Are there any uses for used teabags?

Question

i tried setting them out, maybe as an air freshener but it didn't work..any other ideas?

Answer 1

i'm a tea drinker and ill share my personal ideas which for me worked really well.

1) soak your used tea bags in aromatherapy oils, then place them in the bowl on top of the oil burner, rather than using pure oil. It works better because even after you put out the flame, the bag retains the odor and continues to diffuse the scent, the way potpourri does, unlike pure oil that stops emanating once it has cooled down. It saves on the use of the oil as well. i suggest using old vanilla tea bags with vanilla oil, lemon oil with lemon tea, etcetera.


2) pre-cool used tea bags and use them as cold compresses on your eyes after a tiring day, stays cool longer than cucumbers do.

3) take out the damp tea leaves from the bag, compress them really compactly into ashtrays, they serve as good "sand" or dirt for cigarette butts. keeps your ash from being blown away.

4) they can always be re-used as organic fertilizer for your small table plants, like bonsai's or fortune plants.

Answer 2

Tea dying -- you soak them in water and place fabric or paper in the water. It makes the fabric or paper look "antiqued."

The last practical application I had for this was making "pirate treasure maps" for my daughter's 6th birthday. The theme was "Pirates and Princesses" -- everybody came in costume and we had pirate-themed games, music, goodie bags and treats. The main game was a scavenger hunt where the kids had to find pieces of a map and, when all the pieces were together, they had to decipher the map and find the treasure (chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil, of course :-).

I dyed the paper with used teabags to make it look like ancient parchment. It was very cool and a great party. Oh, right -- this was 12 years ago, easily pre-dating Johnny Depp's piratical days by a decade.

You can also tea-dye fabric the same way, to make it look antiqued. It gives a sort of faded tan/mottled look to whites, and ages colored fabrics such as prints, patterns and the like.

Other than that, tea makes a moderately good compost if you're into natural/recycled gardening. That's about it.

Answer 3

perhaps the reason for saving t bags is one of eco friendly fertiliser,
they breakdown pretty easily and are a natural product, we always used leftover t leaves on the garden they help break the soil down, lancs is a clay area, so my guess is your neighbour is doing the same, by using the fluid , all you are doing, again is feeding a natural product into your garden ,check your ph levels.
why not start a small compost heap, t bags newspapers, leftover veg, and green matter, all will contribute to provide with you a very servicible compost, and its cheap

Answer 4

they r good for indoor plants or hanging plants just break the bag open once it has cooled down tip it in the soil n water the plant as usual , they thrive on it n green up in no time in the back of a staghorn also , just make sure they r cooled down first l

Answer 5

Used Teabags become Old Ladies.

And no, there is no use for them except that I can think of.

Answer 6

Put your used teabag in your garden as fertilizer.

Answer 7

Aside from putting them on your eyes, in the fridge, in the garden, etc...they are excellent for making really weak tea.

Answer 8

Since my family has never heard of tea bags over eyes,I am quite certain they would call the paddy wagon immediately,so I will not do this...lol

Answer 9

They're great for taking down swelling in your eyes for allergies, and also if you get a case of pink-eye, this is recommended as a home-remedy.

Answer 10

Chill in fridge and put over eyes to reduce redness or puffiness