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How to get rid of back acne or bacne

hbgeek — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:19:41 +0000

I’m blessed with clear skin even on my puberty days, on my face that is. But as the cliche goes, nobody’s perfect and so is my skin. I had back acne or bacne since high school days. Hence, wearing backless gowns during prom nights is a no-no for me because I’m too conscious with the pimple marks at my back. Years passed and I just carried on with wearing clothes hiding my back, even my swimsuits must be closed at the back part.

how to treat back acne/bacne

Few years ago, I tried several options on how to treat back acne or bacne. I read that scrubbing and exfoliating helps to remove dead skin cells and oil build-up at the back. Well, I always use a sponge lily or a loofah when I take a bath so exfoliating is really part of my regimen. I listed other things on how I tackled my bacne problem.

How to treat back acne/bacne:

Try having a back facial at a facial salon or spa. Years ago, I tried this service at Forever Flawless and it involves pricking. It hurts but back cleaning helped in drying up the pimples on my back.
Back peeling will remove the skin’s outer layer and diminish pimple marks. I also had this service at Forever Flawless, the burning sensation of back peeling made me uncomfortable but the new skin is really a fresh start in maintaining a pimple-free back. The downside of this process is the maintenance phase, you have to repeat the process monthly or whenever necessary.
Dry your hair thoroughly after shower and don’t let the excess water drip at your back. This can clog your pores and may result to pimples.
Switch to organic shampoo and conditioner. Or you might want to try other brands and hair products. You might be allergic to certain ingredients on your hair products that cause back acne.

I tried all these four ways on treating my bacne but the most successful tip so far is changing my commercial shampoo to organic one, I use Human Heart Nature shampoo and conditioner and zits on my back disappeared. I used Pantene before by the way. So before undergoing expensive treatments for your back acne, try the most simple and inexpensive step first.

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Venus and Mars Lulur Soap – a review

hbgeek — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:58:44 +0000

I ordered Venus and Mars Lulur soap together with the Emu Mineral Lip Butter Tints. I’ve been wanting to try this soap ever since it was first launched in VnM’s Multiply shop but I find it impractical to order only just one soap. Fortunately, I was able to try this soap last month.

Venus and Mars Lulur Soap

Ingredients: emu oil, tea tree essential oil, turmeric, tea tree leaves, shea butter, arbutin, calamansi, papain, olive oil and coconut oil, mango

What is so unique about VNM’s LULUR?
It is designed to leave the skin clear from impurities by means of its turmeric content mixed with emu oil and tea tree and whiten the appearance through its powerful combination of arbutin, calamansi and papain. Moisturize and pamper the skin with the rest of the ingredients and you’ll sure find a noticeable and renewed skin!

Like any other organic soaps, I first divided the Lulur soap into 4 pieces to prolong the use of the soap. I initially used this for my face because I still use Cyleina organic soaps for my body. The soap gave a good lather, I find the mango scent is quite strong though. I felt a stinging sensation on my face after leaving the soap for about 3 to 5 minutes while I scrub my body. After rinsing, I felt my face to be smooth and tight. On my succeeding uses for the Lulur soap, I immediately rinse my face after applying the soap and this prevented the stinging sensation to occur. After frequent uses, my face became fairer and brighter. Thanks to the whitening properties of arbutin, calamansi, papain and also turmeric which are all present in this soap.

With the favorable result on my face, I also used the soap for my body and noticed that I don’t have bacne (back acne) anymore.

Notes:

For first time users of this soap especially those with sensitive skin, I suggest you use it with your body first to see if you have adverse reactions to this soap.
The soap is more expensive compared to other organic soap. Php 100 per 60 g bar, Php 195 per 120 g bar.
I’ll repurchase if I have extra money and other orders from VnM, to save on shipping fee. =)

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Watsons haul

hbgeek — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:43:33 +0000

I’m on an anything-beauty-related-buying-mode lately, blame it to Etude House hehe. I don’t hoard make-ups though, more on skin care like facial masks, organic soaps, BB creams, hair products and also perfumes and fragrances. A recent visit to Watsons at Mall of Asia made me discover that there are already a lot of facial masks available, mostly made from Korea, this is facial lovin’.

