA repair, states that polyphenols possess anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic activities in several in vitro and in vivo systems.

Green tea contains skin photoprotection by green tea polyphenols (GTPs).

Here are some skin woes that can be solved by using used tea bags:

* Puffy eyes: Long and tiring work hours coupled with irregular sleep can give you dark circles and puffy eyes. But there have a simple remedy. Just placed a chilled tea bag on your eyes and see the magic unfold.

* Redness: The anti-inflammatory property in these tea bags can help reduce irritation and redness in the eyes.
* Sunburns: Dealing with sunburns after a day at the beach? All you need to treat them are some wet and cold tea bags. Place them on the affected are and get relief.

* Exfoliating scrub: If black spots and whiteheads are a constant on your T zone, then teabags are what you need. It helps to unclog your pores, remove dirt and dead skin from your face.

* DIY Facemask: If you apply tea leaves from the tea bags as a regular facemask along with a proper diet, you might defy premature ageing.