Review - Herbilogy Cogon Grass Extract Powder and The Right C Vitamin C

Hello gorgeous!

Happy New Year 2017!! A bit late I know but I hope the spirit of new year is still firing up within everybody.

For my first post in 2017, I will give you a review on something that I’ve been using lately. Tapi produknya kali ini bukan kosmetik atau produk perawatan wajah, melainkan suplemen kesehatan. Sociovit, subsidiary dari Sociolla yang fokus pada penjualan produk-produk kesehatan mengirimkan aku dua produk suplemen kesehatan berikut, yaitu Herbilogy dan The Right C Vitamin C.

Aku mau langsung aja mulai review aku untuk masing-masing produk, dimulai dari Herbilogy Refreshing Cogon Grass Extract Powder. Jujur, kemarin baru pertama kalinya aku mendengar merek Herbilogy ini. Awalnya aku pikir ini Herbilogy yang sama dengan produk perawatan wajah hehehe.. Tapi ternyata bukan. Herbilogy ini merupakan sebuah merek lokal yang memproduksi berbagai macam bubuk ekstrak tanaman yang dipercaya memiliki khasiat baik bagi tubuh. Contoh dari produk yang Herbilogy miliki adalah Green Tea Extract Powder, Sweet Leaf (Daun Katuk) Extract Powder, dan lain-lain. Yang akan aku review kali ini adalah Cogon Grass alias Alang-Alang. Ada yang familiar dengan tanaman alang-alang tidak? Kalau aku sih suka sekali dengan alang-alang dan biasa dikonsumsi oleh keluargaku.

Alang-alang di sini jangan salah dengan tanaman liar yang ada di tanah kosong ya, tapi akar alang-alang yang gambarnya bisa kamu lihat di bawah ini. 

Pic from google

Aku biasa membelinya di pasar (dijual per ikat) untuk dijadikan air rebusan alang-alang. Kenapa suka sekali dengan alang-alang? Soalnya tanaman ini berkhasiat untuk mengurangi panas dalam dan juga memelihara fungsi ginjal, dan menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi. Pas sekali diminum kalau kita sedang mulai merasa kurang fit seperti demam, atau radang tenggorokan. Intinya bikin badan jadi adem deh hehehe..

Cara membuat air rebusan alang-alang yang biasa aku lakukan adalah sebagai berikut:

Potong alang-alang menjadi dua agar tidak terlalu panjang untuk direbus di panci, lalu direbus dengan 3 gelas air. Setelah air mendidih, kecilkan api dan tunggu sampai airnya berkurang hingga setengahnya. Matikan kompor lalu tunggu sampai air rebusan dingin. Saring air rebusan tersebut, lalu tempatkan di wadah yang sesuai. Rasa dari air rebusan alang-alang ini sebenarnya sudah ada sedikit manis, tapi biasanya aku tambahkan satu sendok teh madu sebelum dikonsumsi agar menambah khasiatnya. 

Tapi dengan adanya Herbilogy Extract Powder, minum air alang-alang jadi tambah mudah. Cukup dengan satu sendok teh Cogon Grass Extract Powder dan segelas air, aku sudah bisa menikmati khasiat dari alang-alang. Tidak usah repot rebus merebus lagi deh. Warna bubuknya berwarna coklat muda dan rasanya mirip dengan air alang-alang asli. Dan kalau kamu mau, bisa juga ditambahkan madu untuk menambah rasa atau khasiatnya. Kalau aku, kemarin sempat bereksperimen dengan menambahkan bubuk alang-alang tersebut ke dalam jus buah segar seperti jeruk atau apel. Yummy and fresh! Anakku juga suka sekali dengan produk ini. Kebetulan kemarin dia sempat kena radang tenggorokan, jadi air alang-alang tuh wajib banget buat diminum. Tidak usah ragu untuk menambahkan Cogon Grass Extract Powder ini ke minuman lainnya juga ya.

