Introducing the L’Oreal Paris latest melanin fighter – the White Perfect Day & Night Spot Corrector, a 2 in 1 spot corrector launched in late 2010. This new member from L’Oreal White Perfect series is touted to conceal dark spots on the skin by correcting and protecting them which eventually make your skin lighter and brighter. Protecting the spots? Why would the spots be protected, shouldn’t the spots be removed away? Well, it makes sense provided that you have read the complete story from this article.
With the present of melanin, it makes our skin susceptible to discoloration and cannot be erased totally. If not treated early, the pigmentation ( dark spots ) can get darken over time and there arrives a stage
" Being a successor to MelanoBlock, this lightweight formula is believed to provide a gloss effect over dark spots in order for the melanin formation to be halted "
when the damage, which I am afraid, become irreversible. However, with this Spot Corrector, the melanin on our skin can be restrained a lot more with the assistance from the on-spot treatments and this corrector contains the element from the newer Melanin-Vanish ( which is said to yield better result than its predecessor, the MelanoBlock ). It is touted to give 50X more effectiveness compared to MelanoBlock formulation and also, this new product
from L'Oreal has the highest concentration ever with the Melanin-Vanish among all other L’Oreal products.
Being a successor to MelanoBlock, this lightweight formula is believed to provide a gloss effect over dark spots in order for the melanin formation to be halted when your skin is subjected to harmful UVA & UVB rays. With the White Perfect Day & Night Spot Corrector, as the name suggest, it is recommended that you use it day and night for this spot corrector to battle the melanin formation so that you skin will slowly lighten over time.
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The Shiseido White Lucent series is gorgeously encased in simple and sleek tubes and bottles with white color base signifying as being part of the brightening series. The caps for bottles and tubes are translucent rosy with bright highlighting prominently displayed at the middle.
This Shiseido series is free from the actual bleaching agent, and is one of the very few
brightening series that has not been troubled by the new US legislation barring the manufacturing and distribution of skin
" This Shiseido series is free from the actual bleaching agent, and is one of the very few brightening series that has not been troubled by the new US legislation barring the manufacturing and distribution of skin bleaching elements "
bleaching elements. When it comes to choosing which product from Shiseido White Lucent series to get, you are obviously spoiled for choice. Imagine, this series itself has a total of 14 products at this point of writing, enough to get you looming in quandary. So, let’s get back to the basic of skincare regimen of Cleasing, Toning, Moisturizing and finally Treating for beautiful skin workout. For the 1st beauty ritual which is cleansing, go for the
Brightening Cleansing Foam as it is found to be a gentle cleanser that can get rid of skin impurities and its ingredients contain clarifying agents and botanical extracts.
Next, for the preparation of skin for further treatment, opt for the Brightening Refining Softener. This softener which comes in light but enriched elements will exfoliate the dead cells as it contains the highly effective arbutin- brightener and suppressor to melanin and also the dual-target vitamin C.
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Essentially the CyberWhite Brilliant Cells BB Crème by Estée Lauder is a multi-tasker product created specifically to cover skin brightening and imperfections and act as substitute for foundation, with treatment properties included. However, if you intend to have a full coverage, a light powder foundation is suggested to be used over the BB crème. Do take note that since it works similar to a foundation, it is recommended that you use make-up remover to remove them completely.
Base crème vs primer? Basically a make-up base is applied before the foundation, as to maintain longer and improving coverage while correcting skin tone. However, there is another product called
" However, if you intend to have a full coverage, a light powder foundation is suggested to be used over the BB crème "
the make-up primer, which is said perform the similar function as the base crème. Depending on the cosmetic brands, the word base crème and primer are utilized interchangeably. However, in reality there is a slight differences between the two. A base crème is use to make the colors look more vibrant and should be applied before your make-up. On
the other hand for the primer, as the name implies, prepares the skin for make-up by smoothing out the area being applied to as well as helping the make up to stay longer. The question on which to choose is subjective as different individuals have different skin conditions.
At Estée Lauder, you can find a complete range of products to select, from BB crème to foundation, primer and base crème too. Try this Brilliant Cells BB wonder crème as it is meant to make you please and sing in heaven and many users have said that.
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Shiseido, being one of the pioneers in skin whitening technology, introduces the White Lucent series combining the 3 methods of whitening efficacies to improves skin’s clarity and making skin lighter – 1) Melanin production control 2) Skin re-texturizing 3) Relaxation of senses via fragrant florals.
In order to prevent excessive melanin formation, it is equipped with the brightening agent m-Tranexamic Acid, an inhibitor to melanin formation and also the powerful combination of complex
" Apart for the suppression of melanin formation, the White Lucent series also targets to re-define the skin texture as to permit the light reflection "
mechanisms originated from arbutin and “dual-target vitamin C”, this series is effective in combating UV related troublemakers such as the dark spots and freckles. Arbutin is normally combined with other active ingredients and has been used as
skin whitening agent since 1960’s. This complex mechanism will stabilize the Vitamin C without effecting its structures as Vitamin C in its pure state is unstable and can be broken down easily when subjected to external element, which in this case is the UV exposure. Vitamin C has good whitening properties. Apart for the suppression of melanin formation, this series also targets to re-define the skin texture as to permit
the light reflection to be more evenly on skin, which will increase the skin radiance appearance. In doing so, this series is equipped with gentle plant extracts such as the royal jelly and citrus peel as they will work in synchronization for skin protection and regeneration.
Finally, for the promoting the relaxation of senses as to reduce the stress and fatigue where stress is known to increase melanin level, tea rose element is incorporated into its formulation as to soothe those exhausted nerves.
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Japan is the world’s biggest and world’s most demanding skincare market, and only rank 2nd place to United States for biggest cosmetic market. The tanned skin may be a craze in the West, but a bright and white complexion is desired by women all over the globe.
Have you ever ponder when you are shopping for a whitening product, do you subconsciously prefer to be a Caucasian, or are other factors in play? Again it’s the whitening predicament and please stay tune
" Taking the Japanese geisha for an example, established their hallmark with white pancake face make-up well before these times "
with this article. In India, when a run of advertisements on the TV showed a female was successful because she got her skin lightened with the cosmetic, it ignited a frantic national debate almost blew out of proportion. Taking the Japanese geisha for an example, established their hallmark with white pancake face make-up well before these times. In ancient Japan, dermal awareness was a preoccupation with extra emphasis on fair, translucent and perfect skin as beautiful skin has been equated with beautiful women and today in Japan, the obsession for beautiful skin has becoming more like a cult.
Surprisingly, the admiration for whiter skin tone is certainly not limited to non-Caucasians who are born with whiter and fairer complexion. Ladies
in the medieval era from Britain, Italy, Spain and France used their homemade ‘Harry Porter’ cocktails consisting such as figs, poppy seeds, egg whites and vinegar to
make their skin whiter and brighter.
White Lucent series is specially created to
brighten skin discoloration due UV, replacing the obsolete Shiseido UV White series, which is another popular and successful products by Shiseido.
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