Best DIY Detox Tea Recipe List – 7 Amazing Detox Recipes!

Whether you want to get rid of the harmful toxin build up in your body, pump up your energy levels, boost the power of your immune system, slim down or just get rid of daily stress, detoxing is a pretty good way to achieve all of the above. Among the many solutions available for detoxes, herbal tea is one of the most sought-after for its medicinals properties, easy to make recipes and their power to work wonders for the body, mind and soul.

Many detox tea reviews point to a few popular brands for their organic products you can buy for detoxing, like Yogi Detox Tea (especially the Peach Yogi Detox Tea), Fit Tea Detox (you can find a great number of Fit Tea detox reviews online), Skinny Detox Tea, Triple Leaf Chinese Herbal Detox Tea, Kusmi Detox Tea, Celestial Seasonings, GNC Cleansing Teas, Pukka Herbs Detox Teas or Arbonne Detox teas, to name a few.

While there is no one way solution for using teas for a weight loss diet, cleanse the skin and body, drug rehabilitation or detoxing your kidney or liver, we always prefer the all natural way of treating problems. This is why we have decided leave traditional and common options to the side and create the best detox tea recipe list under the form of tiny do it yourself projects with herbal weed (not the THC kind) ingredients. Learn about the benefits, results and positive effects of detox teas we have gathered from various reviews and sources (and how to make them at home) and test what detox tea recipe is the best for you. After that, prepare your own homemade detox drink and set up your 28 day detox plan to get fit, skinny or healthy back again. I guarantee you will look and feel fantastic.

Dandelion Root Detox Tea / Water Recipe

An excellent detox recipe that has gained popularity recently is the dandelion root detox tea / water by Jillian Michaels. Even though this is not exactly a detox tea recipe (rather a recipe for detox water), Spark Recipes explains that “This is her (Jillian Michaels) detox water recipe for the water used in her 7-day detox to lose 5lbs of excess water weight”. This means that you won’t have to boil the ingredients or let them steep, but just mix them together and drink on a daily basis. Therefore, if you are looking to lose weight with the help of detox drinks, look into this everyday recipe below.

What you need:

• Distilled Water – 60 ounces
• Dandelion root tea bag – 1
• Lemon juice – 2 tablespoons
• Pure cranberry juice (with no sugar) – 1 tablespoon
• Pitcher

What you have to do:

• Take the water, berry juice and lemon juice and mix them together before adding the dandelion root tea bag.
• Consume one whole pitcher of this detox water / tea every day for seven full days; it will aid you in eliminating water weight.

Green Tea Detox Recipe

By far, one of the most beloved elements for natural detoxing is green tea. There are multiple tea detox recipes with green tea available, all of which can be easily found by searching the internet. One of our favorite varieties is the one provided on Skinny Mom, which involves quite a few delicious ingredients.  It does wonders for your body and it only takes five minutes to prepare.

What you need:

• Strawberries (sliced) – 2
• Cucumber – 2 slices
• Lemon – 1 slice
• Green tea bag – 1
• Honey – 1 teaspoon
• Water – 8 to 10 fluid ounces

What you have to do:

• Brew the green tea bag in the 8 to 10 fluid ounces of water.
• Allow the green tea to cool off in the refrigerator and add the sliced strawberries, two cucumber slices, lemon slice and the honey.
• Mix all of the ingredients together well and optionally enjoy with ice during warmer seasons.
• You should drink this green detox tea every day as part of your detox plan.

Cerasee Tea Detox

As preparing cerasee tea involves the sole basic step of boiling, we will focus upon its benefits in this section as a short review. Many people might not be fully aware of its health benefits and properties, so learn more about this fruit here. If you are wondering where cerasee can be found, you should know that it is native to the Middle East and Africa, but it is available almost everywhere on the planet.

Cerasee health benefits:

• Abdominal pain relief, including menstrual cramps
• Eliminating toxins
• Treating parasitic worms
• Treating liver conditions
• Treating skin problems
• Constipation relief

What you need:

• Cerasee leaves with vines
• Ginger
• Water
• Honey (optional)

What you have to do:

• Create an infusion by boiling the cerasee leaves and ginger in water.
• Add honey, according to your preferences, and enjoy on a daily basis as part of your detox plan.

Coriander, Cumin & Fennel (Ayurveda) Detox Tea Recipe

As Joyful Belly explains, “In Ayurveda teas are the traditional method of delivering the medicinal effects herbs and spices to your body’s tissues”. Coriander, cumin and fennel tea is one of the most beloved Ayurveda teas out there, owing to its powerful detoxifying properties. The recipe is really simple and you will need small amounts of each ingredient to get it right.

