Face Care
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FireIce - repeat after me - old mean old already - cannot fight gravity lah !!!
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Top 5 Cleansers for Sensitive Skin
Forget your serums and moisturisers. If your face isn’t even clean to begin with, the efficacy of these products will be almost nonexistent. Cleansers work to remove the make-up, dirt and grime from our pores that has accumulated throughout the day. Wearing makeup, humidity, and sebum trap a tonne of gunk on our faces and in our pores so we need a power cleanser to give our faces a thorough wash to start anew the next day.
Sensitive skin can be quite a pain to deal with, and certain cleansers can be particularly drying or make your skin even more sensitive. Over-drying cleansers can contribute to long-term dehydration and may even exacerbate ageing, so really, pick a cleanser that does its job but doesn’t strip your face of moisture. On the other hand, sensitive skin needs to be well taken care off, so pick a cleanser that is soap free with soothing ingredients.
These are the top 5 cleansers on my list – great cleansers that detoxify impurities and clean your skin but leave moisture behind.
Eau Thermale Avène Soapless Foaming Gel
This is possibly one of my favourite cleansers, so yes I am going to be a bit biased here. Eau Thermale Avène Soapless Foaming Gel does what it is supposed to do, while making my skin less irritated and sensitive – isn’t that great? Ironically, I was hesitant to try this cleanser as I generally don’t fare well with foaming cleansers (they often strip my skin of moisture) but I’m glad that I gave it a go. Like most Avene products, the Soapless Foaming Gel is loaded with Thermal Spring Water – a water with soothing and anti-irritant properties. What's more, minimal ingredients and a soapless formula make this cleanser perfect for hypersensitive skin.Origins A Perfect World Cleanser
An antioxidant booster, Origins A Perfect World cleanser contains a blend of ingredients that work to gently cleanse your skin while freeing it of impurities. The cleanser is infused with silver white tea, coconut, and oats – amongst other skin saving ingredients. These ingredients are said to reach deep into your pores and rid your skin of harmful, free radical-releasing impurities. So you get a deep clean and antioxidants at the same time.DHC Deep Cleansing Oil
You either love cleansing oils, or you don’t (if you’re not sure, read our report on cleansing oils). DHC’s Deep Cleansing Oil glides onto your face and melts away your dirt and grime along the way. DHC claims that the oil itself has an antioxidant nature, and that this cleanser melts even the toughest of mascaras – perfect for days when you’re too tired to remove your makeup. The botanical oil contains a mixture of Rosemary and Vitamin E, ingredients that boast anti-ageing properties, giving you added skin benefits while you slough away the dirt.Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
Probably the king of gentle cleansing, Cetaphil is known for its ultra-gentle formula that can also be used for babies! Having only eight ingredients, Cetaphil says this cleanser only takes away the bad stuff, leaving your skin with its natural protective oils. Furthermore, this cleanser even claims to soften your skin while you wash – leaving you with baby soft skin after.Korres Milk Proteins Foaming Cream Cleanser
A milk cleanser that foams? Yes it is possible. Korres’ Milk Proteins Foaming Cream Cleanser is a creamy milk cleanser that lathers into a frothy foam. Using natural cleansing agents and emulsifiers, Korres claims that this cleanser delicately removes impurities while nourishing it at the same time. What’s unique about this cleanser is the use of milk proteins that claim to leave a film of hydration over your face. Retaining a layer of moisture with soothing ingredients that is supposed to calm the most sensitive of skins.Eau Thermale Avène Soapless Foaming Gel, $37.70 , is available at all leading pharmacies, supermarkets and hypermarkets. For more information, visit www.eau-thermale-avene.sg and follow the brand on Facebook.
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, $21.50 for 473ml, is available at all leading pharmacies, supermarkets and hypermarkets. For more information, visit www.cetaphil.com and follow the brand on Facebook.
DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, $43, is available at selected Watsons stores. For more information, visitwww.watsons.com.sg and follow the brand on Facebook.
Korres Milk Proteins Foaming Cream Cleanser, $47, is available at the Korres store in Raffles City Shopping Centre. For more information, visit www.korres.com.sg and follow the brand onFacebook.
Origins A Perfect World Cleanser, $45, is available at all Origins counters. For more information, visit www.origins.com.sg and follow the brand on Facebook.
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Originally posted by storywolf:
FireIce - repeat after me - old mean old already - cannot fight gravity lah !!!
Why you so bad?
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Something to share.
1. What do you look for in a cleanser (e.g. moisturising)?
- Deep cleansing
- For sensitive skin
- moisturising
- anti-aging
2. What's your favourite cleanser? Why?
- AQUA ARIA Porcelain Cleansing Bar
The product is from Japan and it is made of natural ingredients. It is really good for my sensitive skin and great to use it in Island countries like Singapore.
