Ingredients To Avoid By Sensitive Skin

Hello, dear readers

Uwahhh... Finally I’m back 

I did not intend to neglect this blog. Well, this blog has been part of my life where I pour all my experience about beauty related things.

I have not updated this blog for… what months… Ok, It’s good to be back on track anyway.

There lot things going on and I have not been able to make any single post until now. Now let me start with a topic that I wanted to write for so long.  If u followed my blog from the beginning, u must know that I’ve been battling in treating my sensitive skin. I’ve tried many products and learned that some ingredients should not be present in my skincare. Now I’d like to share about ingredients that I usually avoid.

1. Drying Alcohol

Example : Alcohol, Ethanol, Alcohol Denat, etc.

Alcohol is a solvent, it is commonly founded on toners, cleanser, skincare cream, serum, mask, etc. I noticed that many products for oily and acne prone skin often have high percentage of this ingredients. Well, let me tell u. High amount of drying alcohol is bad for ur skin. Bad for any type of skin. In the past, I have used several products with alcohol inside them too, but It was only for temporary treatment only when I was suffering from acne disaster. After I recovered, I changed my skincare.

Long time use of drying alcohol could strip ur skin natural moisture barrier. Ur skin could be drying outside but still oily inside.

2. Mineral Oil and its derivatives (in face products)

Other form/ name : petrolatum, paraffinum liquidum, paraffin, Isoparaffin, etc.

Mineral Oil is widely used as moisturizer. And often presences in creams, powder, make up, cleansers, moisturizers, serum, lips products. Cosmetic manufactures seem likely to use it because, yes, it’s cheap, no doubt about it. 

I always avoid mineral oil in my skincare and make up because it tends to clog my pores.

Mineral oil could lead to clogged pores, acne, and triggers ur sensitive skin. In long term usage, It could cause dermatitis for those who has sensitivity to it.

3. Perfume/ fragrance 

I had started to avoid perfume in face and lips products as possible.

Perfume in skincare, lipcare, makeup… well I prefer non perfumed. Perfume consists of long list of ingredients and phthalates  often included in it. If I have to use perfumed product, I usually chose ones that have little percentage or labeled phthalates free.

4. Triethanolamine (In face products)

This ingredient is high potential irritant. Many products containing this ingredient did not react well to my skin.

Well… I guest enough for now, maybe I’ll continue to add more to the list in future post(s).

Do u have sensitive skin? What ingredients u usually avoid?

See u on my next post, n stay pretty :)

Currently...

Hello, dear readers

I'm not posting any review this time. I just want to tell u about products I uses and test around the latest 2 months (January- February 2014).

So here are products currently used (and tested) by me.

 

Make Up Remover I currently use :

1. Anna Sui Balancing Cleanser (Previously reviewed)

2. Etude Lip and Eye Make Up Remover (Previously reviewed)

3. Rohto Face On Face Nourishing Make Up Remover (currently tested)

List of Cute Girly/ Princessy Cosmetic Brands

Hello, girls

Let's take a break a little from posting products review. Today I'm gonna talk about my interest in Cosmetic Brands that have cute princessy design in their packaging.
Maybe u already know, I have this weakness when it comes to cute packaging. Buying some product just because their cute packaging is not a strange thing for someone like me. Then I thought, maybe I should just make a list about what I know :)

I browsed alot before making this list about Cute Girly/ Princessy Cosmetic Brand. Ok, this is my version of list about Cute Princessy Cosmetic Brands, just based on my personal opinion. Read it just for fun okay, I did not have any other serious motives about any brand except to buy/ add them into my collection someday, ha ha :)

My version of list about Cute Princessy Cosmetic Brands

Here We go :)

1. LaDuree / Les Merveilleuses de Ladurée
The website : http://www.lm-laduree.com/products/
Until I write this post, this brand has not yet opened their store in Indonesia. And I heard their price is expensive too. Well, Their packaging is so exclusive that's why I put this brand on the first on my list.

All these pics are from Laduree Site

Actually it's a bit unright, But It's Ok (Mustika Ratu Lemon Lime Cleansing Milk and Skinfood Parsley and Mandarin Toner)

Hello, my dear friends and readers
Hope u all look pretty and happy everyday

This time I just gonna write my current experiment with combining products for cleanser function.
My 2 in 1 cleanser already ran out on early month and I was going to repurchase.
But when I went to Giant depart. store, I saw Mustika Ratu Lemon Lime Cleansing Milk for Oily Skin was sold in a pocket friendly price. Oh yes, It's cheaper than the price of most 2in1 cleanser.
I forgot how much exactly the price but I'm sure that it's no more than IDR 9000 ($ 1). So I bought it.

Mustika Ratu Lemon Lime Cleansing Milk

(Half left)

Cleanser and Toner I Use

Hi, everyone^^

Here is my post about cleanser and toner products I have right now. Don’t worry coz most of them are quite affordable. I have tight budget for skincare so I gotta shop wisely.

Now I’m gonna show u about toner collection in my desk. I did not mean to collect them though, they’re just happened to be there ha ha… : D

(Sorry for the low res pic)

Types of Toner Based on the Usage

Toner : Cleansing Toner and Preparing Toner

“Do U Know The Difference Between Toner from Local (Indonesian) Brand and Korean Toner ?”

This time I want to write some basic knowledge about one of skin care routine that is TONER. Like we already know there are several ways of using toner like :

- After milk cleanser : to remove traces of milk cleanser and dirt residue away from our skin

- After using mask : to tighten pores

- After facial wash :     
* to moisturize the skin after been cleansed
* to wipe away the remain dirt that can’t be cleaned just by using facial foam/soap

- Before day or night regimen : to prepare the skin before applying moisturizer/ make up

My Skin Care and Make Up Habit

By Penulis Amatir

Actually, I’m not the kind of girl who likes to wear decorative make up such as blush on, shimmering powder, eye shadow, glitter, eye brow pencil, eye liner, nail painting, mascara, eye lashes product and the other similar bla bla bla. That's why I don't write review about those kind of products. I don’t like to wear foundation, concealer or two way cake either. But I make exception to lip product such as lipstick and lip gloss. I like to wear them coz they really lift up my look and easy to apply. I wear them almost every day except when I’m not going anywhere and just stay at home.