A herbal infused iced tea is another summer favorite for cooling down and can be enjoyed anytime of the day.

You can choose from this list of fresh picked herbs or essential oils to infuse your tea. 

Peppermint

Peppermint is fresh, minty and sweet. It is a powerful vasoconstrictor for cooling down in the summer heat. Research shows its better than coffee as a stimulant.

Spearmint

The aroma of this native American herb is delightfully warm, softly fresh and lovely with a slightly herbal note. Spearmint oil is mild and gentle, less intense than peppermint. Because of it’s soothing, relaxing and uplifting action spearmint may be useful for treating mental fatigue and depression. A refreshing aperitif spearmint may be useful for relieving digestive conditions like flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, and nausea.

Lemon

This citrus tastes fresh, sweet and fruity. It energizes and refreshes your body and mind, helps you to stay focused

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is fresh, lemony, sweet and herbaceous. It refreshes and renews your life energies.

Grapefruit

Grapefruit smells fresh, bright, crisp and pleasantly fruity. The uplifting grapefruit oil stimulates feelings of euphoria, promotes natural weight loss and has a reputation for curbing sweet tooth. It stimulates increased metabolism, promotes detoxification and is an excellent body cleanser and toner.

Orange

Oranges are sweet, fresh and fruity. They are a refreshing, rejuvenating body tonic that promotes happiness, eases tension.

Read first blog in series, Cool Off This Summer Essential Oils to Use +Plus El Gazpacho Soup Recipe.

Read next blog in this series, 2 Quick & Easy Herbal Infused Iced Tea Recipes (Caffeinated & De-caffeinated).