My skin is dry at some parts of face and oily on nose and forehead areas, this product completely solve my problem and balance my skin condition. Totally recommend to anyone who has similar problem as me. the cleansing bar can last for half a year! So worth that money!
3. Where did you purchase this cleanser and how much did it cost? (e.g. moisturising)?
At first is a friend of mine recommended me this product and so I purchase it from AQUA ARIA website. Ever since it becomes my favourite brand.
It costs about SGD68.00 per bar. but since it can last me about half a year I think is worth the money.
You can purchase it from AQUA ARIA | Advanced One Step Skin Care
4. Is there anything special about your favourite cleanser?
- leaves my skin smooth and supple after cleansing.
- my face feels clean and moisturized
- even though i have really sensitive skin, it does not irritate my skin -
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since the face mask thread is expired and since it was some time back...any updates or new products for clay masks? or any masks for blemish/acne? my kiehls rare earth jar ran out and i'm looking to try something new
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Originally posted by cassie:
since the face mask thread is expired and since it was some time back...any updates or new products for clay masks? or any masks for blemish/acne? my kiehls rare earth jar ran out and i'm looking to try something new
the holy grail
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Originally posted by FireIce:
the holy grail
bought it and tried it over the weekend...will see how it goes
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THE ‘CORRECT’ WAY TO APPLY FACIAL MASKS
TIP #1. Truth be told, we ought to be approaching mask application the way we do our regularserums and salves; that is, we should be working the product into our skin instead of simply slopping it on, willy-nilly.
TIP #2. What you do is to warm up a walnut-sized bit of the product in your palms, then pat firmly into your face, paying extra attention to the jowl area, where your hands should be kneading upwards against the forces of gravity. Conversely, the conventional masking method means the cream merely sits on top instead of being sopped up by your skin. Makes sense, yes?
TIP #3. Okay, we’ve established that we must massage masks into our mien. But there’s a crucial clause to note: No roughshod rubbing, please. Rather, pressing it in – think making a handprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – is the way to go.
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3 Tips to make sure skincare absorbs completely for the best effects
My biggest beauty pet peeve? Pilling, no question.
This anomaly is way more common than you think. Pilling is merely makeup jargon for when your skincare clumps up into small little spheres on your skin. These pills of product (hence “pilling”) are incredibly irksome because they muss up your makeup and are the prime cause of patchy-looking complexion.
But what causes pilling, exactly? We won’t delve into the complicated cosmeceutical chemistry behind the phenomenon, but Dr Calvin Chan, medical director at Calvin Chan Aesthetic & Laser Clinic, says gel- or alcohol-based products tend to “pill” in the presence of sebum on your skin, in much the same way oils float on top of water.
Try these top tips to put an end to your pilling problem:
TIP #1. Skin still damp? Patience, my friend. Dr Chan’s ace advice to preventing pilling? Give your face some time after each step to fully absorb each layer before adding the next.
A good rule of “thumb” (and I mean this quite literally): If your fingertips feel damp when you press them into your face, give the product another two minutes, then test again.
TIP #2. Indulge in some heavy "patting". This is the single best bit of advice anyone can possibly give you, IMO: Always pat, never rub. Not sure how to actually apply your product?
To get the most bang out of your beauty buck, try this technique courtesy of Alyssa Ng, Estee Lauder Singapore’s senior field education executive: “Dispense five drops of a serum into your hands, then trace a heart radiating from the centre of your face out towards your ears.”
“Finish by ‘closing’ the heart at your chin and sliding your fingers down the sides of your neck.” Beauty bonus: This massage method also aids in draining excess fluid from your face, and makes for a seriously relaxing ritual at the end of the day.
TIP #3. Oils are the skincare equivalent of your nail’s top coat. Face oils function as an absolutely essential “top coat” to prevent us water babies from drying out like prunes, so slick them on as the final step of your routine. Take it from Dr Alvin Wong, medical director at SKN Mediaesthetics, who advises against using facial oils under your serum, as said oils can inhibit the absorption of products applied on top.
By applying an oil after your anti-aging serum, fat-soluble ingredients like glycolic acid, retinol and vitamin E dissolve in the oil, tricking your skin into driving the good stuff deeper into the dermis. Pretty neat, yes?
Selection-wise, zero in on “good” plant-based oils like lavender, chamomile and rosemary, which are supremely soothing and smell so very sublime, too. Steer clear of petrolatum and mineral oil, especially when they’re high up on a product’s ingredients list: These synthetics are the “bad” pore-cloggers which give oils a damaging rep.
Better yet, some oils – think tea tree, lavender and grape seed – even boast zit-zapping powers. Try rubbing a few drops of tea tree oil into blemish-prone zones as an acne alleviating alternative to crude chemical creams.
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Just bought this from Fairprice.
Almost couldn't find it cuz it's selling out fast. After I bought one bottle, they were only left with 2 bottles.I did try the tester. It's quite lightweight. Good for ppl who do not like to have the sticky feelings.
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