In my quest of a little something to limit damage until the psychiatrist moves, I finally got my hands on spearmint herbal tea, after shopping a lot! This should act as a weak anti-androgen, right?

I've a question for you, though... Is it all right to eat the leaves after drinking the tea? *Wants to maximize effects*

If you allow the tea to steep for 10-15 minutes before you drink it the active chemical in the spearmint will be released into the watter and you need not eat the leaves.

Adding a very small pinch of salt to the watter will make it taste better. Also adding a small squeeze of lemon into the water will raise the acidity of the solution and help the chemical release better.

Salt tastes horrible; I'll try lemon though. ~ But it's good by itself too.

you dont put enough salt in it to taste the salt

it is just a trace in the water to make it less bland

it is an old cooks trick

Wait, spearmint is a weak anti-androgen?  Crap.  I just got some peppermint/spearmint/tarragon blend Tazo tea and it's delicious.

Ender, YHBT by destiny. Anyway, get peppermint, it shouldn't be a problem for you.

So where is a good place to find it?

I started drinking peppermint tea a few months ago because I heard it was good for acne and it had anti-androgenic effects. I generally drink like 4 cups of peppermint tea a day (with a tea spoon of sugar) and it definitely helped lessen the little acne I had and I think my skin looks a bit nicer too but I don't know if that's just me seeing things I want to see.

But it's no replacement for real AA's.

Quote from: Nurse With Wound on September 16, 2011, 06:44:39 PM
I started drinking peppermint tea a few months ago because I heard it was good for acne and it had anti-androgenic effects. I generally drink like 4 cups of peppermint tea a day (with a tea spoon of sugar) and it definitely helped lessen the little acne I had and I think my skin looks a bit nicer too but I don't know if that's just me seeing things I want to see.

But it's no replacement for real AA's.

True, but for interfering with the growth cycle of body hair it is better than anything else I have found.

When I was on HRT only, my hair reduction was minimal. When I started on the spearmint, I started noticing a serious change.
Took about 6 weeks to notice results but for me the results were very obvious.

Spearmint and peppermint tea?   Sounds good as at least they are natural.   I am worried about the fluoride in tea and the fact that spear/peppermint can upset the stomach if too much is drunk.

You can get peppermint tea here(GB):

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=3586&prodid=1875&cid=217&sid=0

I suppose that spearmint/peppermint in any form will do?

only spearmint has the AA chemical.
Other mints do not have it.

Quote from: cynthialee on September 16, 2011, 06:48:59 PM
True, but for interfering with the growth cycle of body hair it is better than anything else I have found.

When I was on HRT only, my hair reduction was minimal. When I started on the spearmint, I started noticing a serious change.
Took about 6 weeks to notice results but for me the results were very obvious.

do you think i should do the same? i've been on anti androgens from march of last year, and then started estrogen from august of last year. i've had increased dosages along the way, and even then i'm finding i'm still shaving off the same excess body hair i have been from the start. it makes me question if i'm just meant to be more hairy, or if it will ever change. i'm 19 by the way. i believe i grew up with 5 alpha reductase deficiency anyway, but that didn't stop excess hair. i have heard rumors of shaving keeps your fine hair growing back thick. i don't know which it is.

Shaving doesn't make it thicker; it just doesn't make it thinner, like epilating does.

And of course, I think you should try spearmint tea. I've been taking an average of 2 cups a day for less than two weeks and I already notice my beard is growing significantly slower.

Quote from: A on September 26, 2011, 09:00:19 AM
Shaving doesn't make it thicker; it just doesn't make it thinner, like epilating does.

And of course, I think you should try spearmint tea. I've been taking an average of 2 cups a day for less than two weeks and I already notice my beard is growing significantly slower.

Anouther glowing testimonial to the power of HRtea.

Quote from: A on September 26, 2011, 09:00:19 AM

And of course, I think you should try spearmint tea. I've been taking an average of 2 cups a day for less than two weeks and I already notice my beard is growing significantly slower.

I been drinking a couple cups of spearmint tea now for about 6 months now and both my beard and chest hair is really slowing down. In the summer months I brewed it as ice tea !

I might have to get some Spearmint tea now!

I've drank herbal tea all my life, some type of mint tea (not sure if spearmint or peppermint) as well as chamomile, rose, fennel, red bush etc... all I can say is that my hair growth is very slow (shave once every three days), and no hair on body apart from the usual regions (under arms, legs etc). But I still had painful acne which was hormone induced.

For those in Canada, here is where I have just ordered a big batch from.
http://www.davidstea.com/our-teas/herbal-tea/spearmint

I bought 500 grams to get the free shipping... Though I estimate I'll have enough for many months with this. Hope it stays good, haha.

I've heard about spearmint tea slowing body hair, but I never knew it could slow facial hair! I'm going to try this ASAP