White tea: Lots of antioxidants for the skin

White tea has similar skin-friendly properties to green tea . However, it has even more antioxidants.

White tea, green tea, and black tea are all derived from the same tea plant – Camellia sinensis . The only difference between the various types of tea lies in their processing. And it is precisely this processing that alters the composition of their active ingredients.

White tea is made from the young leaves and closed buds of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). The leaves are withered at 25-26°C in baskets or on withering mats. They are then dried again at 100-130°C and subsequently a second time at 130°C. The harvesting process for white tea is extremely labor-intensive. This short and gentle processing preserves a large proportion of the vitamins and nutrients. As a result, white tea is even richer in antioxidants than green tea. The highest quality white tea is Silver Needle tea.