What you need:

• Cumin – ¼ teaspoon
• Coriander seeds – ¼ teaspoon
• Fennel seeds– ¼ teaspoon
• Water – 1 ½ cups

What you have to do:

• Boil the one and a half cups of water
• Take the coriander seeds, cumin and fennel seeds and add to the boiling water
• Allow the mixture to steep for five minutes
• Strain the solution and drink the tea on a day to day basis throughout your detox plan

Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Tea

If you are not already aware of the magical properties that apple cider vinegar (especially with the “mother”) has for your body, you should immediately do a bit of research just to understand how potent this ingredient truly is. Aside from aiding your detox, apple cider vinegar can help cure even the gravest of conditions, thanks to its countless health benefits. You can use apple cider vinegar both topically and internally to solve health problems, but for detox purposes you have to drink it. It might be a bit difficult to wash down on its own, so here is a super simple apple cider vinegar detox tea recipe that you can make at home.

What you need:

• Apple cider vinegar – 1 tablespoon
• Organic, raw, local honey – 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) – 1 teaspoon
• Hot water – 1 cup

What you have to do:

• Boil one cup of water and allow it to cool off a bit before adding the other ingredients.
• Mix in the tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and the teaspoon of honey (we recommend raw honey).
• To finish it off, add roughly a teaspoon of lemon juice, freshly squeezed.
• We recommend that you enjoy this detox tea before meals.

Ginger Turmeric Detox Tea Recipe

All of the ingredients involved in this detox tea recipe (courtesy of Linda Wagner) have an overwhelming amount of health benefits each, all great for cleansing your body of toxins and staying away from disease. The ginger turmeric detox tea recipe preparation process might be a bit more lengthy than the others on our list, but the results are completely worth it.

What you need:

• Lemons – 4
• Ginger – 1 knob (2 inches long)
• Turmeric Root (One 2 inch piece) or turmeric powder (2 teaspoons)
• Cayenne pepper – 2 pinches
• Vanilla stevia – 3 droppers
• Water – 2 quarts
• Juicer
• Pitcher

What you have to do:

• Take the 2 inch knob of ginger, turmeric root or turmeric powder and three of the four lemons and juice them all together in your juicer.
• Take the pitcher and pour the mixture in, adding the two quarts of water, cayenne and vanilla stevia.
• Slice up the remaining lemon thinly and add them to the mixture.
• Mix all of the ingredients together well and leave it for roughly ten minutes before enjoying.
• We recommend that you drink this as an iced tea; it will last for about five days when stored in the refrigerator.

Lemon, Ginger and Basil Detox Iced Tea Recipe

Another recipe that involves two of the yummy ingredients from the recipe above is the lemon, ginger and basil detox iced tea recipe, offered by Paleo Grubs. It is incredibly easy to prepare and you will benefit from all of the health properties that each powerful, individual ingredient has to offer.

What you need (the equivalent of 8 to 9 servings)

• Ginger coins – 5
• Lemons – 2
• Basil leaves – ¾ cup
• Honey – 3 tablespoons
• Water – 9 cups
• Pitcher

What you have to do:

• Allow 9 cups of water to boil while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Take the two lemons and slice each one in half, juicing them in the pitcher. Throw in the basil leaves, ginger coins and the juiced halves of lemon.
• Add the boiling water to the pitcher and the three tablespoons of honey, stirring thoroughly.
• Let the mixture steep and remove the lemon halves, basil leaves and ginger coins.
• Add some ice before drinking.

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How to Make Organic Apple Cider Vinegar at Home

Apple cider vinegar or ACV, is a type of vinegar made from cider or apple must and has a pale to medium amber color. Organic apple cider vinegar is antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal.

Its wide-ranging benefits include everything from curing hiccups to alleviating cold symptoms, and some people have turned to apple cider vinegar to help with health concerns including diabetes, cancer, heart problems, high cholesterol, and weight issues.
Carol Johnston, PhD, directs Arizona State University’s nutrition program. She has been studying apple cider vinegar for more than 10 years and believes its effects on blood sugar are similar to certain medications.
She explains that the vinegar blocks some of the digestion of starch. “It doesn’t block the starch 100%, but it definitely prevents at least some of that starch from being digested and raising your blood sugar,” Johnston says.
Like smoothies, lemonades and few pantry staples, turns out the best apple cider vinegar is homemade!