The most talked about brand in Femalenetwork.com is Purederm so I looked for the Strawberry Yogurt Pack, unfortunately they don’t have stocks. I decided to sample other sheet masks and wash-off masks also from Purederm.

1. Lavender Collagen Mask, Olive Collagen Mask, Green Tea Collagen Mask – Php 49.75

Purederm Collagen Masks

2. Vitalizing Green Tea Pack – Php 29.75

Purederm Vitalizing Green Tea Pack

A wash-off type massage mask which contains Green Tea Extract, Olive Oil, Collagen and Vitamin E.

* Green Tea Extract : Vitalizing & increasing skin elasticity.

* Olive Oil : skin brightening and softening.

3. Essence Mask for Men – Php 49.75

Purederm Essence Mask for Men

* Relaxing, de-stressing and moisturizing facial mask for men’s face which works best in revitalizing
the fatigued and inelastic skin by providing natural ingredients.

* Complexion appears fresher, cleaner and more youthful.

* Contains Green Tea Extract , Vitamin E and Botanical Extracts.

4. Hydro Soothing Cucumber Pads – Php 89.75/10 sheets - I like how they mimic real cucumber slices, kawaii!

Purederm Hydro Soothing Cucumber Pads

* Soft pads pre-moistened with real cucumber and other soothing ingredients. Specially designed rest on top of
eyes and as lie back and relax.

* Soothe tired eyes and help reduce eye puffiness.

* A handy mini purse-sized zipper bag package, so convenient to handle and use during trip.

5. Garnier Self-Heating Sauna Mask – Php 49.00 – Jeff and I tried this and it’s really a sauna-in-a-pack for the face, the cream warms up after a few seconds on your face.

Garnier Self-Heating Mask

6. Truessence Foot Blush – Php 149.75 – The only product different from the bunch, I was intrigued with the term “foot blush”. Just a reddish liquid that you’ll spray on your sole to have that pinkish effect. Smells nice too!

Truessence Foot Blush

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Butter up at Beauty and Butter

hbgeek — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:31:11 +0000

Don’t you just love facials? Count me in, 2 years ago, I was plagued with severe acne because of allergic reactions but good thing, a few trips to Dermclinic cleared my skin. Facials from Dermclinic involves pricking which I always wanted to skip. i just love the massage and masks part during facials. Beauty & Butter heard my plea when I had my facial at their Megamall branch.

Beauty & Butter, SM Megamall

Beauty & Butter is a newly opened nail art salon in at the 5th Flr. of SM Megamall Bldg. A. They specialize in nail art but they also have foot and hand spa and of course, facials, which, if you’re someone who loves pampering or an everydayhealth.com devotee, sounds like heaven. I was gravitated by their edgy facade that’s why I took a look at their list of services at the board displayed just outside the salon. I love the names and descriptions of their services…

Beauty and Butter list of services

I peeked at the interiors and saw cool and comfy chairs so I decided to give it a go.

Beauty and Butter interior

The most basic facial, Beauty and Butter Facial costs Php 250 because it doesn’t include masks. I opted for their Those were the Days facial for Php 350, mask included. The facial involved cleansing, facial massage, facial scrub, a very cool eye mask and a ginseng-based mask. I’m not big on the scent of ginseng but that’s the mask that comes with my treatment, I’ll try other treatment next time. The attendant was kind enough to ask if I wanted pricking and I said no. Just the facial massage and other face pampering is better.

The facial lasted for an hour, I must have dozed off at some point of my facial because I feel revived after the facial. The comfy chairs and cozy lighting made me relax even more. I plan to have my mani/pedi or foot spa on my next visit, look how the foot spa spaces/chairs are clean and classy …

inside B&B

Beauty and Butter also has branches in SM San Lazaro and Mall of Asia. The Mall of Asia branch is quite small compared to Megamall.

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Choosing the right BB cream

hbgeek — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:06:24 +0000

With so many BB creams (Blemish Balm creams) out there, it’s difficult to choose the right BB cream that’s perfect for your skin and needs. I ordered different BB cream samples too but like many other BB cream fanatics, I have yet to try other brands to see what’s best for my skin. In Korea, consumers are lucky because Korean stores are generous on giving samples so they don’t have to spend in trying out products. Here in the Philippines, those samples are sell for Php 50-Php 200 pesos but it’s better than buying the whole tube which costs a little over a thousand. My fave seller of BB creams from Multiply, Trinketi, made a chart that can help you choose the BB cream that’s right for your skin. It’s very helpful that I have to ask permission from her to repost this in my blog. Please click the photos for larger view.

