It seems that there are tons of homemade beauty recipes for treating skin pigmentation and discoloration. Based on experience, I find that they do work to quite a good extent, although you should moderate your expectations to understand that the results are not instantaneous. However, with consistent applications, they do yield fairly good results for mild to moderate cases of skin pigmentations. The reason I like using them is that they are way cheaper and more natural. I mean, if you really want natural skin care, then nothing works better than using food ingredients right from your kitchen.
Green Beauty: organic blush from Zuii Organic
The second batch of the VivaBella Green Beauty Box Giveaway is here and this time, we have five of the Grapefruit blush from Zuii Organic worth nearly S$200. Zuii Organic is a line of organic cosmetics certified by The Organic Food Chain that are made in Australia, produced from the petals and buds of certified organic flowers such as rose, chamomile and jasmine. In addition, the range is preservative free and contains no talc, no synthetics, no petrochemicals, no parabens, no genetically modified ingredients and are not tested on animals. The brand has also recently received their Halal certification.
Share: er…let another female touch your bosom?
Recently, I was invited to go for a special treatment, which is supposed to flush out the toxins in the fatty tissues of the breasts using a combination of products and massages. Part of the objective is to keep the bosom healthy, and part of it is to boost them. Of course the therapist who will be providing the treatment is a female but I was quite uncomfortable with the idea. I think I might have gone for spa treatments involving body wraps and so I’m not that shy about having another woman see or touch my body but this is something else altogether as the focus is obviously on one particular area mostly, for a prolonged period.
Apples can protect your skin against sunburn
Recently, I read that Song Joong Ki’s secret to having beautiful skin is that he eats apples and drink yogurt everyday. “Through regular motions I take care of my health and my skin as well at the same time”, he said. (source) I have no idea who he is except that he’s a Korean celebrity who endorsed Tony Moly but boy, no way do I want to stand beside him because I eat apples almost daily and my skin is nowhere close to his. (Okay, maybe because I didn’t eat them with yogurt!)
Green beauty: diff between mineral & plant oils
Mineral oil, a clear, odorless, and inexpensive oil distilled from crude oil, is a common ingredient in skin care products. It is sometimes referred to as Paraffinum Liquidum or Petrolatum in the ingredient list. Although it sounds really ‘crude’, several cult beauty brands such as Nivea and La Mer feature this oil prominently in their skin care formulations. And despite the origin, the mineral oil used in skin care formulations are really of refined, cosmetic grade.






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