Homemade organic apple cider vinegar

Ingredients:

• 3 small apples (core and peel included, no stem)
• 3 tsp raw sugar (I used muscavado)
• filtered water to cover

Instructions:

• Wash and chop your apples into medium sized pieces. Place them in a clean, rinsed and sterilized wide mouth jar.
• Mix the sugar with 1 cup of water and pour on top of the apples.
• Add more water if needed to cover the apples.
• Cover the jar with a paper towel and secure it with a band.
• Place the jar in a warm, dark place for 2-3 weeks.
• Strain out the liquid and discard the apple pieces.
• Return the liquid to the same jar and cover it again (same paper or cheesecloth).
• Return the jar to the same warm, dark place and leave it do its thing for roughly 4 to 6 weeks, stirring with a plastic or wooden spoon every few days or so.
• After the first 4 weeks, you can begin to also taste your vinegar and once it reaches an acidity you like, you can actually transfer it to a bottle with a lid and begin using it.

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Easy DIY Egg And Olive Oil Hair Mask

I had super, thirsty dry hair and tried many expensive, cheap and in between hair product to fix dry hair. I also used various masks, treatments, even whatever my hairdresser suggested to me. My hair remained thirsty and nothing worked. I had pretty much lost faith in products.

Then one day I just thought why not create a hair mask using eggs and olive oil, two inexpensive kitchen ingredients, which are well known natural moisturizers and high in fat. Moreover, the protein in egg yolk has great ability to strengthen the hair as well. After using egg yolk and olive oil hair mask only for a couple of weeks, my hair turned around from lifeless and dull to silky and shiny and that made me yelled with joy! I am sharing here today this amazing homemade recipe with you.

How To Make Your Own Hair Mask With Egg Yolk And Olive Oil For Dry Hair?

If you have dry hair, I highly recommend that you nourish your hair once a week with this fantastic hair mask for an all-natural way to moisturize and condition dry, brittle strands and keep your hair looking healthy and vibrant, no matter what the season is.

You will need:

(i) Egg yolk: 2

(ii) Olive oil: 2 tablespoons

Method:

(i) Take an egg and separate the egg yolk from egg white. If your hair is long or thick, you will need two egg yolks so as to provide even coverage. Place the egg yolk in a glass bowl. For dry hair, you only need the yolk, not the white. Egg yolk contains fat and protein that will help moisturize and rejuvenate your dry, lifeless hair.

(ii) Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil per one egg yolk in the bowl. Whisk or use a spoon to mix up the yolk and olive oil until the mixture is smooth and creamy. If you feel the mixture is too thick, add a little bit of water to the mixture to make it easier to spread evenly onto your hair.

(iii) Massage the mixture evenly into the dry hair. If your hair ends are extra dry, apply extra mask mixture onto your tips than on your roots. Put your hair in a loose bun, cover with a plastic shower cap, leaving the mixture in your hair for a minimum of one hour to work its magic.

(iv) First rinse off the mixture from your hair using lukewarm water, and then shampoo it with lukewarm water to remove excess oil and egg, leaving your hair shiny and soft with no buildup. Be sure to use cool or lukewarm water (avoid hot water) so that the egg yolk doesn’t cook in your hair. If you feel that the smell is still not gone, shampoo your hair once more.

(v) Let your hair air-dry. When done, run your fingers through your hair and voila – feel the touch of your newly hydrated, softer and healthier hair.

Natural Beauty Tips:

(i) If don’t have olive oil handy, but needs a quick natural conditioner, just whisk a whole egg, including yolk and white. Apply the egg into your a little wet hair from the roots to the tips, leaving it on for about 10-15 minutes, and then rinse it out with lukewarm or cool water. This simple conditioner works for any hair type.

(ii) If your hair is exceedingly dry, brittle and damaged, you might like to go for a much more effective hair mask beyond a simple egg and olive oil mask. In such a case consider adding in a teaspoon of one of the following ingredients to make your mask even more effective:

(a) Honey

(b) Aloe vera gel

(c) Milk

(d) Fully ripe mashed banana

(iii) If you want to be more adventurous and experimental, try one of the following oils instead of olive oil to make an egg mask:

(a) Jojoba oil: for oily to normal hair

(b) Almond oil: for normal to dry hair

(iii) Coconut oil: for dry hair

Try any variant of the above superb egg hair masks and share your experience with us.

