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For Tea Lovers

Both my mum and mother-in-law like tea. They will make tea in the morning, and sip on the tea whenever they like, until the tea is tasteless. I think tea drinking is a norm to most Chinese, and some of us drink tea like taking water.

Frankly, I haven’t seen tea that blooms so beautifully until I knew about Full Bloom Tea. They specialize in selling unique hand crafted artisan teas from China. Each tea bloom is hand tied by specialists in the factory located near the Taimu Mountain in China, and individually wrapped in protective packaging prior to shipping to the U.S. The unique packaging will keep moisture, light and air out to lock in freshness, taste and aroma of the tea. Thus, you can be assured of high quality tea from them.

Some of the Tea Blooms

Don’t you think the tea blooms are lovely? These teas also contain the finest rare Silver Needle White Tea leaves which is rich in antioxidants and are infused with beautiful dehydrated flowers such as Jasmine, Globe Amaranth and Marigold which give additional flavors and health benefits.

The tea blooms can be re-steeped up to 3 times each. And once you are done steeping and drinking, don’t dump them away! That will be a waste for something as pretty as these! You can reused the bloom by placing them in a clear glass or vase with clean water to enjoy the beauty as a centerpiece for an extra day or two.

I know my mom will certainly like to see one of these tea blooms. The Mothers Day special tea set are starting at $29, and it is available now through 11st May 2007

The tea set

Thus, if you are wondering what to get for your mom or that special someone, tea bloom from Full Bloom Tea might be a great choice.

2 comments | April 24, 2007 - 2:56 am | shoppingmum

Hair Loss

After delivering my babies, I suffered from a short term of hair loss, just like most post-natal mothers. It started 3 months after my delivery for both babies, and stopped a couple of months later. I’m born with fine straight hair, so post-natal hair loss affected my look a lot. I didn’t go to any hair loss treatment, instead, just after confinement and before the hair loss started, I permed it to add volume to my hair. But that might not be a wiser move!

In my case, my hair loss is temporary. However, in most cases, the causes of hair loss should be identified and proper treatment should be given. To some people, it’s hereditary, and women with this trait only develop thinning hair but not going bald completely like men. This condition is called androgenetic alopecia, and there is no cure for it, but you may try some herbal treatment.

Besides that, if you don’t practice proper hair care, which includes dyes, tints, bleaches, straighteners, and permanent waves, and you don’t do proper hair and scalp treatment, your hair can be badly damaged and break easily.

As for my mom who was a cancer patient, she lost all her hair after she went for chemotherapy. She was wearing a wig for almost a year, while waiting for her hair to grow back. I used to joke to her that she looks hotter and younger in the wig that I chose. :) But I know that she prefers not to loss any of her hair, or get some treatment to boast up her hair production. At that time, I didn’t know much about hair loss treatment.

If I know about Samson’s Secret herbal hair loss product which is produced without the use of genetic engineering, I might ask my mom to try out, instead of waiting for so long to have a bob cut hair length! I prefer her to use everything organic as she’s a patient who needs extra care in all her food and daily products. I don’t wish to have anything harsh that might deteriorate her health condition further. Thus, it’s also safe for women with alpoecia as well.

Samson’s Secret hair loss remedy uses only the nature’s finest herbal ingredients. As a part of your daily nutritional routine, Burdock, Cayenne, and Nettle work together to remove poisons from the bloodstream, making your body more favorable to absorb nutritional herbs like Rosemary, Sage, Oat Straw, Sarsaparilla, Spirulina, and Kelp which promote healthy hair growth, nourish the hair follicles, and support the nervous system to reduce stress.

Over the time, you will see that your hair follicles begin to grow natural hair strands and eliminate your hair loss problem. Most importantly, it’s all about organic herbs, so we don’t have to worry about any harmful side effect.

2 comments | March 20, 2007 - 5:18 pm | shoppingmum