The name Bio oil is a highly mentioned when it comes to scars. I think I have gone through few bottles of it. They are useful on their own.
Bio-Oil helps improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks, uneven skin tone, good for ageing and dehydrated skin. Bio-Oil has won many skincare awards and has become the No.1 selling scar and stretch mark since 2002.
Bio oil main ingredient PurCellin Oil, is also highly effective for other skin conditions including ageing and dehydrated skin. It is formulated for use on both the face and body.
BIO OIL
The bottle is made from plastic and it is transparent.
BIO OIL
BIO OIL
BIO OIL
The list of ingredients on the box.
BIO OIL
BIO OIL
BIO OIL
The bottle is light and since it is transparent, I can how much I have already use. It applied it on my scars and all over my body. I don't really fancy the smell inside the bottle but the smell changes upon application on my body. The 60ml is going to last me very long as I hardly made a dent on it after 2 weeks considering I apply it on my whole body 3 times a day.
It is in form of oil which has a sheen on the skin after application. I find it a value for money considering that you can use it for a long time. Not bad as a body oil for dry skin type and to even the skin tone. Consider that it does not have any harmful ingredients, it is an item that even children can apply.
BEFORE AND AFTER BIO OIL FOR OLD SCAR
As for effectiveness, it will work better with new scars. This old scar is way too long and permanent to have drastic improvement. It does fade slightly. However, it is a good moisturising oil =) .
BEFORE AND AFTER USING BIO OIL FOR NEW SCARS
The new scars here fades faster with the help of bio oil.
Ps: only apply on closed up wounds.
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Product retails for
Bio Oil 60ml for 34.70
Bio Oil 125ml for RM49.50
Bio Oil 200ml Rm79.45
Available at Watsons, Guardian, Caring pharmacy and other pharmacies.
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However, the opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
February is the month of love with Valentine and Chinese New Year falling on the same month. While I do not have anyone to celebrate it with, getting a Valentine box is something that I will not reject. One doesn't have to wait for others to do something nice for yourself. =) .
So, let's look into what we have for Cubecrate websiteFebruary Valentine theme box.
CUBECRATE FEBRUARY-VALENTINE DAY
It is decorated with heart shapes decoration. =) I love it. Goodness Cakes heart shape chocolate chips cookies Mycare Malaysia,White Formula Super Moist Light Toner with Hyaluronic Acid 290ml RM49.90 THe Sabun tea tree peppermint body scrub (about RM30- RM33) This heart shape cookies from Goodness Cakes is the first thing I devoured the moment I got the box. It is really delicious. Yummy. I wish I could have more > < .Goodness Cakes do take catering orders for events. They focus on food from scratch which is perfect for gatherings of family at affordable price. Goodgoodcakes@gmail.com or at +60362116782/4
White Formula Super Moist Light Toner with Hyaluronic Acid
Mycare Malaysia, an online premier health and beauty store. Mycare provide mulitiple secure payment wich are powered by MOLPAY.
THe SabunHomeMade Organics tea tree peppermint body scrub
THe SabunHomeMade Organics tea tree peppermint body scrub. Loving the scrub. It smells so good. Claire Homemade with LoveAt Claire, they pride themselves on using only natural ingredients for all our products. It’s all 100% chemical free and even safe for baby use. Claire organics has all the natural skin remedies for you.Beyond Beautiful is a forward looking company with a holistic approach towards health&beauty.
Product retails:
February box is RM35
Cubecrate ship closes every 13th of the month and ship every 3rd week of the month.
It is already January. I have a lot of things going in my life this month. Unhappy stuff actually but I will not make you unhappy about it unless you do want to know?
So getting a box from Cubecrate =) does cheer me up =) .
Let us check out what is inside this Chinese New Year theme box.
CUBECRATE JANUARY 2015 SUBCRIPTION BOX
Famous Gold fortune cookies.
Beautiful angpow of monkey design since this year is a Monkey year.
TheSabun edible lip balm in Pinana Berry. It contains shea butter,cocoa butter,avocado oil, beeswax,vitamin E, essential oil. Loving this kind of edible lipbalm =)
White lotion super moist lotion
Mycare Malaysia for the White lotion super moist lotion with hyaluronic acid. Taiwan famous brand for it hydrating ability. It is without fragrances, No alcohol and low irritation
Overall, this is lovely box with lovely products. My favourites is the edible lip balm, Smeeka mani pedi bombs and the batik Boutique keyfob. Excuses me because it is time for some pampering for my feet XP. I have seriously forgotten about my overworked feet.
