Adwoa “Ama” Agyapong was a broke college student mixing tea blends in her dorm. Now she runs Teami Blends — a Black-owned wellness brand that exploded on TikTok before most people knew what “detox tea” even meant.
The real story? She started with $500 and a hunch that women wanted to *feel* clean, not just look skinny. The brand’s origin is messy, real, and accidentally brilliant — because it wasn’t a business plan. It was a personal fix that went public.
🌟 **What You’re Actually Buying**
It’s a 14-day detox tea kit ($34.99). Two blends — one for morning energy, one for evening flush. The claim that got me: “debloat in 48 hours.” I rolled my eyes. Then I tried it.
Morning Boost blend
Green tea + yerba mate — actual caffeine, not that “natural energy” lie.
Evening Cleanse blend
Senna leaf + ginger — yes, it works. Plan your bathroom schedule.
14-day system
You drink both daily. No skipping. No “just when you feel bloated.”
📖 **Ingredients That Actually Do Something**
No proprietary blends hiding garbage. The hero is senna leaf — a gentle stimulant laxative that’s been used for centuries. Paired with dandelion root for water weight and ginger for nausea prevention. It’s honest about what it does.
- Senna leaf: gentle colon stimulation — not scary, just effective
- Dandelion root: flushes excess water without wrecking your electrolytes
- Ginger: settles your stomach so you don’t hate yourself
- Green tea: actual antioxidants + a clean caffeine lift
🔥 **First Sip, First Week**
The morning tea tastes like a grassy green tea with a hint of mint — not gross, not delicious, just *fine*. The evening tea is earthy and spicy from the ginger. You’ll pee more by day two. By day four, your stomach is audibly gurgling.
Week two surprised me: I wasn’t just less bloated. I was less *cranky*. Something about flushing out the junk made my skin clearer too. Not a detox miracle — just less inflammation showing on my face.
💡 **What Actually Changed**
Lost 3 pounds of water weight by day 5. Bloating vanished by day 3. Skin looked less puffy by day 7. But my digestion? Still irregular after the kit ended — this isn’t a fix, it’s a flush.
🌱 **The Honest Truth**
It works for what it claims: debloating and a gentle flush. But it’s not a lifestyle. Use it for a weekend reset, not a permanent solution.