Determine your skin shade:

determine your skin shade

Determine your skin type:

know your skin type

Determine the properties of BB cream brands:

Missha BB creams

Skin 79

Dr. Jart, Etude House, Lioele/Legere

Hanskin and BRTC

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The Pond’s Big Beauty Sale

hbgeek — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:36:39 +0000

It’s Pond’s Big Beauty Sale starting August 15 to September 15, 2009. Get as much as 70% off on retail prices of your favorite Pond’s beauty products. Check out the pricelist below, unbelievable! Definitely a treat for Pond’s users, time to hoard ladies!

Pond's product pricelist, click the image to enlarge

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Cyleina Organic Soaps – a review

hbgeek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:49:08 +0000

Cyleina Organic Soaps has been popular in many online forums like Girltalk and Teentalk for almost 2 years now. The soaps are lovingly handmade and uses organic ingredients and pure essential oils to make the skin soft and moisturized. Perhaps, the reasons why Cyleina Organic Soaps are popular is because it’s affordable and effective. I tried other organic soap brands that are priced at Php 100 or more, but after a few uses, I can’t finish the whole bar because it already melted on my soapdish. With Cyleina, I can still use the soap and gives enough lather even until it’s just the size of a pea. There are so many varieties to choose from so it’s unlikely for you not to find one that suits your skin best. For only Php 60 per bar, you can try them all until you find the best soaps for you.

Let me share my fave variants of Cyleina Organic Soaps:

Cyleina Black Pearl soap

Cyleina Black Pearl

Cyleina Organic Black pearl inspired soap made from the finest high grade quality of arbutin, collagen oil, licorice and Vitamins C & E. Only the best ingredients that mother nature can give are used in this exquisite creation.

This is the top seller among Cyleina soaps. I first used this for my face but eventually use this as my body soap as well. I’m crazy about the scent, it’s long lasting and the minty scent makes you feel refreshed every time. This may leave your skin a little bit dry since it’s more of a whitening soap than moisturizing. I also hope that they manufacture bigger sizes for this soap for the body since the 45-gram size is only intended for the face.

Cyleina Papaya Goat's Milk soap

Papaya Goat’s Milk

Capture the superb benefits of papaya and goat’s milk with CYLEINA ORGANIC PAPAYA GOAT’S MILK SOAP! This is higly recommended for individuals who want to lighten their skin color without drying and irritating their sensitive skin.

Most whitening soaps are a bit drying, but Cyleina combined two ingredients to work both ways, whitening the skin and at the same time, moisturizing the skin. I never experienced any itchiness with this soap unlike other Papaya-based soaps I used.

Cyleina Tomato soap

Tomato

CYLEINA ORGANIC TOMATO SOAP counters oily skin by absorbing surplus oil. The tonic benefits of tomato deeply cleanses and tightens the pores. Alpha-Hydroxy Acids found in tomato helps get rid of pimples and acne through its gentle exfoliating action and this also results to getting your cheeks a rosy hue and your body a fair glow!

I use this soap because it helps control my backne. I can feel a tightening effect after each use.

Cyleina Rice Bran soap

Rice Bran

A source of vitamin E complex, antioxidants and other micronutrients to help fight free radicals and combat the effects of aging. Rice bran’s natural enzyme will helps to dissolve dead skin & blemishes, while retaining moisture.

I got curious when I heard about the Rice Bran soap, I only encountered this variant from Cyleina. And it’s been one of my staple order because I like the mild sweet smell of this soap. It has mild exfoliators but won’t leave your skin dry. It’s best for sensitive skin too.

Ready to try? Look for official Cyleina resellers in your area, the soaps are also available at selected Hortaleza branches. But for your convenience, you can also order online from my trusted online seller at Multiply, she’s my friend/officemate. She can do meet-ups around Tayuman and Quezon Ave area.

Visit her site at http://veruca.multiply.com/, Hazel Melo.

Cyleina official website: http://www.cyleina.com/

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