Cubecrate ship closes every 13th of the month and ship every 3rd week of the month.
Product retails for
A box is Rm25 plus shipping
RM 20 per box for 3 months
RM 15 per box for 6 months
There are times when the skin is dry and using moisturiser is important to avoid itchiness or redness.
I like to mix my body oil with this moisturiser for dry skin because the effect will be more long lasting and it works better for me.
I have combination skin for face, oily hair but the skin on my body is very dry so one can understand where all the oil goes to. All the skin types in one body. T_T
Specially formulated for use on dry and damaged skin. Significantly increase moisture levels and provide instant relief from the symptoms of dry skin,
It has light scent. One will need to apply this daily to see the effect and if your skin is severely dry like mine, then it is better to mix it with highly moisturising oil like argan oil or sweet almond oil.
Using it on its own when I was having severely dry skin doesn't help much. Overall, it is drugstore products that moisturise the body skin and it is affordable.
Although you can use this on the face, I prefer not too since it has some ingredients that is clogging for acne prone type. There is paraben and also mineral oil that many will not find it appealing.
Do check out the skin repair for sensitive skin if you need to see the differences between the two. skin repair for sensitive is not moisturise enough but does not have a scent.
Products retails at 15.50 for 75ml.Made in Australia. Available in local pharmancies.
For more information, please visit Rosken official website. Product is not sponsored. The opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
As much I love using fermented stuff, it usually are expensive and rarely comes for body products. Love using sake filtrate as your skin but without breaking your bank? Introducing to you this sake filtrate skincare product from Japan.
Apparently this is a famous brand in Japan and it is made by Kiku-masamune Sake brewery (1659)! This is part of my small haul from Japan. You can read about my haul HERE. I actually talk about the shipping and the price of personal shopping for Japanese products.
If you are in Malaysia, please use SAL(slow registered post) and not EMS when you are shipping from Japan or other countries.
Kikumasamune skincare emulsion
This is the new 2015 version of the emulsion. It comes wrap with plastic and in a lovely pink bottle. The writing is really good and will not fade away with constant holding and rubbing.
It is 380ml and in pumps.
Kikumasamune Skin Care Emulsion
Kikusamune' Sake Lotion formulated by rice fermented liquid to moisture your skin. High moisturizing effect and amino acid (glutamic acid, arginine, leucine) and ceramide.
Apply appropriate amount on your skin.
● Body can be use.
● If you'll use it chilled in the refrigerator, it tightens and chill the skin.
● With easy-to-use pump bottle
● Low acidic, Coloring Free
Sorry, I can read a single word of Japanese here. The emulsion is as famous as the toner lotion. Mine was one of the few last bottles. I took the plunge actually to order the emulsion instead of the toner because I am running out of body lotion and this has fermented stuff in it! The brewery stop making it because of the changes in the weather. I was disappointed when I couldn't get it but I just have to thank the web owner for looking it up for me. Japanese offers such dedication and really good service!
KIKU-MASAMUNE SAKE BREWING SKINCARE EMULSION
KIKU-MASAMUNE SAKE BREWING SKINCARE EMULSION
KIKU-MASAMUNE SAKE BREWING SKINCARE EMULSION
The emulsion smells like fermented sake. I love the smell actually. The smell is really faint actually.The emulsion is opaque watery white. Application is just so easy as the emulsion absorbs into the skin really well without any stickiness. Your body will just feel really silky. Good for person who hates thick body butter.
I love this emulsion very much. I am using it on my body and it really helps with my skin dryness.
I love the feeling of bathing in sake goodness everyday and it is only like USD12 for such amazing stuff but I guess I can no longer get thisT_T . I considered myself as being really lucky the first time to still get my haul and just ended with a warning letter but I won't be lucky for the second time.
Why my skin love you Kikumasamune Skin Care Emulsion??? Now, I have to go find a dupe available locally.> < .
However, please do check the ingredients as some people may feel worried because of the mineral oil in it.
