Rooibos tea is a sweet, fruity, and fragrant infusion that has a long history of use as a social and medicinal drink in South Africa. In recent years, this gentle herbal tea has taken the world by storm as countless people, including small children, benefit from its many healing properties. For families dealing with eczema and allergies, rooibos has been a welcome natural remedy that many people swear by. In celebration of this amazing herb, we’ll be focusing on it today and sharing its benefits and a few simple ways you can use it with your children.

Digestion

The immune system resides in the gut, and a slow or inefficient digestive system can actually cause the immune system to cause all kinds of troubles. For kids who deal with indigestion, colic, nausea, cramps, or slow digestion, rooibos could be a great help!

Inflammation

Eczema is an inflammatory issue that’s made worse when the body over-reacts with inflammatory responses. The good news is that rooibos is naturally anti-inflammatory and it gets to work fast helping the body soothe and relieve inflammation all over.

Antioxidants

The high level of vitamin C and other antioxidants makes rooibos herbal tea a great help for kids dealing with eczema and allergy conditions.

Minerals

Minerals like magnesium and zinc are essential for healthy skin. Rooibos is packed with these and many other minerals that help support skin, tissue health, immunity, and mood.

Rash, Eczema, and Itching

Cooled rooibos herbal tea can be applied directly to the skin as a wash or poultice that gets to work soothing and fighting inflammation.

How To Use Rooibos Herbal Tea For Children

Since this herbal tea is extremely gentle and contains no caffeine and extremely low tannins, it’s considered to be safe for children. In South Africa it’s been used as a remedy for colic in small children for centuries, and many people across the world have found that their children respond very well to it.

Since rooibos is really a great tasting tea, many kids can be given a light iced or warm tea that they’ll happily drink up. It can also be mixed with fruit juice.

Rooibos can also be added to a bath to get all of its benefits directly where they’re needed most. You can add a completely cooled cup of strong rooibos herbal tea right into a full bath for a simple soak with endless benefits.

Have You Tried Rooibos?

Let us know how you've found it, which brands you've found the nicest and where you've bought it from!