DIY Matcha Face Mask: The Benefits of Matcha Green Tea For Your Skin

You know drinking high-quality matcha green tea can help to boost our immune system, promote blood circulation, and it’s a great source of antioxidant. The best if we can apply the matcha green tea on your skin too. Today I’m going share with you How to DIY Matcha Face Mask and the Benefits of Matcha Green Tea For You Skin.  

DIY Matcha Face Mask: The Benefits of Matcha Green Tea For Your Skin

Let’s get to know more about Nihon Cha or Japanese tea, there are various types of Nihon Cha, the most common being Sencha, Matcha, and Hojicha. Sencha is derived from steaming, rolling, and drying the youngest tea leaves, and are the most drink green tea in Japan.

Nihon Cha or Japanese tea, there are various types of Nihon Cha, the most common being Sencha, Matcha and Hojicha

Matcha is made from tea leaves grown in the shade and is best recognized by its bright green colour. They are steamed and dried without rolling to produce Tencha, which are then grinded in a stone mill to a fine Matcha powder. Hojicha however, is made from toasted and chilled leaves, which gives it a reddish-brown colour and a roasted scent.

Matcha powder, hojicha powder, and hojicha loose leaf from SECAI MARCHE

Well, I m a huge fan of Japanese products and recently I got my matcha, green tea and hojicha from SECAI MARCHE. A Farm-Fresh Platform to link farmers with enthusiastic chefs and consumers all over the world. They are currently located in Tokyo, Japan and Malaysia, and source ingredients from farms in Malaysia as well as in Japan. SECAI MARCHE is a farmer-managed online marketplace for purchasing high-quality and tasty products.

These premium grade teas are single-origin from Japan, it is not organic but naturally grown with less pesticide, no pesticide detected after processing tested by third-party lab. The different types of teas have their own properties promoting different uses.

Hojicha Tea Loose Leaf

Hojicha Tea Loose Leaf

This Japanese Me Hojicha is a premium Hoji tea. Me means 芽 which is bud of new tea leaf and it is used to make Hoji tea giving the tea more aroma flavour than normal Hoji tea. I love sipping Hojicha and immerse in its roasty aroma, very calming and soul satisfying.

Hojicha Powder

With roasted flavour and it is suitable for baking and making desserts as the powder dilutes easily. I should try baking burnt cheesecake using this Hojicha Powder.

Matcha Powder

Matcha No.3 premium grade is suitable for baking cakes, chocolate, ice cream and etc. Plus, can easily made into a paste for a face mask.

How to DIY Matcha Face Mask with Rose Water

How to DIY Matcha Face Mask with Rose Water

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of Matcha Powder

2 tablespoons of water or rose water

My DIY Matcha Face Mask

Methods

1. Mix the Matcha Powder and Rose Water together and blend well

2. Gently apply all over the face

3. Leave it for 3 to 5 minutes and then rinse-off thoroughly.

DIY Matcha Face Mask: The Benefits of Matcha Green Tea For Your Skin

Results

Immediately you can feel that your skin is softer, smoother, reduce inflammation, and provides soothing effects for blemishes skin. If you use it regularly you can see better results like firming, less wrinkle, and less puffiness.

Well, there are many ways to enjoy Nihon-Cha or Japanese Tea and definitely, there are many benefits also. Not only it's perfect as drinks, with tea leaves you can simply brew the tea with hot water and the extracted liquid is easy to use for a variety of beverages. 

Matcha powder, hojicha powder, and hojicha loose leaf from SECAI MARCHE

The tea leaves can also be used to extract Tea Espresso with a Coffee machine to make your Matcha Latte, Matcha Frap and other popular café drinks. But also can incorporate Japanese Tea in our dishes and desserts plus perfect as beauty routine too.

These Nihon-Cha or Japanese Tea can be purchase through SECAI MARCHE online store at https://secaimarche.com/buyer/login/user_login 

For more information about Japanese Premium Matcha and Hojicha, please visit SECAI MARCHE Facebook and Instagram