10 Detox Water Recipes

Using expensive and latest beauty products may help you achieve clear and glowing skin, however, what we put inside our bodies brings out the natural beauty. And what better way to do that than to drink your way to gorgeous skin. Detox water is the perfect way to get all the necessary nutrients required for clear, glowing skin. Water is also the key to great health as it flushes out toxins and delivers nutrients to your body cells. Adding the right fruits, vegetables and herbs to your water can begin to improve your overall health. Apart from the skin, detox water has a number of other health benefits like weight loss, balancing body Ph, better digestive system, boosting immune function, improving mood and increasing energy levels.

Benefits of drinking detox water

• Increased water consumption
• Reduces cravings
• Reduces stress
• Better digestion
• Detoxification
• Good for liver
• Better nutrients absorption
• Cures gas and acidity
• Is loaded with anti oxidants and Vitamin C
• Good oral health

Here are 10 very simple and easy to make detox water recipes.

1. Cucumber and Mint

Ingredients

• 1 sliced cucumber
• 2 sprigs of mint
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 long sliced cucumber in a large glass bottle
• Add 2 sprigs of mint
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Cucumber and Mint detox water is ready !!

2. Chia Seeds, Lemon and Ginger

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 cup water
• 1 sliced lemon
• Small cut piece of ginger
• 1 ltr clean RO water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 tbsp chia seeds in 1 cup water
• Keep aside for 15-30 mins
• Put the soaked chia seeds in a large glass bottle (make sure you mix the chia seeds well)
• Add 1 sliced lemon and a small piece of cut ginger
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Stir nicely
• Leave for 3-4 hours
• Shake well before use

Your Chia Seeds, Lemon and Ginger detox water is ready !!

3. Raw Mango and Mint

Ingredients

• 1 raw mango sliced w/o seeds
• Some pink salt, mint and honey
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 sliced raw mango w/o seeds in the glass bottle
• Add some pink salt, mint and honey to enhance the taste
• You can also add some other form of sugar like jaggery or coconut sugar
• Add 1 ltr water
• Stir well and keep aside for 3-4 hours or overnight

Your Raw Mango and Mint detox water is ready !!

4. Carrot, Fennel and Mint

Ingredients

• 1 red and 1 orange carrot
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 2 sprigs of mint
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 slice red and 1 sliced orange carrot in the glass bottle
• Add 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• Add 2 sprigs of mint
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Carrot, Fennel and Mint detox water is ready !!

5. Fruits Detox Water

Ingredients

• 1 small cut orange without seeds
• Small chunks of watermelon
• Few cut grapes without seeds
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 small cut orange without seeds in the bottle
• Add small chunks of watermelon
• Add small cut grapes without seeds
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Fruits detox water is ready !!

6. Apple and Cinnamon

Ingredients

• 1 sliced apple (red / green)
• Small piece of cut ginger
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass jar

Instructions

• Put 1 sliced apple (red / green) in a big glass jar
• Add 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Apple and Cinnamon detox water is ready !!

7. Kiwi and Ginger

Ingredients

• 1 sliced kiwi
• 4-5 cut slices of ginger
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 sliced kiwi in a large glass bottle
• Add 4-5 slices of ginger
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Kiwi and Ginger detox water is ready !!

8. Lemon, Mint and Ginger

Ingredients

• 1 sliced lemon
• Small pieces of mint
• Small cut pieces of ginger
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 1 sliced lemon without seeds in the glass bottle
• Add small pieces of mint
• Add small cut pieces of ginger
• Add 1 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Lemon, Mint and Ginger detox water is ready !!

9. Green Tea

Ingredients

• 2 tsp green tea
• 2 sprigs mint leaves
• 6-7 slices of lemon
• 1 tsp pure honey / jaggery / coconut sugar
• 1 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 2 tsp green tea in a glass jar
• Add 2 sprigs of mint leaves
• Add 6-7 slices of lemon
• Add 1 tsp pure honey / jaggery / coconut sugar
• Stir the green tea into the glass bottle
• Add 1-1.5 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight
• Avoid having the green tea immediately after food . Make sure you give a gap of atleast 30-40 minutes after having food

Your Green Tea detox water is ready !!

10. Apple Cider Vinegar

Ingredients

• 6-8 slices of lemon
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 tbsp honey
• 1-1.5 ltr water
• 1 large glass bottle

Instructions

• Put 6-8 slices of lemon in the glass bottle
• Add 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• Add 3/4 tbsp honey
• Add 1-1.5 ltr clean RO water
• Leave aside for 3-4 hours minimum or overnight

Your Apple Cider Vinegar detox water is ready !!

Some tips

• Use cold water from overnight clay pot
• Make the detox water around 0630 hours to 0700 hours
• It takes around 3-4 hours to infuse
• You can eat the ingredients like cucumber, carrots and fruits
• If you are storing the ingredients overnight, keep it overnight in a cold place
• If the water turns sour don’t drink it as the fruits may have started to ferment
• If you keep the water overnight, the ingredients might turn too bland to be eaten
• You can drink all these detox water on a daily basis during summers