On Monday (God, it seems like forever ago), I let you in on the secret of green, matcha and white teas. Potent antioxidants, they're brilliant for you, and can aid with weight loss, making them a smart choice in January.
But you don't have to just ingest the stuff. Nope, because canny beauty companies have copped on that green and white teas are bloody brilliant, and that means there's now a heap of fab products out there containing these hard-working heroes. Here're four that are worth splashing the cash on.
Clockwise from top left, we have Pangea Organics Facial Masque, €44.95. A trio of mega-charged skin goodies like Matcha tea plus superfood-tastic goji and acai berries – two of the worlds most nutritional foods - make this an antioxidant-charged pick-me-up for skin that's stressed from late nights, smoky atmospheres, too much champers and pesky central heating.
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Next up is something city girls should bag a bottle of immediately: packed full of green tea, Urban Defense Lotion, €34, from H2O+ is a wonder-potion that helps to fight the free radicals our environment throws at us, and its SPF 30 gives essential protection from UV rays too. Start slapping it on now to stem the damage done by the party season.
Drier skin types really struggle in the winter, and post-Christmas is no exception. Help to battle searing cold and the drying effect of all those late nights when you may have gone to bed, makeup intact, with A Perfect World Liquid moisture with White Tea, €23, from Origins. It's a post-cleanse tonic that adds a heap of hydration as well as a dose of protection to vulnerable skin. Oh – and it smells absolutely delicious too.
Lastly, it's not a jar of pesto, but is in fact Origin's amazing The Way of the Bath Matcha Tea Body Scrub, €54. Spendy, but you get that fancy whisk with it, and it's a health-giving powerhouse, containing oodles of organic matcha tea and Japanese salt. Purifying and detoxifying, lash a couple of scoops into a hot tub for a detox treat, or use as a scrub to battle cellulite and promote circulation.
