In my job, I deal with young people of both genders and it isn’t beauty or health related. However, recently, there were some suitable opportunities for me to incorporate a small lesson to all of them about the importance of using sunscreen. I ran a random poll with them and discovered to my horror, that about 90% of the males who are active in outdoor activities do not use a sunscreen at all. And the topmost reason they cited was that sunscreen is a girl’s product! How wrong is that! I had to correct their perception and to tell them that sunscreen should really be seen as a health product too because of the risk of skin cancer when we go under the sun unprotected.
Viva Challenge: educate a male about sunscreen
Thursday, 20 May 2010
DIY Beauty: 5 beauty uses with baking soda
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
I’ve been rather busy and haven’t been experimenting with new DIY beauty recipes. However, I’m still use some of my DIY concoctions. In fact, some of them are used daily. Today, I’ll share the five ways I use my favorite ingredient – baking soda – in my beauty routine. Baking soda is a sodium bicarbonate, and can actually regulate pH balance, hence making it a great ingredient for our skin. The ingredient is easily found in supermarkets and a box that cost less than S$2 can last quite a long time!
How loyal are you to your skincare products?
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
If you’re a regular reader here, you might have noticed that I don’t review that many facial skincare products myself compared to other beauty bloggers. Besides sunscreens, I haven’t been that keen to test new products for my face. This is the reason why you see guest reviews instead. I have stuck to using a specific range of products for more than half a year now. While I do like the products but recently, I’ve been toying with the idea of changing. In fact, I’ve already started to add some new products to my regime and am planning to transit further. So that prompted me to wonder: how long do people stay loyal to their skincare products, and what prompts them to change especially if their current products are working fine?
Are you allergic to your sunscreen?
Monday, 17 May 2010
A reader by the name of Esther sent me an email last week asking if it’s normal for her chemical sunscreen to sting her face upon application. My reply was that it’s abnormal and she could be allergic to her sunscreen. I forgot to ask Esther if she has sensitive skin as I understand that those with such skin type may not take too well to chemical sunscreens. For some of these people, the sting could be so bad that it makes their face red with a burning sensation. Apparently, some of these allergic reactions represent contact dermatitis.
Meet my new friends: Matryoshka & Babushka
Sunday, 16 May 2010
So I went in hunt of some beauty boosting hormones and found them in the form of Matryoshka at Kinokuniya in Liang Court. She’s now my best friend and will go wherever I venture. She’s so sweet isn’t she? But in order not to make her feel too lonely, I got her some sisterly companions from her hometown too.
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