PS:warning. If you are living in Malaysia like I do, then please do not Order brands that is not in the notification list through EMS. IF you are really lucky, you will get a warning letter like me. I am really grateful and can't thank my lucky star enough for the whoever that hold my parcel is being nice to me and my product arrived to me with just a warning. Worse your things get stuck at the "kastam" and destroyed just because some people is not holding the licence to import those product to this land! Do read this problem written about another person here too. It is okay if the product is one piece, from brands available here such as Shiseido and not more than 1month (not more than 100ml)supply if you still want to use EMS. It has to comply with some healthy regulation which I don't know what. Make sure it is below Rm400 or you will get tax no matter what of shipping you are using.
To be safe, justuse registered post(SLOW POST) which is slower but at least you will get all your things.
Product retail at; Kikumasamune skincare emulsion at Kirei official website or in Amazon Shipping is based on weight. They will send them you an invoice from PayPal after they decide on your shipping fees.
When you need something to whiten the dark area of your body, do look into Shiro Waki Hime Underarm Exfoliating & Brightening Cream. It is a Japanese product meant for whitening the skin.
Shiro Waki Hime Underarm Exfoliating & Brightening Cream is a product to temporary brighten and whiten the dark area of the armpit. You can also use it to lighten the colour of knee of elbow area.
It is easy to apply the cream onto the skin and leaving it for 10 seconds. Rubbing it is very effortless as the cream turned into powder like texture. The cream felt like a temporary foundation to whiten and brighten the dark part of the body slowly. Skin feels really smooth, smell nice and the whiten part looks really natural and not unnaturally white. One might to apply a few times to get the desired effect.
Since it contain titanium oxide, it can temporary look ‘white’ naturally. The effect do last the whole day or until one wash it off with soap. The cream smell really nice too. It smell like baby powder.
I am not sure if you can use it on the face. Preferable just use it on your body.
Overall, it is okay for those that look for temporary whitening solution but is not good in makeup or does not what those fake makeup look.
PS: I am sorry that I have to use my hands because you won't see anything on my armpit > < . I tried and the pictures is so blurry.
For more information, please visit Hishop official website. Product is sent for my consideration. However, the opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
If you are into natural way of taking care of you skin, then you have probably heard of traditional medicine that talks about the balance of ying and yang. This applies even to the skin health. If you are 'overheated' with food such as red meat and fried food, then it is recommended to drink or eat vegetables to balance the 'qi' out.
If you still do not do anything about it, then you are probably going to have sudden flare up of skin issues such as acne or pimples.
Personally, I hate eating cucumber because I can never like the smell not matter how hard I tried. I know there are so much benefits from eating cucumber but well I just 'hate it'. So, I will just make juice out of it.
This is a vegetables juice to cool down your body especially on hot day or in a summer.
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Ingredients (for 2 person)
1 big Jicama turnip(chinese turnip) (peeled the skin and cut)
1 Cucumber (I used the Japanese cucumber because it is sweet and not bitter) (I just washed the skin and cut it in half)
The reason that you can get such beautiful colour is I pressed the juice from the chinese turnip first. Then followed by the cucumber. Lastly, top it up with chinese turnip. After you mix it, it will be light green. The juice will look cool XP.
If you like cucumber, then you will enjoy the smell and the taste. It is lightly sweet so it doesn't taste bad. In fact, it is actually nice. There is no need to add in any sugar or whatever sweetener.
The only thing is it has strong fresh cucumber smell. It is just in my genes (I am the only one in my family that hates it).
Please don't tell me to keep forcing myself to eat cucumber everyday T_T . I had been doing it for the past 10 years but still hate it. I wonder when my taste buds are going to change for the better and be in love with cucumber? XD
Beautiful colour right?
Another tips for drinking juice. Drink the juice one to two hours before bed. There is no need to eat heavy supper. However, do drink a cup of vegetables or fruit juice which can assist your stomach and help your body.
*word of advice-do not give this juice to your children at night or they will either pee in the bed or run to the toilet in the middle of the night.
I have no time in the morning because I always in rush or am way to lazy. Moreover, I prefer coffee or tea in the morning. So fruit juice and vegetables juice is for my supper. XP
Not a sponsored post. The opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.
It is a common thing to hear people going on diet to achieve that 'S' body or that 'hourglass' body. I will not recommend anyone to go on that one food diet and juice cleanse. I had tried it resulting in me being hungry all the time and I gained 2kg right the moment I started eating.
