#cold infusion

[moodysnowflake]

Too hot weather, even for me, to drink hot infused tea.

Desperate, I tried nonetheless and cold-infused a bit of Bu-Lang pu-erh.

I had a sip after a bit: tasted like freaking biscuits.

Me:

[belladoesbeauty]

Hey everyone,

So this post is going to be a little random to our little setup but I’ve recently made some changes to my habits which have resulted in my skin looking so much better. I decided beginning of last month I would give up fizzy drinks and really sugary drinks just to give myself a little break see if it made my skin better which it really did. Drinking water is something I tend to forget to do during the day and it’s honestly one of the easiest ways to look after your skin. But after while I started missing having flavoured drinks so my mum introduced me to Tetley Cold Infusions which is a flavoured herbal healthy fruit infusion to be brewed in cold water.

So I went to my local Sainsbury’s (supermarkets for American readers) and I found a set that comes with a bottle for your skin and a pack of 10 flavoured tea bags which in this set are “Raspberry and Crannbry” in other sets you can get orange, mango, passion fruit and many more fruits. The idea is you put the tea bag in the bottle fill the bottle up to the mark on the bottle with cold water and wait 10 mins. After the 10 mins your bottle will change colour to the flavour you pick and then you drink your drink, though I recommend one more shake when the 10 mins is up before you drink. The teabag itself it meant to last 8/10 hours so when you’ve finished your drink you just fill the bottle up again using the same tea bag and just keep going.

I’ve noticed a real positive change in my skin since trying this out and honestly it’s so easy to do, when you run out of tea bags you can buy refill bags which are around £3.00 which if you think about it you’re getting 10drinks for £3.00 now where else would you get that?!?

If you’re looking to make small changes this a great start. In the UK it’s available in Sainsbury’s and Tesco, if you’re outside the uk try googling Tetley Cold Infusion and hopefully you’ll find somewhere near to you.

Lots of love

Bella x x

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Cleavers cold infusion

Cleavers cold infusion:

Pack a jar with fresh cleavers

Fill with cold water

Let sit overnight (8–12 hours)

Strain and sip throughout the next day

#Cleavers is a classic lymphatic herb. It helps:

##Move stagnant lymph (think sluggish drainage, puffiness, swollen nodes)

##Support gentle detox pathways

##Cool inflammation in the body

[nettlesandchickweed-blog]

Nettle Rose Hibiscus Cold Infusion

1 Pint of Water

+ 1 T Roses, Nettles, & Hibiscus Flowers

Infused over night. Poured over ice & agave syrup to add a little sweetness.

[fourminutestomidnight]

Magickal Herbs: How to... cold infusions?

Cold infusions are good for delicate herbs, that lose their quality when heated. These are flowers or some soft roots, especially roots, that contain mucus.

Examples of herbs used in cold infusions:

Angelica

Deaf nettle

Mallow

Valerian

Depending on the amount of infusion needed, usual amount is a tea spoon or soup spoon of herbs for about 125 ml cold water. 

Making cold infusion is actually quite easy:

Put the herbs in a cup (or a pot if you want to prepare more than one cup).

Pour cold water over the herbs.

Cover the cup, to prevent that essential oils from dissolving.

Let the cold infusion wait overnight or for 8 to 12 hours, in a dark place on room temperature.

Pour the infusion through a sieve, do not press the herbs out.

Drink or apply the infusion.

EDIT: As pointed out by colourwytch, mistletoe is poisonous. I removed it from the list, thank you. That's what you get when looking up common herbs in infusions and don't check facts...

Disclaimer: The stones and herbs are merely helping with recovery or preventing. As it’s not medicine, it will not always help. In doubt ALWAYS contact a doctor. 

This is when you will find me, in my witching hour...

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[yarrowandyew]

Anyone ever cold infuse milk (I'm thinking for cold-brewed masala chai)? I've found online it says 2-3 days in the fridge; anyone have a more specific optimal infusion time?

[deanasimmons]

Cold Infused Oils

Great for massages and to treat yourself.

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