Why did they not discover acne patches earlier?!!! WHYYY?!!
I could’ve gone through a blissful and happy teenage life completely pimple-free, and not having to panic when it’s photo day and a huge zit has just popped up overnight.
My hair does not have a good relationship with the humid weather in tropical Malaysia.
Despite washing it EVERY single day, my hair still manages to look like a pile of greasy, oily mess as I get off work. Not cool if I have to work late, since it starts to get itchy and unbearable. Even worse if I have an after-work dinner appointment. I can just imagine the poor fella sitting across the table wondering if there was an oil spill somewhere.
So what’s a girl to do?
Yes. Detergents. You know, like what you use to wash your clothes.
Commercial soaps are harsh, drying and strips your skin of the natural oils that protect, heal and moisturise your skin.
This is because they usually lack glycerin, a moisturiser that naturally occurs as a by-product of traditional soap-making process. Large-scale soap manufacturers prefer to remove glycerin from their soaps and use them in body lotions and moisturisers instead, since these fetch a higher price.
Sneaky, huh?
Handmade soaps have none of that hanky-panky.
In this day and age I believe most, if not ALL of us, are actively trying to minimise and reduce the amount of toxins in our life – be it in our food, water, air (and even social circle!).
One area that most people tend to overlook is that toxins can be absorbed into our body through our largest organ – the SKIN!
As such, it is of utmost importance to make the right decision on what soaps, shampoo and lotions you use.
Regretfully, I’m a bit of a goody-two-shoes.
I never speed up at yellow traffic lights, I pay all my bills on time, and I religiously dot all my i’s and cross all my t’s.
But when it comes to pimples, I somehow lose all sense and sensibility. Whenever a huge pimple stares back at me, mocking and taunting me, my self-discipline takes a nosedive and all I can think of is to quickly go for the kill.
Sweating is completely normal, but no lady wants to smell bad. Ever.
And in hot, humid Malaysia, trying not to sweat is like searching for water in the desert.
Deodorants are a great way to battle foul-smelling underarms. They help kill off the bacteria that’s multiplying in your underarms, which is the cause of that unpleasant smell.
You know, the condition where you spend a huge chunk of your time in the morning primping and prepping, only to find all your hard work disappearing by lunch time?
Because I do.
My makeup slides EASILY off my face, and by the end of the day, I’m sporting a no-makeup, greasy, shiny appearance that looks like you could fry an egg on my face.
Urgh. Not cool.
But did you ever look in the mirror and think for a second that it could be YOU who is causing all your breakouts? Shocking, we know!
I certainly thought I did. After all, this was something that I’ve been doing nearly my whole, entire life.
I mean, I know I have troubles drawing the perfect, balanced cat-eye, and I mess up my eyeshadows pretty darn often. I can’t put on or remove my contact lenses without a mirror, and embarrassingly enough, I still get nicks from shaving every now and then.
But washing my face?