Korean Beauty Secrets You Should Know
Korean women have a priced skin, the type each one of wishes to have. Some believe that Korean women are born with such skin, while others believe they have secret formulas for having such skin. They spend a lot of money on beauty products, and time on keeping their skin glowing.
Here are a few Korean secrets you too can include in your daily beauty regime, and see whether it makes a difference or not:
Adequate Hydration
Koreans believe that drinking lots of fluids helps to add a healthy glow to their skin. They start their day by drinking a cup of water & splashing their face with cold water for a few minutes. Raw fruits and vegetables are a part of their daily meals. They avoid sodium content in their food to preserve hydration in their body. If you are prone to skin problems, keep a food diary and observe the effect different foods have on your skin.
Avoid salty and spicy food to keep skin clear, and alternate your diet with plain / bland food to re-calibrate her skin from the inside.
Regular Cleansing, Toning & Moisturising
They have a unique way of applying skin care productsbecause they believe it yields better results.
Cleansing: You must clean your face with oil (coconut, almond or any cleansing oil) for 4 minutes, follow it with a foaming cleanser for 2 minutes & then rinsing your face for 4 minutes, start with lukewarm water ending with cold water to close all opened pores. Wash your hands before applying any makeup or skincare. Also try to avoid touching your face except when cleansing or applying makeup
Toning: Koreans prefer tapping the toner with fingertips for better absorption.
Moisturising: By rubbing the hands together, the product is warmed on the fingertips & then applied all over the face in an outward & downward manner.
Face Pack/ Mask/ Sheets
Korean face sheets are infused with ingredients that were tried & tested by their ancestors and today they are most sought out skincare product all over the world. A routine of using two masks – a cleansing mask & a nourishing mask simultaneously once a week helps reduce the puffiness of the face. Using a mask made up of silkworm cocoon powder calledbaekgangjam helps in achieving white skin. Besides this, homemade masks with egg white & honey mixture are an all time favourite.
Facial Stretching Exercise
This is a common practice among Korean actors & actresses, where ‘Ma Me Mi Mo Mu’ is repeated 10 times for exercising their lip & cheek muscles. In addition to this, co-ordinated stretching of facial muscles with breathing is also recommended. The most effective way to do facial stretching is to coordinate it with your breathing. Expand your facial muscles & jaw on the exhale, then when inhaling, contract all facial muscles including your eyes, nose and cheeks.
Don't underestimate a good facial.
Korean women spend a large sum of their dispensable income on facials. Besides indulging high-end beauty products to their daily beauty regime, they frequently visit salons for a professional facial. The spa tradition in Japan goes back hundreds of years. Geishas used to use a complex device called an alchemical still to capture the essence of botanicals. They would boil water underneath beneficial flowers or leaves, and then capture the steam on a swatch of kimono silk. This silk was applied to the face for a nourishing mask, long before masks became known to the wider world.
Source: Stylecraze.com