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How To Make Your Own Natural Lip Balm

Well you know that cold is the biggest enemy of your lips. Because of that you should do everything you can to prevent their cracking using balms which you can prepare for yourself at home.

Here is how:

Get some Vaseline and put a few teaspoons of a plate, depending on how much amount you want to make and melt it in the microwave oven for 30 seconds.

If the Vaseline is still solid once you pull it out, put it for another 30 seconds so that it melts completely.

Once you get the liquid Vaseline, put some vanilla extract which can be found in every major supermarket or pharmacy.

Apply a maximum of 10 drops and then add a tablespoon of honey in the whole mixture. That will give shine to your lips.

If you don’t like the shine, skip this step, your lip balm will certainly give some gloss, but not so intense.

Stir the mixture for a few minutes and put it in a already discharged pack of lip balm or jar of face cream.

Allow the mixture to be hardened in the refrigerator for an hour and then try your new vanilla lip balm which feels good on your lips!

If you don’t vanilla, you can add any extract you want.

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Amazing DIY Hair Care Tips

Nothing can look more beautiful than lustrous and gorgeous hair. Smooth and silky hair definitely adds to your personality and immediately makes you the centre of attraction anywhere. All good hairstyles require amazing hair quality and without it nothing can really fall into place. However, not everyone is lucky to have non-problematic hair. Problems like hair fall, dandruff, split ends, etc. can happen to anyone and can adversely affect the health of your hair. Thin hair or visible dandruff can spoil your look and the impression that you might have on someone. Have you also been suffering from all these troubles of late? If so, then it’s time for you to look into the matter before things start getting worse. In this article, we will educate you with a few amazing hair care tips that can bring back the natural shine and gorgeousness of your hair. So, let’s get started!

Maintain a Nutritious Diet

Maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet is extremely important for your hair. Staying dehydrated can be the worst thing that you can do to your hair. Make sure you drink lots of water and keep yourself hydrated. Try to include protein into your diet through lentils and meat. Along with this, you should know the importance of vitamin A in your diet for it helps in promoting hair growth. This is exactly why you should include leafy vegetables, carrots, and cod liver oil in your regular diet regime.

Avoid Using Styling Treatments and Chemical Products

There’s no doubt about the fact that chemicals are detrimental for your hair. You might be totally into highly chemical shampoos or haircare products, but it’s important for you to keep in mind the harmful effects of such products. Excessive or continued usage of harsh chemicals will spoil your hair quality and growth in the long run. Try to find alternate herbal remedies for your hair and embrace its natural shine and beauty. Ideally it is advisable to stay away from chemical based treatments completely or at least keep their usage to bare minimum.

Try Alternate Treatments

You can try using aloe vera gel to add shine and volume to your hair or curd to keep your hair conditioned. They are two of the most effective ways of keeping your hair naturally beautiful.

Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe vera is an amazing ingredient to bring life back to your hair and improve the way it looks and feels. All you need to do is, apply a small amount of aloe vera gel in place of your regular hair conditioner. After doing so, just let the aloe vera gel sit on your hair for a few minutes. Post that you can rinse it off with regular water. Try to do this on a regular basis to see visible difference on your hair.

If you are keen on adding volume to your hair, you can use aloe vera gel as hair mask by applying it on your hair and leaving it on for 30 minutes. Rinse it with regular water after half an hour and watch your hair change in terms of shine and lustre with regular usage.

Curd

Curd is also a great ingredient when it comes to having beautiful and radiant hair. Take about 2 tablespoons of curd and mix it with one tablespoon of lemon juice. Apply this mixture to your hair on the roots and along the length, both. Use this as a conditioner after you have shampooed your hair. After keeping it on for a few minutes, wash your hair with lukewarm water. This will add shine, softness and make your hair look silky.

Avoid Combing Wet Hair or Using Hair Dryer

Combing your hair when it is wet is absolutely a big ‘no’. Wet hair is the weakest and combing it after taking a bath can lead to hair breakage. Along with this, you should also to avoid using excessive hair dryer. It is best to let your hair dry naturally as that won’t lead to all these problems.

Get Enough Sleep and Rest

Stress level and fatigue can lead to further hair damage. In order to maintain the health of your hair, try to get enough rest and sleep in order to stay away from dry and tangled hair.

So, these were some of the key tips in order maintain your hair. Apart from all these, you need to know that we need to maintain a positive and relaxed lifestyle in order to add to the charm of your personality.

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