3 Healing Women-Owned Tea Brands To Try Right Now
Refreshed May 12, 2021 - ADDitional brand added
We all know how beneficial tea is to our bodies. Tea can curb your appetite, improve your skin, boost your immune system and more. But have you heard that loose leaf tea is the best?
The leaves in most bags are called the “dust” and “fannings”. Since the tea leaves are broken they lose most of their aromas and essential oils.
Loose leaf tea has more surface area. The leaves hold more catechins, a disease-fighting flavonoid and antioxidant, and natural oils. Meaning more healing goodies for your body, greater flavors, and more potent aromas.
& to remember: add lemon juice to tea to make the catechins more available to your body
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Leaves & Flowers
Based in California, Leaves and Flowers creates premium small batch tea inspired by plants and their medicinal properties.
Leaves and Flowers source from local, sustainable farms. They also collaborate with farmers in China, Japan, and Africa. No chemicals or pesticides are used.
HERBAL / botanical
An herbal infusion is made from plants other than the Camellia Sinensis plant. Herbal ingredients are inherently medicinal and usually do not contain caffeine.
GREEN
Leaves are picked in early spring then quickly processed to halt oxidation. Leaves are either steamed, roasted or pan-fired to achieve the desired result. The selected fixation method contributes to each tea’s unique aroma and flavor.
WHITE
Leaves come from an early to mid-spring harvest. The least processed of all tea varietals, young leaves are withered then naturally dried. This gentle processing method allows slight oxidation to occur, resulting in the floral aromatics and creamy mouthfeel so unique to white teas.
BLACK
Black tea is essentially fully oxidized green tea leaves. Leaves are harvested throughout the year then withered to reduce water content. Rolling of the leaves for several hours works to produce high levels of oxidation.
OOLONG
Leaves are semi‐oxidized by a slight withering and bruising of the leaves. Leaves are then roasted, rolled, and finished with a second gentle roasting. Slight variation in this processing method creates a broad range of flavor and aromatic profiles.
PUERH
Puerhs are aged and fermented teas made from a variety of native Chinese tea trees. In contrast to other types of tea, Puerhs are unoxidized, and rather rely on the process of fermentation to slowly break down the leaves.
Check out their brew guide.
Here are their stockists.
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US TWO TEA
Your Farm to Cup Experience, Woman-Owned by Maggie
100% clean and natural tea, sourced directly from small family-owned farms in Taiwan who use natural and organic farming practices.
100% sustainable tea bags made of corn fiber. Bleach-free for you and the planet.
Us Two Tea uses whole leaves instead of chopped tea. That’s why each tea bag can be re-steeped up to 3 times without losing its flavor.
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The Qi
After discovering eastern wellness was too difficult to access, low quality, or complex, Lisa founded The Qi to share the power of eastern wellness rituals in today's pace of modern living. Lisa's one-of-a-kind whole flower teas are about taking a moment to connect with yourself and someone else in real life. A moment to rest, reset and nourish from the inside out.
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The Tea Spot
Created in Colorado, The Tea Spot is a certified B Corporation. Maria Uspenski, a cancer survivor, founded the company. She experienced the healing properties of whole leaf tea.
“Tea in its freshest form renders premium flavor and unmatched health benefits.”
Have a bold and supercharged morning. Just add milk to the Bolder Breakfast. At night, keep it calm and dreamy with their Chamomile tea.
The Tea Spot donates 10% of all sales in-kind (other than money, like goods) to cancer and community wellness programs. They believe loose-leaf tea should be your everyday luxury.
Do you drink loose leaf tea?
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