Skin Remedies

My current Tea routine is this skin blend (used in my morning smoothie), and calming nervine tea, with a little matcha if i want more of a kick, (drunk hot during the day, reusing the same herb several times, just adding more water).

Proportion of herb to water: 1 tsp dry or 2 Tbs fresh herb to 1 cup of water. I make at the end of my day, let steep overnight, and drink in the morning, blended into my smoothie (instead of water).

• Overnight Skin Infusion Blend. After much research on ayurveda and traditional chinese medicine on the oldest, and longest lasting protocols for healing acne, I settled on these as the most potent:

  • Chinese violet leaf (violet is a famous remedy for skin and liver health in indian and asian traditions. liver and skin are intimately connected, as excess toxins have to come out somewhere, and skin is a major organ to push stuff through, and last thing needed to be protected if an organ needs to suffer. Think of SWEATING as a great thing)

  • Gotu kola (Elephants, known to be super smart, LOVE this plant. It’s a brain tonic, as well as a healing one. It’s been noted that wild tigers take refuge under these trees when they are injured and healing. Shown to increase blood circulation)

  • Marshmallow root (gooey substance, helps soothe internal tissues, like an internal Neosporin)

  • Nettle (suggested to drink daily, for ALL KINDS of benefits)

  • Burdock

  • Tulsi: fights acne, reduces anxiety, balances hormones, relieves stress

  • Roobios Tea: high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants that fight free radicals. Improves skin, has alpha hydroxy acid, which is one of the main ingredients in skin treatments, wrinkles

I love the idea of using these herbs from all over the world, known for healing, especially for acne.