There are many losing weight ways out there which I find ridiculous and absolutely not going to work. Some will even cause serious side effects. However, I shall not go on and on since I guess you might have different opinions on what works.
However, I think everyone just want to lose weight to look healthy and not skinny.
I think the trend of diet now is to have those healthy looking body. While many wanted to achieve that kind of body, not many are willing to do exercise for it. So in order to reduce weight, most will modify their food intake or go for surgery.
Here are few tips on gaining a healthy body.
Be realistic
No matter how much you starve yourself it is going to work because your bones structure is like that. So, be real on how much you can lose to stay healthy. If you already can see bones and already fainting few times per day, you are not supposed to lose more than that. So check your body built first.
Our body grow cell fats if you eat too much food containing sugar, carbs and not good fats but it will only shrink when you lose fats. It means the cells has the potential to grow bigger if you do not care about your food intake. So do not grow more fats cells by eating too much of those kind of food.
Be patient
Everything takes time; it is not a one day thing. The same goes for the reason you gain weight. Have a healthy diet and lifestyle. Check what’s your recommended calories intake is. Everyone is different depending on your lifestyle and body mass. So, do not try those celebrities’ diets just because this people look gorgeous with their "S" or hourglass body. There is no fast track.
Word of caution, losing weight too fast can cause you to have stretch marks and flabby skin so don't lose it too fast. Nothing good comes from a roller coaster meals and lifestyle.
Be natural
What I mean here is eating natural food compare to those pills and diet drinks. I prefer natural method which is eating real stuff. Chewing on real vegetables, fishes and carbohydrates are way better than eating sugar laden drinks. It is slow but it works and the effect last long. It is also good to cultivate good eating habits than relying on those unproven methods.
When you are eating outside, please check for the hidden sugar, carbohydrates and trans fats. It is usually hidden in many of the so called “healthy food”-salad, fishes, sauces, desserts and diet drinks.
I did calculate my food calories daily and I don’t eat more than my recommended intake. That is the reason for maintaining weight. I do eat desserts, cakes and fried stuff but that is once a week and not daily. Don’t feel guilty because one meal of dessert is not going to make you fat. Just remember not to go overboard with your counting calories.
However, if you are going to do exercise heavily that day, do eat more. Don’t fix yourself to only one calories intake or should I say don't starve yourself because nothing good comes from starving yourself. It will only result in you gaining more fat after that.
You could check here for suggestion on my daily diet Here.
Linden Leaves is very famous for their body oil with real ingredients in it. One of their most famous one would be the Memories body oil which has a stalk of rose inside the bottle. Of course it is more unique to receive a bottle with flowers that will not wilt.
What I have here for today is the Absolute Dreams body oil which contains lavender flowers in it. Of course it is not as romantic as receiving a stalk of rose but I prefer lavender for the relaxing properties and you can use it as a bath oil or as massage oil.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Organic rosehip and avocado oils blended with pure sweet almond and apricot kernel oils, enriched with vitamin E and infused with a mellow blend of lavender, sandalwood, cedarwood and orange, to keep skin soft and nourished. This beautiful natural oil contains real flowers.
Ideal for daily use after bathing or showering in place of a lotion, especially for dry skin or skin exposed to sun, wind or air conditioning. This oil is also wonderful as a relaxing massage oil or bath oil. Naturally formulated with natural and organic ingredients and without synthetic colour or preservative.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
Even inside the box is decorated with lavender and purple. I can't throw the box away because it is just so beautiful.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
This 60ml is a travel size that comes in a beautiful boxes decorated with according to one of the ingredients.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
Here is the list of ingredients. There is no harmful ingredients in it as the products contains natural ingredients of oil blends. The parfum are from essential oils as well.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
The cap for the travel size is different than the normal bottle.
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL
Absolute dreams body oil comes in gold yellowish liquid and it is quite thick but the application is easy and absorb well into the skin leaving no trace of stickiness. The smell is absolutely soothing. I love the lavender scent that is not overpowering. My skin is still lightly scented with lavender even after few hours.
Since it contains vitamin E, it will help with dry skin and also help to prevent stretch marks. I think it would make a useful gift during special occasions such as anniversary, birthdays, Valentines or Christmas exchange.
Products retail at
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL RM89 (60ml)
LINDEN LEAVES ABSOLUTE DREAMS BODY OIL RM189(250ml)
Made in New Zealand
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