I read in my local Metro newspaper on Tuesday this week that spearmint tea is great for reducing body hair in women according to a recent Turkish study published in Phytotherapy Research.

Can spearmint stop hair growth?

Apparently if you drink 2 cups of spearmint tea a day it has the effect of lowering the levels of androgens (male hormones) in the body and therefore the drink may be suitable for treating mild cases of hirsutism.

I’ve drunk spearmint tea instead of coffee for years so I can truthfully say that in my own case it is not a replacement for standard hair removal methods but it may be that it only works for hairiness caused by excess androgen levels and not averagely hairy adult females.

Veronique