You have been loyal to the current skincare routine blindly if you see these signs on your skin : 💦 Age spots and brown start to appear 💦 Acne marks haven't gone away 💦 Melasma and redness is coming up 💦 Dull skin 💦 Uneven skin tone Ladies wake up! These are the obvious signs you need to include Vitamin C skincare in the routine. Yup! you read it right! Vitamin C. Vitamin C isn't just important for body and health wellbeing. It is fairly important for skincare too. Vitamin C helps to disturb the cells that create the pigment and with this, it will fade or lighten the dark spots and also prevent new ones from forming. Not easy to make your current pigmentation or hyperpigmentation disappear overnight unless you spend thousands for some laser treatment. Vitamin C as I mentioned earlier could lighten up the existing pigmentation and prevent the new one from developing. The question is ...which Vitamin C skincare? Too many and hard to tell the best for your skin. I have trie...
In general, most people are advised to start using retinol in their mid-20s. Why do we need retinol for our skin? Well, this is because collagen and elastin production starts to slow down. Adding retinol into our skincare routine at age of 25 to 30 is the perfect time to slow down the ageing process. So, what is retinol that people are hyping about? In short, retinol is a topical product containing a vitamin A derivative. Technically speaking a type of retinoid which works to increase collagen production. It helps to treat acne, and blackheads and is also ideal to improve skincare texture such as minimising fine lines, and wrinkles and brightening dull skin. Personally, I am a beginner in adding Retinol into my skincare routine. At the age of 47 years old. I guess, am afraid to start one because I read many side effects if use it wrong. What is the side effect if you use retinol wrong? Retinols can increase your skin's sensitivity to sunlight. So, it is advisable to apply th...