Everyday Skin Moisturising Tips for Winter

Switch to Cleansing Cream from Cleansing Gel

Cleansing cream comprises of mild cleansing agents and a higher density of emollients, eliminating the harshness of cleaning agents, along with it leaving your skin supple and soft.  It gently removes the dirt on your skin.  

 

My skin feels: In dry weather, I will use Decléor Cleansing Cream - Face & Eyes.  I love the super soothing, calming and revitalizing ingredients, Angelica and Geranium Essential Oils, which restore moisture to skin and improve the blotches caused by dryness.  I use it for wiping makeup residues and cleansing face, 1 step for a complete face cleansing.  It saves my skin from dehydration due to over-washing.

Using Lukewarm Water to Wash Face

Hot water will strip off the natural sebum protection of skin while cold water cannot soften the epidermis for an effective face cleansing.  Lukewarm water is gentle to your skin and it does not induce any undesirable reaction to skin.   Apply moisturizers to skin when your skin is still moist after washing, as water evaporates on skin and leaches the moisture from your skin.

Select skin-care with Humectants or Emollients

Always look for big words for skin moisturizing, such as Hyaluronic Acids, Collagen, Glycerine, Aloe Vera, Honey, Rose, Lavender, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Vitamin E…

SANA Uruoitaishi Moisturizing Gel creates a long-lasting moisturising effect with skin-like hyaluronic acids and collagen which attracts moisture to skin cells, imparting a moist and dewy look all day!  Lay a thin layer over your face before make-up.  It prevents your make-up to dry and irritate your skin especially in winter.

 

 

 

 

Moisturizing from the inside

Drinking an adequate amount of water helps your skin cells stay plump and hydrated.  Fruits are loaded with antioxidants, essential minerals and vitamins which help fortifying healthy skin cells.

Happy 2012!!!

How was your Christmas and New Year celebrations? We gave and received lots of awesome gifts and we believe the best way to get what you want, is to give it away first. :) We also, feasted a lot on endless amounts of delicious ham, turkey, fillings and bread and pudding. Then, we ushered in the new year by partying till the wee hours. Two days past, our knees and calves are still aching from the hours spent on our feet dancing the night away.

Regardless of how your 2011 was, we hope it was an amazing year of learning and gratitude and now to what 2012 has in store to offer! We have a feeling in our bones that it's gonna be amazing and if you feel it, all the better for it to happen for real, no?

But first, to get rid of the extra flab we've accumulated over the festive period... :(

1. Decleor Aromessence - Firming Body Concentrate, US$76 (100ml)

Based on highly advanced scientific research in the field of aromatherapy, this preservative-free elixir features the proven firming effectiveness of a unique cocktail of eight 100% pure, 100% natural Essential Oils, specially selected for their ability to help maintain skin firmness. The skin is toned and supple. It feels soft, firm and smooth. The figure seems firmer and revitalised, as if visibly re-sculpted. Ingredients include essential oils of immortelle, rose and camomile.

2.  Clarins Body Shaping Cream, US$56 (200ml)

Effective action to help reduce stubborn curves. Body Shaping Cream helps to reduce fatty deposits and minimize skin's puffy appearance in problem areas.

3. FANCL Calorie Limit, US$26 (for 30 days)

FANCL Calorie Limit helps to reduce calorie intake and curb the total calorie intake from food and blocks the body's absorption of fats, sugar and excess carbohydrates. Active ingredient Butter Bean Extract helps to control absorption of carbohydrate while Chitosan binds around fats and cholesterol for subsequent excretion.

 

4. SANA Esteny Salt Massage & Was, US$15 (250g)

SANA Esteny Salt Massage & Wash contains with sea salt which gently remove dirt, odor, and dead skin cells from arms, legs and back, all over your body. It makes a really fabulous body scrub as the salt crystals slough away dead skin leaving my skin (especially elbows, feet, knees etc.) super smooth and soft. It is also recommended for cellulite massage. This medium scrub massage with grain salt brings out the streamlined body! With Black Currant (Cassis) scent. 

 

5. Bliss Fat Girl Scrub, US$42 (226g) 

Scrub-A-Dub-Blub! Himalayan pink salt is the star ingredient in the Bliss Fat Girl Scrub exfoliant. By stimulating circulation, it helps smooth away unsightly lumps and bumps for a smoother, slimmer silhouette. Red algae enhances skin repair function, and helps diminish the appearance of excess fluid retention, while grapefruit and peppermint extract provide antioxidant protection and refresh the skin. It promotes circulation through exfoliation and massage. Also it helps reduce accumulation of stagnant fluids that contribute to lumps and bumps. Sloughs off dead skin cells.