Recently, I started to get more walk-in customers, whom I had never met before. They usually came in and browsed around my skincare shelves. From our small chats, I found some common traits in these customers. They used to go for regular facial but since covid, they stopped going for facial. They said that they still had skincare products bought before covid but not yet finished using. What shocked me the most was that…
Continue readingAgeing is a natural process of life, with the body undergoing significant changes as the years go by. And while we can’t avoid ageing, we can minimise the impact ageing has on our skin. To fully understand how you can use skincare to improve ageing outcomes, we need to unravel the fundamentals of skin ageing – we need to understand the problems we’re trying to solve. We pay careful attention and explore the concepts…
Continue readingEssential fatty acids (EFAD) play a crucial part in skin health. Essential fatty acids include linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid. They are a vital part of every cell in the body and they are also an essential component of the fluid lipid film coating the skin’s surface. This film maintains moisture, softness and elasticity in the skin as well as providing a protective barrier…
Continue readingThe past few months have given us a lot of time for introspection and re-evaluation, and one of the themes that keeps re-emerging globally is the need to reconnect with nature. This search to find a more harmonious natural balance is perfectly captured in the rewilding lifestyle trend. What is rewilding? At the heart of the rewilding movement is simply letting nature back into our lives. Nature has the power to heal itself, and…
Continue readingWith the wearing of mask, a new skin issue is popping up: “maskne.” The name is pretty self-explanatory: acne caused by wearing a mask. If you have maskne or skin irritation, you are not alone. Maskne is preventable and treatable. Below are some effective measures that you can take to prevent or treat it to get your clear skin back. 1. Wash Your Face Practise basic skin-care habits, such as washing your face morning…
Continue readingFacial massage is a well-known wellness method to increase blood circulation to speed up cellular regeneration. Add in Facial Cups to massage and you can say goodbye to wrinkles, ageing skin and broken capillaries! Facial Cupping is a safe non-invasive, non-surgical, luxurious express facial that you can even do by yourself in the comfort of your own home. When done by a professional therapist, a massage medium, such as oil, is used together with the…
Continue readingWhy Organic Skincare? Over the course of the last century, we have seen the impact of synthetic chemicals on the world around us. We now know that complex ecosystems don’t respond to single chemical in predictable ways. For example, when we spray DDT into an ecosystem to kill mosquitos, we succeed, but then we will start to see unintended consequences. Decades after the ban on DDT, 99% of Americans still test positive for DDT residues…
Continue readingDay 1: Smile every time you look into the mirror Boost confidence by always smiling at yourself whenever you look into the mirror. You are associating happiness with the way you look by smiling at yourself in the mirror. The more you are confident with the way you look, the more you will boost your self-esteem and you will glow from inside-out. Additional Tip: Lipstick is one of the most mood-boosting makeup products out there.…
Continue readingSpending more time staring at a screen at work and even during leisure times? Besides experiencing eye strain and fatigue, you are also exposing your skin to blue light (a type of high energy visible light, or HEV), which emits from computer monitors, mobile phone screens, fluorescent lamps and the sun. We all know that UV rays can cause skin damage and aging. Do you know that blue light can penetrate deeper than UVA rays…
Continue readingIt’s completely alright to lose 50 to 100 strands of hair per day. But if you lose anything more than that, you should start to get worried, and look for ways to stop the hair fall problem and to promote new hair growth. Let’s use Ayurveda to take a holistic look at haircare. The basic principle of Ayurveda is that the body is governed by three energies—Vata (air + ether), Pitta (fire + water) and…
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