Green tea can make handy cold compress

Hamburg - Green tea is not just for drinking: The refreshing beverage can also be used as a cold compress.
On its tea-up-your-day. de website, the German Tea Association recommends taking brewed tea, cooling it, and then freezing it in ice cube trays. When your concentration flags or your head gets heavy, wrap one of the ice cubes in a paper towel, spend five minutes pressing it alternately on your temples, neck and forehead for 15 seconds at a time.
The compresses are also good for puffy eyes. Give your skin a treat by pressing an unwrapped cube against your eyelids or cheeks for up to 10 seconds.