 Hey guys welcome back to my channel today I'll be sharing with you how to make a lavender tea from scratch from fresh lavender you can do it with dried lavender as well But I just picked some fresh lavender from my garden outside just before and I'm gonna use fresh lavender today to make some lavender tea I'm combining it with mint tea because I said lavender tea on its own can be just a little bit strong and The taste isn't as nice so you can combine it with honey as well But the mint is optional so you can use just lavender to make the lavender tea Or you can combine it with mint like I am today to make lavender tea as well But it's completely optional so feel free to just emit that ingredient if you don't use it. Ellie's come to join me today She's going to do a walk on by Well So lavender has a few properties called linaloo and Linalyle and acetate I'll put those down the bottom because I pronounce that completely wrong Their components in lavender. They're actually wonderful for many different things such as It soothes the nerves so lavender is very well known for its ability to soothe nerves and calm us down So it's great for relieving anxiety. So that's one of the best benefits. I found lavender I used it a lot for helping with anxiety. So I use it in more aromatherapy Ways so I put some drops of lavender oil in my bath or I put some on my pillow at night to help me Sleep and calm me down because the scent of it is instantly relaxing If you ever smell lavender once you smell it's quite calming Helps to improve sleep and detoxify the body so it can be used to help with detoxing Which I am using it today in the tea to help with detoxing. It's also works as an Expectorant Which just basically means it helps to loosen mucous so you can cough it up easier So if you have something like um, that's like I guess like mucous caught in your sinuses or in your lungs It just helps you to cough it up a little bit easier helps to kill bacteria because it's an actual antibacterial So I use it a lot in my bug sprays and in a lot of my other DIYs when I'm making antibacterial products such as soaps and things It also helps to relieve pain and speed up wound healing and I do share a few wound healing DIYs and things and creams and things you can make with lavender oil Which I'll share in the description below. It's in a little blog post and I share many different ways You can use lavender oil and lavender for many different DIYs and things. It has anti inflammatory properties So it's great for if you are your body is quite inflamed You can use it in ways to help reduce inflammation. It's also great for skincare So there's a few DIYs I share in the blog post that talk about how you can use lavender for skin It helps to reduce inflammation and things like burns and lavender actually helps to promote hair growth So you can use lavender oil to help improve and encourage Hair growth if you find yourself suffering with hair loss So that's another way you can use it. I do share how you can use lavender for that in the description below my blog post I actually have been using lavender as a remedy for an ear infection like a fungal and bacterial ear infection that I had A while back and I've been using lavender oil for that and that has helped clear it right up So wonderful for things like ear infections. Yeah without further ado, let's get straight into making today's lavender tea recipe So these are the mint leaves and the lavender buds that I've collected from my garden just now I've just got a little bowl of them. Now you don't again don't have to use mint I just want to use mint today and you can add honey as well into the tea if you want it to be a bit more sweeter But otherwise lavender just Tea form is really nice. So fyi I just pulled the biggest Like the biggest caterpillar off my mint leaves before Like usually I don't find any bugs in there because they don't like the smell of like mint in the garden It was a great way to determine any bugs But I honestly put off the biggest brown caterpillar and it was oh I pulled it off with one of the leaves and it just like threw it over the fence Oh, it actually freaked me out a little bit because it like it looked really different to like a normal caterpillar It like had suckers On it's like mouth area and it was like bending up towards where my hand was and I was like, oh my gosh And I just threw it through the fence But usually I don't find caterpillars in my garden. They're being pretty good at keeping away Especially with the mint there, but Sometimes you find the odd caterpillar that is on the mint and eating my mint leaves But yeah, that's pretty much the end of story time today Anyway, so I've just collected some fresh lavender and fresh mint from my garden But you can also use dried lavender or dried mint to make the tea today. So it's up to you. Let's get started So to make the lavender tea grab your herbs that you're using So if you're using both lavender and mint you can use fresh or dried herbs or if you're just using lavender That's fine, too Then place the four cups of filtered water into a saucepan and bring it to the boil Then turn it off heat next add in the lavender buds and mint leaves if you're using them Into the saucepan with the boiled water and let it steep until the tea has reached your desired flavor and strength So around 15 to 20 minutes now make sure that you're letting it steep off heat Don't allow it to keep boiling with the flowers and mint leaves in there Otherwise it can destroy some of the properties in those herbs So just make sure to take it off heat and then allow the flowers to steep in the hot water Once it's finished steeping strain out the mint leaves and lavender buds and stir in the honey or stevia if you're using Just as much as you desire. I just used a small teaspoon Then serve hot or if you prefer you can let the strained tea cool and then serve over ice to make iced tea How you make lavender tea, I hope you guys liked it Do let me know what you thought of today's video And if you make lavender tea yourself and if you have any things that you add to lavender tea or other teas that you make Feel free to share that in the description below. I love hearing your suggestions. We all do. Yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed today's video Thank you so much for sticking out this whole video with me Do please share with me if you make it tag me on instagram if you do share a picture of it Otherwise, I hope to see you guys in my future videos and thank you so much for sticking out this whole video with me today I mean so much and I hope to see you guys in my future videos. Bye