Semua produk Herbilogy menggunakan tanaman lokal Indonesia, 100% natural, Non GMO, No additional sugar, MSG, atau artificial flavour. Sudah bersertifikat Halal juga lho. Jadi sudah pasti aman untuk dikonsumsi. Kemasannya menggunakan kantong yang ada ziplocknya, jadi produk dapat terjaga kualitas dan kondisinya.

Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk Herbilogy, kamu bisa kunjungi websitenya di www.herbilogy.com atau ke website Sociovit, dengan link berikut, Herbilogy.

Produk kedua, yaitu Right C Vitamin C. Nah vitamin ini juga pas banget datangnya waktu liburan kemarin karena aku lagi butuh vitamin tambahan untuk menjalani hari-hari liburan dengan keluarga. Liburan kok justru sibuk? Ya begitulah kalau sudah punya anak ya hehehe liburan juga masih harus repot. Jadi stamina juga harus tetap terjaga. 

Botol vitaminnya relatif kecil karena hanya berisi 30 kaplet. Kapletnya berwarna orange dan ukurannya masih cukup normal tidak seperti vitamin-vitamin buatan luar negeri yang biasanya besarnya suka bikin aku ngeri buat nelennya hehehe.. 

Right C ini mengandung 300mg vitamin C per kaplet nya dan ramah untuk perut, tidak akan menyebabkan sakit maag. Vitamin ini juga dibuat dengan menggunakan teknologi EnterCell^TM dan Multipath® yang dapat mendistribusikan dan memaksimalkan khasiat vitamin C dengan lebih baik di dalam tubuh. Selain itu Right C juga mengandung Riboperine™ agar vitamin C dapat terserap lebih baik oleh tubuh. Kamu cukup mengkonsumsi satu kaplet per hari, jadi satu botol ini cukup untuk suplai kamu selama satu bulan. 

Aku merasa staminaku lebih terjaga dengan mengkonsumsi vitamin ini dan bisa melewati hari dengan lebih baik jadinya. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai Right C Vitamin C, kamu bisa kunjungi websitenya Sociovit di link berikut, Right C.

Thank you for reading and I’m wishing you wonderful and blessed year in 2017. 

Cheers,

Stef

Event - Clozetters Meet Up Travel In Style

Hello gorgeous! Who’s here is a travel junkie? Or maybe you already start planning for your holiday in December? 

Last month I got an invitation from Clozette Indonesia to attend a Clozetters Meet Up. Clozetters Meet Up is a meet up between Clozette Indonesia members. This time the theme is Travel In Style, which mainly talks about travelling and how to stay stylish when you are travelling. The event held at Koi Kemang on October 10^th, 2015. 

I love travelling! Going to new places, seeing new things and experiencing something different from your daily life is always such an inspiration booster. I’m not the backpacker type traveler though, good hygiene and good sleep is very important for me. So I usually will spend more on accommodation to make sure that I’m well rested and can stay healthy during the trip. That is why I couldn’t travel as much as the backpackers because I need to save more money to cover my trip expense hahaha

So what's in the Meet Up?

Travel In Style featuring two speakers from the traveling world, Kadek Arini (Travel Blogger) and Amalla Vesta (Travel Consultant).

The event started with a presentation from Kadek Arini, the travel blogger about some of local destinations that can be our option to go to. Jogjakarta and Sumba are her choices and then she described her itinerary and expense calculation for those places. Sumba is so gorgeous!! So scenic and such a natural beauty.

She also shared some of her experience traveling to Osaka and Kyoto. But I was too focused on listening to her and forgot to take pictures of her presentation about it.

Next is Amalla Vesta took the stage. Amalla Vesta, who prefers to be called Vesta is currently Head of Digital Marketing in PT. Garuda Indonesia. But before that she already an avid traveler who is also an independent travel consultant and freelance writer. She presented two destinations, Tokyo and Flores (Komodo Island). Just as Kadek, she explained her itinerary and also expense calculation for those places. One place that intrigued me is Shirakawa-Go Village, a traditional Japanese village in Gifu prefecture that looks like it pops out from some storybook due to its lovely set of houses and the village layout. The village looks even more magical and beautiful when winter comes and covers it with snow.

