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Skincare lost in translation

By Teresa Foo

Skincare should be unbiased, apolitical and genderless. Skincare is not about who and what you are. Skincare does not discriminate the colour of your skin. Photo...

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Wabi Sabi and your skin

By Teresa Foo

Wabi Sabi in a nutshell is finding beauty in imperfection. Wabi Sabi is like a state of mindfulness. Wabi Sabi is the appreciation of imperfections...

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Do you know why your face itch after a massage?

By Teresa Foo

This is due to Vasolidation - widening of blood vessels, which occurs during massage. Nitric oxide found in our blood relaxes the inner walls of...

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pro-aging

Say yes to pro-aging!

By Teresa Foo

Frown lines, bunny lines, crow's feet, expression wrinkles and accordion lines are all names of wrinkles that are gifted to us as we grow maturely...

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Botanical ingredients Facts Myth busting Natural Skincare

100% natural or not?

By Teresa Foo

First of all, natural has 50 shades of grey. In terms of personal care product formulations, natural ingredients can include natural ingredients (extracts, oils, butters), naturally...

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Managing skin issues naturally

By Teresa Foo

Some of you may have known that I started Balm Kitchen in 2014 where I have made a simple body balm for my then three...

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Have you had your smoothie today?

By Toby Tan

Festive eating can have a negative effect on your skin (psst read more on this in our past post here), and we get how hard...

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Scents and sensibility

By Teresa Foo seet Wei

Babies start to develop sense of smell at around 10 weeks old in the mother's womb and that is quite an amazing development. As babies grow from...

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Up to 100% of cosmetic ingredients will be absorbed into your skin, for real?

By Teresa Foo

I am sure you will be shocked when you read any articles or blogs on how cosmetic ingredients can get absorbed into your skin. Up...

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