Tea Bomb was built by an athlete who got tired of watching torn hands ruin great training blocks.

My name is Zach and I’ve been doing CrossFit since 2014, and from 2015–2021 I served as the Head Coach and General Manager of a CrossFit affiliate in Southern New Hampshire. I’ve lived the day-to-day reality of training hard, coaching athletes through it, and seeing the same problem show up again and again: rips. They don’t just hurt, they change the way you move, force you to modify workouts, and sometimes make you skip training entirely.

Like most CrossFitters, I tried everything to heal my hands as fast as possible. The best tactic I ever learned came from an old gymnastics trick: pressing black tea bags onto rips. Tea contains natural tannins and compounds that have traditionally been used to help calm irritated skin. The problem? It’s time-consuming (you need to do it multiple times per day), messy, and it can stain your hands and clothes.

So I set out to create a better way.

After a lot of trial, error, and testing, Tea Bomb was born: black tea infused, organic recovery balms made to protect hard-working hands (and feet) without the hassle. We combine the restorative power of tea with time-tested skin-supporting ingredients:

• Beef tallow – rich, deeply conditioning, and naturally compatible with skin’s moisture barrier
  
• Shea butter – packed with nourishing fatty acids to soften dry, cracked areas
  
• Beeswax – helps seal in moisture and adds a protective layer against friction
  
• Herbal infusion + essential oils – chosen for a clean feel and a fresh, “ready-to-train” finish
  

Tea Bomb comes in two formats, because athletes live in the real world:

• Salve Stick: solid, mess-free, gym-bag-ready application
  
• Whipped Tallow Balm: a creamy daily driver for deeper moisture and overnight recovery
  

Before Tea Bomb, I was also a founding member and Head of Partnerships at a sauna company called SweatTent, so building community-first brands is in my DNA. Our mission is simple:

Keep athletes training.

We’re here to help prevent rips, support recovery when they happen, and keep your hands healthy so you can stay consistent, stay confident, and stay in the gym longer.

Tea Bomb — The Restorative Power of Tea.