Thursday 23 August 2012

WELLNESS@LXG: PEELING AWAY THE LAYERS

As a recently converted/evolved caveman, I am still new to the whole skincare regime that many women and metrosexual men take for granted... So when the good people of Jyunka recently gave me a sample of their Peel Kit with instructions to start having a “peel” done every week to keep my skin in optimal condition -  I was initially at a lost to how to go about using it.

Thankfully, having a partner who used to be an editor for a beauty magazine helps. After promising to share my Peel Kit (yes there is always a price to be paid), she explained that unless I exfoliated my skin weekly, it would lead to a build up of dead skin which would leave my face looking dull and congested. Because the peel would treat my superficial epidermal layer and stimulate regenerative cells, it would leave me looking younger and more attractive. When I still looked a bit confused, she summarized it all by saying that unless I used the peel, I would look like something the cat dragged in, and she would have no choice but to leave me for a metrosexual, So with that kindly cleared up, use the peel I will.  

In my first review of Jyunka’s M+ Fluid, which I use religiously together with my usual skin care products, Keefe, the trainer for Jyunka, applied the Jyunka Peel onto my skin after thoroughly and gentle cleansing it. 
Being a typical guy and only recently having learned that exfoliation is necessary or else your partner leaves you, I was quite nervous about using the peel on myself without an expert to guide me. ( I was recently spoiled rotten by a fantastic therapist during my first ever facial treatment). Luckily, the good lady was at hand and quite roughly (I must add), scrubbed my face clean and rubbed in the peel cream. After four minutes (you can leave on for between 1-5 minutes, but must not exceed five minutes) she very roughly cleaned it with cotton pads soaked in the Epidermal Lotion and then sent me off to wash my face.

During the peel, my skin felt a slight biting sensation which was very bearable and far less traumatic than the good lady’s rough facial cleansing (how I yearned for the gentle hands of the therapists at Phoenix La Beaute). After the peel was cleaned away and my skin neutralized, my face immediately looked clearer, lighter and matte but not dry. I was in fact rather pleased. 

The Peel Kit is very simple to use and shows immediate results. I would recommend using it before an important date or meeting, as your skin will look refreshed and brighter. 

If you have PIGMENTED SKIN - Apply the peel on spot locations three times a week. 
If you suffer from congested skin and and have BLACK HEADS - Apply it for three consecutive days on the problem area, after which you can apply it one to two times weekly.
If you have DULL SKIN  - Apply the peel on your whole face weekly (avoiding the eye area and lips).

The Jyunka Epidermal Peel Kit retails at SGD119 and is available at Phoenix La Beaute at Palais Renaissance #B1-07. Tel. 6733 4556.

OF COURSE I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!

Jyunka has kindly sponsored an Epidermal Peel Kit, for one lucky reader worth SGD119.

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Monday 20 August 2012

LADY@LXG: When Sunscreen Meets Science

A sunscreen that doesn’t need to be reapplied every two hours is born! 

One thing I can’t live without, is a good sunscreen. Whether I am cloistered away writing at my desk or horseback riding on the plains of Mongolia, one beauty product that I will always have on, is my broad spectrum sunblock. 

Unfortunately, a good sunscreen has not so much to do with how high its SPF is, but its efficacy. This is because no matter how high the SPF is, every sunscreen’s effectiveness halves every two hours. This simply means that if you use a sunscreen with an SPF of 60, in two hours it will reduce to SPF 30. In two more hours, that drops down to SPF 15 and so on. In next to no time (unless you reapply) you are left with zero protection. And let's be frank - how many of us actually reapply our sunscreen, especially over our carefully made-up faces? Its just not practical.

This is why - when EHA Clinic, run by Aesthetic Doctor Elias Tam launched its first Japan-made SPF 30 sunscreen with 24hr efficacy, I just had to have it...


The sunscreen is mildly tinted and applies smoothly and is very easily blended. It has no scent and the tint is very subtle and leaves my skin looking clear, fresh and natural. I love using this by itself during the weekends or when I don’t require too much coverage. But if you have good skin, you can skip the foundation or powder and simply go with the sunscreen.

For those skeptics among you, (and I was one of them to be quite honest), lets talk science...

Many of the high SPF sunscreens available on the market today use chemical filters to block UVA rays, but these have been shown to only offer marginal protection. That’s because commonly used UVA filters like avobenzone and Mexoryl, break down quickly and lose effectiveness in the sun unless stabilized. This stabilization process is difficult and few companies have been able to prove that they can do it. Therefore in the past, the best way make sure you were protected throughout the day was to reapply sunscreen often – at least once every two hours. Even if it offered the best UVA protection, it’s efficacy soon disappeared.

EHA’s Sun Shield 24hr has been proven to block both UV-A and UV-B rays by 99%, for a period of 24 hours, with just one application.

The main ingredient used in Sun Shield 24hr to block UV rays is called the "Y titanium particle", a kind of Titanous Oxide coated with silicon. A very thin application of this product (10-15 microns) is all you need to maintain its effect. Stearyl glycyrrhetinate helps prevent inflammation caused by sun burn and snow burn.

Plantal moisturizing ingredients such as Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Althea extract, Arnica extract, Paeonia suffruticosa root extract, Linden extract, etc., and organic ingredients such as sodium chondroitin sulfate, aspartic acid, glycerin, etc., help maintain good condition of the skin by moisturizing and giving tensity and elasticity to the skin. Oil-based moisturizing ingredients such as natural vitamin E, squalane, etc., help prevent dryness and oxidation of the skin.

EHA Sunshield 24 hr is available at EHA Clinic. 1 Scotts Road. #15-01 Shaw Centre. Singapore 228208. Tel: 6235 3325

EHA Sunshield 24HR is priced at: 
30 Ml bottle $98.00
5 ML travel size tube $38.00
Want to try this sunscreen? EHA is sponsoring three 5ml travel-size sunscreens worth $38 each. 

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LADY@LXG.