5 amazing ways to use fresh mint at home
Packed with essential nutrients like fiber, iron, vitamin A, folate, and manganese, mint is known for its strong and dynamic flavor and the cooling effect it has on the tongue. Including fresh mint leaves in your diet can help give relief from indigestion, improve brain function, and mask bad breath. Here are five amazing ways you can use fresh mint at home.
Freshen your breath with mint
Mint leaves help revitalize your senses and freshen your breath instantly while soothing your stomach. The fresh minty aroma of these leaves masks bad breath in a short time while your mouth produces saliva. Mint leaves also encourage saliva production and prevent cavity-causing bacteria. Chew a few fresh mint leaves after a meal. You can also mix mint leaves and water for natural mouthwash.
Make mint sugar
Mint sugar is great for sprinkling over salads, buttery toasts, cookies, and muffins to give them a refreshing, sweet, and tingly taste. It can also be used to sweeten tea or roll any fruits in it for an extra kick. Blend sugar with some mint leaves in a food processor. Let it air dry overnight and store the mixture in a jar.
Mint shampoo for hair
Great for your hair and scalp, mint shampoo can promote hair growth and thickness and remove impurities from the scalp. Packed with antiseptic healing properties, it also helps with dryness, itchiness, and dandruff. Whisk castile soap, coconut milk, glycerin, and distilled water. Add apple cider vinegar, jojoba oil, shea butter, mint juice, and peppermint essential oil, and mix well. It is ready to use.
Use mint leaves as an insect repellent
Packed with strong medicinal and insect-repelling properties, mint can help keep pests like mosquitoes, ants, cockroaches, etc. away from your home. You can keep a pot of a mint plant in your garden to keep bugs and insects at bay. You can also fill a sachet with dried mint leaves and place it near small corners to prevent insects from reaching these areas.
Make healthy mint tea
Mint tea is not only good for digestion but it also eases cold and cough symptoms and reduces the risk of stress and depression. Fresh mint tea is also loaded with antioxidants, iron, potassium, sodium, and vitamin A without any fats or cholesterol. Tear fresh mint leaves and muddle them in a mug. Add hot water, let it steep for five-10 minutes, and serve.
