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Can i boil the tea bags first, then apply it to my eyes after it cool down?
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Yes: Be sure you let them cool down the skin of your eye lids is very thin and easily burned. The higher the tannic acid in the tea the greater the anti inflammatory effect.
Answered 8/11/2013
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