Dian Kuswandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
| Wed, 04/29/2009 1:27 PM | Life
Mix tea with some sugar, lemon and ice cubes, and you'll get a cold refreshing drink to chill you out on a hot day. But add tea to your bathing and massage rituals and you'll get a new kind of temptation: tea spa.
Yes, tea lovers can enjoy tea by soaking and pampering in it, instead of just sipping it. Remember how wise men say "tea is as good on you as it is in you"? That reminds us how tea can do more than just quench thirst and fuel health from within. It can also be part of your external beauty treatments.
"Tea has a relaxing and therapeutic effect on our body, and rejuvenates our skin," reveals Erry Alif, public relations and marketing manager of Q Spa, South Jakarta.
"You'll be able to simultaneously de-stress and enjoy the beautifying benefits of tea," he adds.
It is the rich antioxidants, known as flavonoids, found in black and green tea that provide all these health and beauty benefits. Antioxidants help our body fight against damaging free radicals, the rogue molecules that set off a slow chain reaction within the body to destroy cells and degenerate the body's organs. The onset of many diseases like heart disease and cancer, as well as other problems like a weakened immune system and premature aging, are caused by these free radicals.
| Wed, 04/29/2009 1:27 PM | Life
Mix tea with some sugar, lemon and ice cubes, and you'll get a cold refreshing drink to chill you out on a hot day. But add tea to your bathing and massage rituals and you'll get a new kind of temptation: tea spa.
Yes, tea lovers can enjoy tea by soaking and pampering in it, instead of just sipping it. Remember how wise men say "tea is as good on you as it is in you"? That reminds us how tea can do more than just quench thirst and fuel health from within. It can also be part of your external beauty treatments.
"Tea has a relaxing and therapeutic effect on our body, and rejuvenates our skin," reveals Erry Alif, public relations and marketing manager of Q Spa, South Jakarta.
"You'll be able to simultaneously de-stress and enjoy the beautifying benefits of tea," he adds.
It is the rich antioxidants, known as flavonoids, found in black and green tea that provide all these health and beauty benefits. Antioxidants help our body fight against damaging free radicals, the rogue molecules that set off a slow chain reaction within the body to destroy cells and degenerate the body's organs. The onset of many diseases like heart disease and cancer, as well as other problems like a weakened immune system and premature aging, are caused by these free radicals.