Along with her presentation, she also shared her travelling tips, especially on how to pack right. I think everybody has love and hate relationship in packing your stuff for travelling, right? We are excited to travel but then really annoyed when we have to choose the things that we need to bring for the trip. How we wish we have Doraemon pocket so we can just bring them all hahaha 

Well, Vesta said the tip is to classify your things. Put your clothes, accessories, shoes, toiletries, and beauty products in different pouches or containers. For clothes, you can separate it again into several pouches based on the days of your travelling time (eg: Day 1 and 2 or daily) or type of the clothes (eg: underwear, sweater, etc). That way, your suitcase will stay tidy because you will only need to open one pouch at a time. Voila! How great is that? Honestly, I never think about that before and will definitely put the tips to practice the next time I travel. Her other tips is never forget to apply sunscreen before you go out of the door, because sun protection is very important. Don’t like the sticky sunscreen feels on your skin? Browse around a little bit because nowadays there are already many sunscreens that is not sticky yet still able to give maximum protection for your skin.

After that, the MC invited both Kadek and Vesta on the stage again to discuss more about tips and tricks to travel with style, like how to take good pictures when you travel or how to always look stylish in every picture you took day by day as if you’re bringing your whole closet with you. Mix and match is the key! Bring essential fashion accessories that are easily to mix and match such as scarfs, belts, cardigans, or even hats. Those accessories will give you different looks and it will give the effect that you’re wearing different outfits in your pictures. 

Another important tip for taking great picture when you travel is to wear a contrast color outfit with the background of your picture. For example, if you are going on a beach holiday, bring a lot of bright colors such as red, yellow, or orange to contrast the blue sky and sea. 

A short Q&A session followed by a short presentation from Hadalabo representative, Ms Arlien about the importance of taking care of your skin while you are travelling. Dry and parched skin, acne, and uneven skin tone are the usual problems happen to us after travelling. Because, when you travel, your skin usually is quite neglected because the busy schedule visiting many different places every day. Ms. Arlien shared some tips such as drinking enough water and applying sunscreen to avoid those problems. She also added that Hadalabo, which contains Hyaluronic Acid; an important substance in skin hydration is a great choice to bring along in your beauty pouch. Hadalabo skincare set will help your skin retain its moisture and keep it supple during your trip. Now, Hadalabo even has CC Cream with SPF 35+++ that is such a staple items to bring on your trip. Its light texture helps you to even your skin tone, makes it look great for a selfie. The greatest part is Hadalabo products comes in travel friendly size, so you don’t need to worry that your skincare will take the most of your suitcase or bag weight. You can even bring it to the plane because it’s only 20-30ml per product (airplane liquid limitation is 100ml). You will definitely able to get off the plane looking fresh and stylish to rock that airport fashion like those Kpop idols hahaha

Hada Labo Booth where you can get a skin check

After lunch, apparently Clozette team already prepared a mini game for us. It’s Fashion Scrapbook Look game! We got divided into four teams, each team assigned to make one mood board with a specific theme. The themes are Winter, City, Summer, and Road Trip. Clozette team provided us with sheets of fashion item pictures, scissors, double tape, and a mood board. My team got Road Trip looks. We got 10 minutes to work together and create as many looks as we could. My team managed to create five different looks on the mood board. The result was great and I’m really satisfied with it, totally going to go with those fashion choices if I were going to a road trip (bias much? Hahaha). 

Kadek, Vesta, and Ms Arlien acted as judges and they chose the Winter team as the challenge winner. Congratulations ladies!! Each of them brought home shopping vouchers as their gift. Clozette also choose two participants that post best picture of the event and get shopping voucher as gift too. We closed the event with a groufie together. Aren’t we look great? ;)

It was such a great event. I learned a lot of tips in travelling and as usual get to know new friends. I did a little shopping on Hadalabo booth too and also brought home some goodies from Clozette too. I am amazed how Clozette Indonesia always managed to make their members excited with different kind of events and meet ups. It really feels like one big community where you literally can share anything and connects with people that share the same interest with you. Thank you Clozette Indonesia, Kadek, and Vesta for everything. See you on next meet up!

Cheers,

Stef