Looking to change up your coffee routine this summer? Switch your sip to iced green tea! Loaded with antioxidants and other good-for-you compounds, Camellia Sinensis (aka green tea extract) serves as a powerful free-radical fighter for your body and your hair. This magic ingredient is said to boost metabolism, give you a burst of energy, and keep you healthy. With summer quickly approaching iced green tea is the perfect beverage...healthy, refreshing, and delicious. We’ve whipped up a quick and simple recipe to share:

1. Boil water.
2. Pour water over loose leaf green tea or green tea bags.
3. Steep for 5 minutes.
4. After steeping, remove tea bags and immediately pour tea into a pitcher filled with ice.
5. If you prefer, add a bit of lemon or mint to your tea to add an extra boost of flavor.
6. Voilá! The essential summer treat.

The benefits of green tea don’t just stop at your body. Reap the benefits of its powerhouse properties in our Be Gentle, Be Kind™ Green Tea Shampoo. This cleansing shampoo utilizes all the goodness of green tea extract to protect hair from those nasty free radicals out in the summertime air: pollution, smoke, and UV rays. It is also said to thicken thinning hair, encouraging growth and overall hair health. So, basically, what does green tea not do? Whether you are sipping on a glass of iced tea or lathering shampoo into your mermaid hair, rely on the power of green tea to heal, protect, and beautify your luscious locks. Get glowing, Briogeo babe!