Home Remedies for FAIR & GLOWING SKIN

Who wouldn't like having fair and glowing skin? I think everybody else does! Especially when achieving it comes really cheap, right? :-) So, let me share you some beauty tips that can be seen just straight from your kitchen! Yes, yes! Homemade baby!

MILK POWDER & HONEY:

Milk Powder

Honey

One of the most well-known home remedies for fair and glowing skin is a mixture of milk powder and honey. In fact, home remedies for glowing skin with the use of honey are quite popular. When mixed together, milk powder and honey are extremely effective.

They not only enhance the brightness of the skin, but also help moisturize it. Make a paste of milk powder and honey and apply a thick layer on your face.

This home remedy for glowing skin works best when you continue using it over a period of time. You can also add in a few drops of almond oil to enhance this home remedy.

ADDITION:

Also, if you're allergic to HONEY (just like me, poor thing) you can just use MILK itself:

Preliminary studies by the American Academy of Dermatologists found that the lactic acid commonly found in milk products was effective in smoothing the appearance of the skin.

Mix enough powdered milk with water until you create a paste. Apply to your face with your fingers, and leave it to dry before rinsing with cool water. Use this mask one to two times a week as part of your regimen to keep your skin looking hydrated, smooth and fair.

You might also dip a washcloth in milk and apply the washcloth to your face as a way to smooth your complexion.


DRIED ORANGE PEEL & YOGURT:

Dried Orange Peel

Yogurt

One of the best home remedies for fair skin is a mixture of dried orange peel and yogurt. To make this mixture, take the peel of an orange and dry it in shade. When the peel is dried, tear it to shreds and grind it into a fine powder.

This is one of the most useful glowing skin home remedies for oily skin. You can get a lot of homemade tips for fair skin online, and most of the home remedies for glowing skin can be made by using ingredients from your kitchen.

If you’re wondering how to get glowing skin naturally, a mixture of honey and lime juice, for instance, is a great way to improve the texture of your skin and make your skin appear softer and suppler.

See how easy it can be and how your kitchen can really be helpful, eh? :-) Go ahead, give it a try! :-)

Love, Germaine

Importance & Differences: Facial Moisturizer + Facial Serum

You guys ever familiar with the difference between a FACIAL MOISTURIZER and a FACIAL SERUM? And how BOTH OF THEM has a very important role when it comes to our daily skincare? I bet some of you don't! :-) Okay, so here goes:

FACIAL MOISTURIZER:

A cosmetic lotion or cream applied to the skin to counter dryness.

Knubbly tweed, snakeskin, cracked leather -- if you think these words describe the condition of your skin more than the composition of a favorite handbag, then you might need to start moisturizing. Even if your skin type tends to be normal to oily, using a high-quality moisturizer on a regular basis can be the key to improving the way your skin looks and feels.

No matter whether your skin type is dry, oily or sensitive, you shouldn't skip the moisturizing step in your skin care routine. Leaving it out might quickly cause redness or flaking, and in time it can allow wrinkles and other aging signs to show up on your skin earlier than they otherwise might. Also, if you have sensitive skin or a skin condition, moisturizing regularly might help ease some of the irritation.

FACIAL SERUM:

An ultra-concentrated formula that penetrates more deeply into the skin and delivers effective active ingredients.

In skin care it refers to an intensive moisturizing product to be applied after cleansing but before a general moisturizer.

Serums can treat skin conditions such as redness, wrinkles, discoloration, dehydration, sagging skin and help prevent acne.

A good serum  provides intensive care to treat problem or fragile areas and it aims to penetrate deep into the three layers of the skin to strengthen the cells as well as deliver active ingredients to your skin.

MOISTURIZER AND SERUM DIFFERENCES:

While facial serums can give you added moisture, the main reason you'd want to use a facial serum is to get added nutrients into deeper layers of your skin that a regular moisturizer is not able to reach. You can get many types of serums such as anti-aging serums, skin brightening serums and even acne preventative serums. You apply the serum after your toner and before your moisturizer.

A moisturizer has larger molecules than a serum. This means that a moisturizer will not penetrate the skin as far as a serum will. While serums deposit nutrients, moisturizers are meant to deposit moisture and hydration your skin.

So, to make things clear to anyone who is reading this right now, a Serum is definitely incomplete without a Moisturizer, and vice versa.

Just because a Serum is something that goes to the deeper layers of your skin, while a Moisturizer will just coat the outer layer. So they definitely and will always need each other. :-)

For my own experience, believe it or not, I discovered the Serum just this year. :-) I actually did some research with regards to this kind of thing, I was really amazed with all of the positive results. And it actually did amazed me since then. Never a day without them both. :-)

Go ahead and try yourself both the products! It's never really too late to be beautiful! <3


Always, Germaine

Vitamin C for Glowing Skin

So, in my recent posts, I have posted about the importance of vitamin E when it comes to our skin care.. But did you know that vitamin C intake can also be very important, too? :-)

Here's why:

If you wish to look beautiful and young, it is necessary to have a GLOWING SKIN. If your skin is not healthy enough your entire appearance will be affected.

