So, because no one has ever (I think) posted a full one month review on this thing, I shall share explicitly with you on my experience just in case you want to try or am having the same problem as I am. So, let's begin!

Hi, peeps! I hope you're excited as I am for this challenge/ blog post that I will be updating weekly.

I'm sure detox and "fit/ skinny" teas has already revolved around the cyberspace for quite some time. To be frank, I was never a fan of these types of skinny/ fit programme. I would usually just eat whatever I want and exercise the crap out of it (sorry for my language).  But yeah, that's me. I have deep regards for food and I cannot imagine my life with the absence of ice cream.

Lately, I've been receiving comments concerns on my weight from my family members, because I have never have reached over 50kgs. Mind you that I am 158cm or is it 159cm? Well, somewhere around there lah, so I'm quite in the short committee.  Not only that, I haven't been eating healthy these past few years (since college started). I would have either (cold) 100 plus or (iced) coffee as a starter for my day.  I ate rice every single day as well as ice cream.  I eat fast food once a week and I constantly eat, eat and eat! (Ok, I'm making myself sound and look like I'm way fatter than I actually am haha)

Hence, my body haven't been responding well due to my lack of vitamins and minerals (and water too!).  I feel weak and I have trouble going to sleep and concentrating in class.  Then, I decided to change my diet habits.. Oh I forgot to mention my period cramps are getting worse and it's not as consistent as it was before (this is basically the major reason why i wanted to change my food intake).

This then lead me to try on different diets to help me eat 'clean', but boy! Being a food lover, it pains my stomach not being able to eat as much as I want to, so I failed. Lol.

I did my research and stumbled upon this tea by this person called Myna and decided to give it a try. I mean, other detox tea are so dang expensive and being a student, I cannot afford much. Hers was affordable and I heard so many positive feedback, so why not, right?

Actually, I was aiming for just the legstea because my period cramp and insomnia is getting worse, I tried the normal Lipton tea, it didn't help, but most of the feedback was about losing weight so I thought it was a bonus for me. Then, I decided to try both tea. Not only that, there's a particular (but easy) diet plan for this tea which I can probably follow which definitely my goal for the past 1 year which was to be in a healthy diet. These are:

1. No iced drinks or drinks that has additional sugar.
2. Not for pregnant, or women who just gave birth.
3. Not for low blood pressure people.
4. LOL THAT'S BASICALLY IT SO EASY!

It retails for rm38 per pack (which contains 10 teabags) excluding postage. Since I bought both for COD, it costs me rm76 all together. I ordered the tea from an agent and asked her to COD but she politely said that she won't be available for the next few weeks for COD at the place I asked and referred me to another agent promptly. The process of dealing was smooth and pleasant, I would give both thumbs up for customer service. The agent I dealt with later was nice too, she gave me free gifts and is willing to answer all my doubts on the tea.

If you're interested, do join my journey which I will update daily in the next blog post! which you can click here to view> 1 MONTH BY MYNA TEA CHALLENGE (PART 2)

p/s: if you want to know more about the tea and what's the ingredients and side effects do visit this blog (it's in bahasa malaysia i hope you don't mind) > http://www.khatyaiman.com/2016/01/penangan-luar-biasa-tea-bymyna.html 

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A lot of people, especially Malaysian, (malay) in particular does not know the differences between a sunburn and a suntan. Recently, a girl on twitter asked on twitter (to @twt_kecantikan) what product works best for sunburn. Then, I replied aloe vera works best for sunburn. But then I said to not confuse between a sun-burn and sun-tan because many thought that by wearing aloe vera, the skin can get lighter (which was the girl's intention). Turns out, the girl was looking for something to heal her sun-tan, not her sunburn.

It appears to me that the term sunburn had been overused by many people to describe their skin condition after it's been exposed to the sun. I think it's because in movies we see, people often use the term sunburn instead of suntan, hence not many actually know what both really is-- as long as you've been out in the sun for hours and there's an effect on your skin, hence you call it a sunburn. But no, it's not. Sunburn and suntan are two different things.



Sunburn, according to Google, is defined as reddening, inflammation, and, in severe cases, blistering and peeling of the skin caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. People who live in a four-season country (normally with less active melanin*-in their skin) are more prone to sunburn.



Sun tan, on the other hand, is defined as the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning bed. People who live in a one-season country (normally with more active melanin in their skin) are more prone to sun tan.

Have you ever heard of the term "tanning"? I'm sure you have, most white people are obsessed with it. However, in Malaysia, we are more obsessed with whitening. It's the complete opposite. I guess it's a culture thing. Or is it human nature that we are never satisfied with what we have and will always want more, I mean so far I've never heard of someone saying "I have enough in life".

Anyways, back to the topic.

In short, sun burn is when the skin turns red and flaky or sometimes even it hurts when the water hits the skin whereas sun tan is when the skin turns darker. It's a 2 completely different process.

So, on to the fun part. How to heal both of them?


Aloe vera and honey or any cooling products are normally used to treat sun burn but my personal favourite is Amway's aloe vera (hehe).



Antioxidant or whitening products are often used to treat sun tan but somehow for some people, the tan will fade away easily (people with less melanin) but for some, it stays there. Don't be sad, I think tanned and dark skin girls are as beautiful as fair skin girls.

My point is, the body changes due to some cells in your body reacting to your environment, it's a natural process to keep you healthy and safe, accept and be thankful for the properties instead of feeling like it's a curse.

*Melanin is a complex polymer derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Melanin is responsible for determining skin and hair colour and is present in the skin to varying degrees, depending on how much a population has been exposed to the sun historically (Google.com, 2015).