Green Tea

for those of you saying it's bitter you don't need to brew it for a long time! what I do is... - Boil some water, about 3.5 mugs full -LEAVE THE WATER to cool down a bit.. just a bit though like 30 secs. if the temperature is too hot, it makes the tea bitter -Put about 4 heaped tsp of green tea leaves in a pitcher -Pour in the still very hot but not boiling water -Leave it for ~2 MINUTES. yes, all the goodness will be in the tea, it's not necessary to brew for longer than that. It'll just make it bitter. -Strain the leaves out -Put a few tbsp of tea into a seperate container for a toner -Pour out the tea from the pitcher into a mug, and drink! (if I'm craving sugar for some reason I add about half a tsp of Agave Nectar. It is very low GI! But I normally don't add the agave) I normally have a mug before breakfast, and a mug after breakfast. Then I have another couple mugs throughout the day (I make more batches, and give it to my parents too). So I have like 4 mugs a day. See "Pros" for results!

Cannot express how much I love green tea! I encourage everyone to drink it! It helps you lose weight too. Clear skin and slim? what could be better!

I had acne in high school but not in college. I graduated college two and a half years ago and my acne has been worse than ever. I started thinking, what was different in college? I was more stressed, more tired, and ate crummier foods, so why did my skin look pretty good most of the time? I realized that in college I drank about five cups of green tea a day. I wonder why I stopped. For a few days I've been drinking it like crazy and my skin is already starting to clear up even though I have pms (a time when nothing works). Drink it! It's so good for you.

It works. I've been using this for only days, and i've noticed a significant change in the redness of my face, and my acne has all but got up and walked off my face. I was a little skeptic at first, but i tried it and it changed my life. Do it. What do you have to lose?

I am going to base my review off of two things: my one year long exchange in Japan experience drinking 6-10 cups of green tea a day, and my current routine which is taking green tea extract supplements. In Japan I had the clearest skin of my life. People told me that it was glowing, and it was. At the time, i was drinking so much pure, potent and natural tea every day that it just radiated on my skin. The most I was drinking was with my third host family, and it was during that period of time that I had the clearest skin. At my other families I drank a lot as well, but not nearly enough as at my third. Now, since returning, I have stopped drinking green tea and my acne is back. My host mom sent me a package filled with my favorite Japanese green teas, but I find that when I drink them I stay up allll night. I am really sensitive to caffeine, and can only drink one or two cups a day while still falling asleep at a decent time. So, I take green tea extract supplements instead. It does the trick just fine and I can start to see my skin glowing again. Make sure to use the purest form that you can, which is usually loose instead of in tea bags. Good luck!

I am 46 and have been drinking green tea since I was 20's. The taste of green tea from Asian brands are much better than others. And the effectiveness of each brand is certainly different. I stick with Yamamoto or good green tea from china town. I can't live without green tea. I never have to take allergy medicine, it helps with acne and constipation. People always think that I am at least 10 years younger. The good green tea will be light green color and taste good. I drink 2-3 cups a day. Try it, it's the best.

I found green tea is great for your acne, and i've been using it for around 5 days. Once a week, i steam my face with green tea (put a green tea bag in a facial steamer and let it boil). But daily, i drink around 3-4 cups of green tea and in the morning and night, i rub the green tea bag on my face and let it dry after cleansing. I can see small, but getting there, improvements on my acne. I'm planning on sticking with green tea for a while :D it tastes good too!!!!

Drink green tea....lots of it. around 2-3 cups a day!

Drinking grreen tea is good for you, It made me get WAY LESS acne than i used to get, and my acne was cycstic and very frequent like a new pimple everyday, and now i dont get sever acne anymore, my face looks much clearer. TIP: tomorow im actually gonna try brewing some green and putting it in a spray bottle then spraying it onto my face....I will let you guys know the benefits of doing that in a few weeks....or days lol

It's the cheapest acne solution I ever encountered and it works! It also increase metabolism so you'll lose some as well, healthy with no side effects!