Reap What You Sow
There is no ugly woman in this world, as long as one takes good care of oneself, anyone can be beautiful. For instance dark-skinned people can become fair if they put in the effort to maintain and protect their skin. Take myself for example, I have naturally dark skin, but I’ve worked very hard to make myself as fair as possible. As a result, I’m now as fair as tissue paper! Furthermore, I had once accidentally shaved all my eyelashes off which sounds terrifying but I had a way to make them all grow back!
So at what age should one start to maintain her looks? My opinion is the moment you start putting on makeup is when you should also start on beauty care.
Besides gals, guys must get rid of the keratin from their faces too. Thick layers of keratin trap impurities underneath the skin. In turn, the trapped impurities prevent the skin from absorbing the skincare products that you apply daily. Result is your skin loses radiance and gets dull! This is especially for those who often wear makeup. After removing makeup and washing your face, if you notice that your skin tone is uneven peppering with the kind of spots that look like goose bumps, it means that your layer of keratin is too thick!
REMOVING KERATIN
Tip 1: Exfoliate
If you have a very thick layer of keratin and extremely large pores, you should exfoliate. Deciding on the type of scrub depends on your skin condition. I recommend DHC facial scrub. It is simply a scrub without foam or cleansing agent (洗洁剂).
Tip 2: Gentle gelatin and enzymes (凝胶和酵素效果温和)
If your skin is sensitive and flakes easily, it means you have very delicate and thin skin. A facial scrub is harmful and will cause the sediment of melanin (黑色素). I suggest using gelatin facial peels packed with natural enzymes to exfoliate gently without harming the skin.
Tip 3: Gentle removal of keratin from mouth corners and nose wings
Some people experience sediment of melanin (黑色素) easily at the corners of the mouth and on the wings of the nose. This means the skin covering these areas is very sensitive. As a result of the skin being dark in colour and you keep rubbing at these areas to clean them, they become even darker. The best solution is to apply facial peel!
Tip 4: Use tartaric acid products (果酸产品) with extra care
There are many exfoliating products in the market containing tartaric acid that is too strong; this is only suitable for guys with extremely thick keratin. Generally for girls, especially if you wash your face very often, will find that it is too strong for your skin to handle. Unless you have very thick keratin, do use this product with care.
Causes of dull skin:
- Side effect of consuming hormone or birth control pills
- Too thick a layer of keratin
- You have naturally yellow-toned skin
Fret not; you can use a skincare whitening/brightening regime to combat this problem. I recommend 生活美容中心红酒面膜 (Red wine mask from a clinic in Taiwan). It stimulates blood circulation and makes skin brighter!
The Secret to Fine Pores
Large pores are ugly and harmful to the skin’s well-being, and they cause black/whiteheads. Before minimising your pores, you need to get rid of them first. Many people think that black/whiteheads and pimples cannot be squeezed. But if not squeezed, they will stay there forever and no matter how much pore minimizer products you apply there, the pores will remain large! If your black/whiteheads is more on the surface underneath the skin, regular exfoliating can easily remove them. But if they are deeply embedded, I suggest you should squeeze them out.
Step 1: Wash
Step 2: Cover face with a warm towel to open up the pores
Step 3: Using a cotton pad with few drops of alcohol or Tea Tree oil for antiseptic purpose, gently squeeze out the black/whiteheads. I don’t recommend using nose strip! Tearing it off will cause the skin to peel so unless you’re a guy, don’t use it!
Step 4: When nose is clear, apply pore minimizer
You can buy those facial masks that are sold in tablet form, soak a tablet in pore-minimizing toner to expand it into a proper piece of mask and spread onto face. After toning, apply moisturizer. For people with large pores, their skin gets oily easily, I suggest you to use moisturizing essence instead of lotion.
For sensitive skin, I use Kiehl’s Cucumber Herbal Alcohol free Toner. With daily use, I notice that my pores get finer day by day!
The solution for Dry Skin
Dry skin that is not taken care of will wither like a flower in no time! People with dry skin will usually suffer from dull and flaking skin too.
Tip 1: Use facial mask daily
For example, Lifecella fruit essence mask has effective moisturizing effect.
Tip 2: Drink collagen (胶原蛋白)
For those with dry skin, their bodies are usually dehydrated. I advise you to drink FANCL collagen drink. It improves your overall skin texture. If you can afford it, drink this often. Take note that this drink is not for vegetarians as it contains animal ingredients.
Tip 3: Eat bird nest with milk
Simply, bird nest is excellent for the skin. Eaten together with milk, it is double effective!
Facial Hair Removal
To many, facial hair is not an issue and is normally neglected. However please take note of the following:
1: Nostril hairs
Many girls forget to trim their nostril hairs, hence revealing them when they smile. A big turn-off!
2: Upper lip hairs aka ‘Moustache’
For girls with visible dark moustache, I recommend Sally Hansen Hair Removal for Face – a product from America
Blood Veins in Eyes
If you are a late night sleeper, you will suffer from this problem even if you sleep till noon the next day. If you really have no time to sleep, then just sleep during the golden hours from 11pm till 3am. Still impossible, then go to bed latest by 1am.
In addition, after reading, take a few minutes to exercise the eyeballs by rolling them in full circle motion for 3 times each direction and then shut your eyes for a few seconds. The more you exercise the more energetic and clearer your eyes will become!
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