Apart from using various beauty products, you need to have a balanced diet which will help you to have a glowing skin. Like all other vitamins and minerals which is essential for our body,  VITAMIN C IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT WHICH IS USEFUL FOR YOUR SKIN. 

People often question about the authenticity of vitamin C as a skin nourishment product, but it has been found that it helps to protect your skin from aging and also from wrinkles and lines. 

Vitamin C is also known as L-ascorbic acid, it's one such product which your body is not able to produce its own. You need to have such diet which will help you generate this and you can also do so by having adequate fruits and vitamins which have these in plenty. 

Vitamin C works as an antioxidant and as a collagen which is a key ingredient which helps to protect your skin from aging and fine lines. 

If you have smoking habits, then you will need a higher dose of vitamin C. You can either go for vitamin C supplements or you can eat citrus fruits or juices which will help supplement the right amount of vitamin C in your body. You can also use various types of skincare products which have vitamin C and can be used as a natural supplement. 

See how vitamin C works wonders? :-)

Also, let me show you some natural tips: 

 *Natural Glowing Skin Tips*

1. Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.

2. Workout Regularly.

3. Drink green Tea daily.

4. Wear Rare Minerals at Night.

5. Eat Plenty of vegetables and Fruit.

6. Avoiding junk food and taking in food that has essential nutrients.

7. Avoid or limit your toxins intake this includes alcohol, coffee, spicy food, drugs, limit sugar intake.

Taking good care of our skin really takes lots of efforts, if you can't do them all, at least try to do some. :-)

As for me, I take both vitamin C and E everyday every after meal, cause I only have 2 meals per day. :-) 

For vitamin E, I highly recommend Myra 400 E. :-)

For vitamin C, just any kind of brand will do. You can buy both of them at any local drugstores.

Love your skin, just never get tired of doing so. And I tell you, it will eventually love you back. <3

Kisses, Germaine

Bb Creams - Creamazing!

This blog's for every female specie out there who doesn't even have any idea what a Bb Cream is. <3

Well, let me share my own experience with this kind of thing. Just as much as I remember, it was way back December 2009 since I discovered Bb Cream. Not to mention all the details but since then, I can never imagine my life without this. Haha! No kidding, really, it really helped A LOT when it comes to my skin complexion. Bb stands for BLEMISH BALM, so it really focuses on your, yes, BLEMISHES.

What kind of amazed me with this cream was the thought that it INSTANTLY covers all the redness and evens out your skin without even clogging your pores or making your skin look old like a normal foundation does.

Let me show you some pictures:

 

Those are the ACTUAL PHOTOS of a person who uses Bb Cream. :-)

Still having doubts?

Let me show you also a brief history about this cream:

Many people asking what exactly is the BB Cream? Why is it suddenly struck the beauty industry like a storm starting from the Korean market and now the whole word is crazy about it? BB Cream or commonly knows as blemish balm has becomes a staple in Korean women's beauty loot, this particular beauty product has and with very good reasons.

 Before BB cream, people required a lot of steps in their daily care or makeup before they get a flawless look, but blemish balm or BB cream eliminates the need for those products because of its multiple uses.

BB creams can be used as a moisturizer, concealer, make-up base, sun protection, foundation and even anti-aging skin care. It was previously used by cosmetic surgery patients right after undergoing surgical treatments to soothe the skin and speed up the skin's recovery.

 Korean celebrities have used it as an everyday beauty treatment. First of all, it provides rather natural concealing look. It definitely beats using foundation as it is without a heavy and cake-like kind of look and feel to it. In fact, one of the reasons why many women are raving about is the natural, almost-like-skin look.

See? Hmm if you're having doubts still, you can Google it for yourself.. :-)

I made this blog just to help you out, I swear, this is worth the money! <3

Kisses, Germaine

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Since it was Araw ng Davao, we girls have decided to rock the city (which we didn't, haha) and went on a girls NIGHT OUT! We were all pretty much excited few days before the much awaited event but it turned out to be really lousy and boring! LOL! :-))) Maybe because we're way too old for this kind of thing.  Oops, sorry girls! :-) I don't know about them but I'm definitely sure my boyfriend would totally agree! (haha love you babybabesss) <3

What I also hate was the fact that my make up didn't turned out to be what I wanted it to be! Ahh sucks yeah but amidst all of these, no regrets.. JUST LOVE. Hehehe! :-)

Or maybe because I'm just more like into the coffee and malling kind of thing now.. It's just more relaxing and fresh, which i both love.

Okay, so here are just some of our photos. :-)

I'm chubby and I know it!

Damn expensive what's the matterrrrrr???!!! Never again. Ugh

Click!

