Summerdown Mint Teas - Peppermint Tea and Spearmint & Camomile Tea

As the weather cools, there is nothing nicer than hugging a comforting cuppa. Besides the warming effect, tea can do so much for our systems. Dandelion tea helps with bloating and promotes liver health, green tea is full of antioxidants, ginger tea helps with nausea associated with motion sickness, and peppermint tea is known to aid digestion. The Amazing Blog was thrilled to receive a selection of teas from Summerdown Mint, a specialist British peppermint company.

Summerdown Mint was founded by Sir Michael Colman over twenty years ago, in green and leafy Hampshire. He decided to cultivate a unique variety of Black Mitcham peppermint, a type of mint that was grown in England over 100 years ago. Summerdown Mint also produce a variety of other mint infused products, such as chocolates and sweets, and products for the bath, body, and home. We wrote about their fragrant Lemongrass & Mint Body Wash here. Many of their products have already achieved great accolades, being winners in The 2018 Beauty Shortlist Awards and the Great Taste Awards. Best of all, with Summerdown Mint, you know you’re getting an authentic home-grown English peppermint oil. An added bonus is that all of the products are 98% natural, and are free of sulfates, parabens, PEGs, petrochemicals and artificial colourings.

The English Peppermint tea consists of Black Mitcham mint leaves and oil. It comes either in regular tea bags or their rather charming pyramid shaped bags, which not only give the loose-leaf tea more room to steep, but they are biodegradable too. The dried leaves are infused with their oil from the distillery, which is where you get a wonderful, authentic English Peppermint tea taste. This packs a bit of punch, with a crisp, bright and full fresh mint flavour, and apparently it does wonders to calm the nerves! We also tried the English Spearmint & Camomile tea and found that this had a gently sweet and refreshing taste, while the ingredients help to aid digestion and reduce tension. First, the camomile flowers are harvested and dried, and then they are brewed with spearmint oil. We’d definitely recommend trying these teas, as they make a terrific break from our regular black tea.

If you would like to try Summerdown Mint’s English Peppermint tea (either the pyramid tea bags with 15 sachets, or regular tea bags containing 20 tea envelopes) or the English Spearmint & Camomile tea (20 tea envelopes), they can be all be purchased here from £3.40 per box. There is free delivery when you spent £25 or more within the UK.

TEATOX - Skinny Detox and Organic Wellness Tea

Cleansing the mind, body and soul is an important part of our busy and often unhealthy lifestyles. Here at The Amazing Blog, we have found something to help you along, TEATOX have created a range of delicious detox teas. We were lucky enough to try out the soothing Holistic Range that consists of the Good Morning Tea, Good Evening Tea, Organic Wellness Tea and last but not least the Energy Matcha Green Tea.  

The Skinny Detox morning tea was soothing and refreshing, the use of Goji Berries and Sencha green tea leaves you feeling revitalised and your metabolism engaged. The perfect way to start the morning! The hint of Peppermint and Lemon Balm in the Skinny Detox night tea is far more soothing. It leaves you feeling relaxed and ready for a great nights sleep, but with the added advantage of stimulating digestion which normally slows at night. If you find yourself eating dinner at a late hour, this could become your new best friend.

TEATOX include the perfect balance of flavours in their Organic Wellness Tea. They use lemon grass, ginger root and honeybush to create a fragrant and refreshing drink that can be consumed all day long. This is certainly a tea that encompasses TEATOX’s philosophy to promote balance and inner peace. The Energy Matcha Green Tea is rich in antioxidants and caffeine which gave us just the right amount of energy when we needed a midday boost. Get your own holistic tea set featuring all the teas above here for  £38.90.

Freshen Up Your Skincare Routine with Agese Oil

With August coming to a close and the threat of the Autumn chill looming  ever closer, it is really time that we start thinking about our Autumn/Winter skin routine here at The Amazing Blog. Colder temperatures always means that our skin will become drier, and this is never good.Even if you tend to have oily skin, you’ll probably notice that your skin seems tighter in the winter. We are always looking for new and wonderful products to alleviate this dry and tight feeling that accompanies the change in seasons. One product that has really caught our eye in the search for special skincare products was the wonderful face oil made by Agese Oils.

Agese Oils was created to inspire women to go back to using the root essential products for the skin: oils. They have specialised formulas targeting the face, body, and hair, making sure each part of you gets the exact nutrients it needs to be beautiful. We were thrilled to try the face oil, because let’s be honest, we are a little obsessed with facial oils at The Amazing Blog HQ.

The Agese Face Oil is a Lotus and Peppermint Oil Elixir designed for the face and décolleté, which can be used to improve the skin’s texture and promote cell rejuvenation. You will want to use one drop twice daily for optimum results as a little of this product goes a long way. This is great then, as this oil lasts for ages. We have completely fallen in love with the packaging, the oil comes in a glass bottle encased in a carved wooden container that is simply beautiful.The oil smells refreshing, due to the peppermint, and feels wonderful and cooling on the face. This is ideal for anyone who is prone to dry skin in the chillier temperatures, and you will find that it is luxurious and nourishing. If that isn't enough to convince you, this oil is completely natural so there are no nasty chemicals that will be harmful to your skin. The Face Oil is created with a well balanced blend of Jojoba, Apricot, Lotus and Peppermint oils as well as natural Vitamin E oil, all of which are fantastic for the skin.

To try out the benefits of Agese Oils on your skin, visit their website where you can purchase the Face Oil which retails at £29 for 15ml. You can also find lots more information about this product and see the lovely range of other products on offer.

Daokrajai Lanna Fine Teas

As we’ve said many times before on The Amazing Blog, we’re lovers of a good cup of tea. The chances of reviewing tea on our beloved blog have been very few, so when we had the chance of tasting (and testing) Daokrajai Lanna Fine Teas, we were beyond excited.

Daokrajai Lanna Fine Teas are all natural, organic, full leaf teas picked, processed and packaged by hand at a single tea farm in Northern Thailand. Their range of teas is wide – any tea lover will easily find a delicious tea of their taste: Red, Green Oolong and Herbal teas.

Daokrajai Lanna’s Red tea is fully oxidised, its unique color is the result of the unique cross of different cultivars. Their (amazing) Green tea is processed in the tradicional manner, providing a gentle taste and aroma, with added Peppermint, Jasmine and Moringa. Oolong, the richest of teas is luxurious and sophisticated. Finally, their Herbal teas which are true infusions of natural herbs.

My favourite tea has to be the Moringa Green Tea. Green tea is a natural anioxidant that helps keeping your skin healthy... perfect for those days when my skin is feeling temperamental. Moringa contains more than 90 nutrients and provides more Vitamin A and C, calcium, potassium and iron  than the most popular fruits, vegetables and milk. Edwina is a known lover of Oolong teas, so let's just say that there's no Oolong tea left for the rest of the office...

The Amazing Blog has absolutely loved Daokrajai Lanna Fine Teas. Their quality is spectacular and their wide range of luxurious teas is remarkable. For a list of stockists, visit their website.