Skincare : Homemade facial skincare from Japanese

It is not a secret that Japanese girl have whiter, smoother, softer skin and even they still may have the longest life expectancy amongst all over the world’s population. So why don’t we learn from them, well although we are not a Japanese girl hehe…so let’s go to your kitchen and let’s make homemade skincare

- Azuki (red bean) – beside use it as dessert, we can use it for facial care by rubbing them on the face gently which can keep the face smoother and away from blemishes

- Wakame (Japanese seaweed) – sea algae and it can protects the skin from UV, help our damage skin from pollution, and very good protection for fine lines and dark eyes circles

- Komunka rice bran – Japanese girl use this ancient ago and it nourishes your skin and help them keep younger. Besides that it also prevent wrinkles, dark circles and controls skin’s natural oil

- Powdered herbs such as ginseng are used as exfoliates (the herbs and vegetables also act as toxin expectorants)

- Jojoba oil, camellia oil, Aloe vera, apple cider vinegar, and herbal teas are used to moisturize and oil the skin

Other than that, Okinawan diet, is also one of the most common Japanese skin care method. Besides giving you the effect of longevity and greatly reducing the risks of cancer and hear disease, applying this diet also can give us a shiny, smooth, youthful skin although in  their advanced years :D wow…isn’t it good?

OK, this is what you need to do is:

- Eat lots of vegetables and seafood such as sweet potatoes, green peppers, bean sprouts (they provide a huge amounts of antioxidants vit C,E,A and zinc)

- Fish (Omega 3 fatty acids – to prevent wrinkles by keeping the skin moist with healthy oils)

- More concern on calcium( read: tofu, soymilk, tempeh and yogurt) since it helps the skin kept youthful