The Abnoys

FERNIZIA CHINITA MIA hahahahahahahah

With Oyen and te Sheena

Charo

My busog face, haha well okay my always busog face :-)))

The last photo was our last stop.. Tadda... Jollibee!!! Dah tagam gipang gutom lagi! :-)

Always, Germaine

Just Another Manic Monday

Yihee! One thing that gets me so giddy is a planned all girls day out! It's when we girls get together (where boys usually don't understand, haha) for some cup of coffee, unending chit chats, and best of all --- the ever popular PICTURE TAKING! Haha! I'm also happy that I get to wear my new and first ever detachable collar. Yahoo! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Tiring but fun fun FUUUUN! I cannot wait for the next day out! Girls will definitely and absolutely will always BE GIRLS! So you better deal with it, male species! :-)))

Always, Germaine <3

Importance of Vitamin E

 


 I just learned how Vitamin E can have GREAT EFFECTS especially when it comes to.. Yes, again and again, SKINCARE. :-) Way back in high school up to college, I was really worried because I had a very hard time finding products that would make my skin look fresh and young. I tried so many products that I can't even remember what those were. :-))) BUT as i keep on doing my research, I discovered that it is also very important to have skincare products that comes from within or the ones that you call the INTAKE PRODUCTS. 

Here let me show you what I Googled:

Benefits of Vitamin e for Skin
 
In terms of skin health and skin care, vitamin e benefits are numerous. In fact, skin care products that contain vitamin e have become an essential part of healthy skin care.

Antioxidant
First of all, because of its antioxidant activity, vitamin e is vital in protecting skin cells from ultra violet light, pollution, drugs, and other elements that produce cell damaging free radicals. It is believed that vitamin e is most effective in its natural alcohol form rather than its acetate form where it is a less effective antioxidant. Watch for this in the labelling of skin care products.


Regulator for Vitamin A
The vitamin e benefits for healthy skin care also include its ability to regulate vitamin a in the body, which itself is important for healthy skin.

Anti-Aging Benefits of Vitamin E
Vitamin e added to lotions, creams, and other skin care products, as well as taken orally, plays a role in the anti-aging of skin. It helps skin look younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Also, free radicals are believed to play an important role in skin aging and therefore the antioxidant activity is quite valuable for this skin problem.




Sun Protection and Sun Burn Treatment
Vitamin e lotions provide some benefit in preventing and treating sunburns. These lotions protect the epidermis layer of the skin from early stages of ultra violet light damage. Vitamin e preparations also increase the effectiveness of sunscreens. Such lotions do not work immediately. They must be applied about 20 minutes before sun exposure in order to allow the vitamin e to be absorbed deep into the epidermis layer.


Treatment of Skin Diseases
Vitamin e can aid in the treatment of various skin diseases or skin conditions. Topical applications such as those used to treat psoriasis is one of the benefits of vitamin e. Orally ingested vitamin e can help treat erythema (a skin inflammation that results in reddish, painful, and tender lumps).

Treatment of Scars
This is one of the more controversial benefits of vitamin e. Initially, it was thought that vitamin e was very beneficial in the prevention and treatment of scarring (acne scars or surgical scars) and healing of skin from various forms of damage such as burns. Some recent research has questioned this benefit of vitamin e. In fact some studies have indicated that vitamin e creams do not help prevent surgical scarring and may actually make the scar look worse. This is in opposition to the experience of a number of individuals that claim vitamin e creams help soften the appearance of scars.

Skin Cancer Benefits of Vitamin E
One of the most important benefits of vitamin e is the prevention of skin cancer. This occurs because of its sun protection quality and of course its powerful antioxidant properties, which help reduce or prevent sun damage.


Other Vitamin E Benefits
There are a variety of other benefits of vitamin e for skin care:

• vitamin e products help reduce the appearance of stretch marks
• vitamin e can help prevent the appearance of age spots
• it helps maintain the skin’s oil balance during the cleansing process
• it reduces transepidermal water loss from skin and strengthens the skin’s barrier function

Overall for skin care, more benefit is obtained from topical application of vitamin e through creams or lotions rather than taking vitamin e orally. Skin is able to absorb natural vitamin e effectively. However, taking vitamin e orally is important for the good health of other areas of the body.

The recommended skin lotions and creams by many experts are those that contain the alcohol form of vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol) instead of the acetate form (alpha-tocopherol acetate). The acetate form does not penetrate the skin’s surface well and provides less of the benefits of vitamin e such as antioxidant activity for the skin.



Why is vitamin e important for good health?
There are several vitamin e benefits for your body. Some preliminary studies involving intakes of vitamin e higher than the daily-recommended requirement have shown that vitamin e may be useful in treating or possibly preventing:

• menstrual pain
• low sperm count
• inflammation of eye tissues
• cataracts
• restless leg syndrome or relief from muscle cramping
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• rheumatoid arthritis
• asthma
• various diabetes related complications and maybe helpful in treating and preventing diabetes itself
• cardiovascular disease
• prostate cancer and breast cancer

Yeah, I know, that was A LOT. :-) But to sum it all up, VITAMIN E IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE SKIN AND FOR YOUR BODY.

Oh, and to some people, IT ACTUALLY WHITENS THEIR SKIN AND MAKES THEM LOOK TEN YEARS YOUNGER!!! No kidding! Just be sure to use it CONSISTENTLY & RELIGIOUSLY. :-)

GOOD LUCK!!!  :-)

Always, Germaine