Asian secrets lulur whitening body scrub

Okay, I decided to have a swimming lesson two weeks from now and I'll be wearing a swim suit and that's my problem right now. I have dark underarm, but it's not that dark and also in the area between my thighs. I've been searching for a product that would help me whiten my dark skin areas and luckily I saw this asian secrets body scrub in commercial. After I saw it in commercial I research on reviews about this product and most of them says that it is effective so I went to department store and grab the asian secret body scrub without hesitating. It only cost Php 73.00 for 135 grams. I also wanted to buy the bar soap but they're out of stock.

This body scrub has a creamy texture and has small salts which I believe is the scrub. It has a very nice smell.

I'm so excited to use this tonight.......

Benefits of using the Lulur body scrub

• gently exfoliates and remove dead skin cells to smoothen and give it a radiant glow.
• reduces skin pigmentation and evens out skin tone by getting rid of dark patches when used frequently.
• contains green tea and vitamin E to help protect the skin an keep it healthy.
• moisturizes and leaves skin with a light fragrant scent.

 The direction says to scrub it in dry skin and rinse with water.

While searching on this product I found out that Asain secrets Lulur whitening body scrub is a beauty treatment inspired by the most luxurious Javanese ritual called Lulur. The ritual was originally intended for the bride-to-be in order to beautify, smoothen and whiten her skin before her wedding day.

Home remedies for blackheads and hair strengthening

I've been suffering from blackheads for a long time and I've tried different products that I thought would help me get rid of blackheads but none of them works. So I decided to try some home remedy. I've been reading articles before about home remedies that would get rid of blackheads but I didn't dare to try until last week I really can't stand my blackheads, it's so ewww and my nose is so itchy.

So here are the best home remedies for me but first of all this are jut my opinions and my opinions are based on my experience. I'm not telling that what works for me will also works for others because we have different skin type.

Egg mask
I love scrambled egg specially omelette,  hmmmmm yummy!., but also egg is great for hair and also for skin. Egg mask is so effective for getting rid of blackheads but I tell you it won't get rid all of your blackheads in just one use.
How to do it:
beat one egg
Start with a clean face
Apply a thin mask and let it dry then applied another layer.
Leave it for 15-20 minutes and
wash  face and use moisturizer.

For hair:
one egg is too much for my face so I use the extra for my hair. Eggs are high in protein and will strengthen your hair, particularly if your hair is prone to breakage like mine. You will also need moisturizing conditioner since protein can be too drying for hair specially those who have dry hair.

just add conditioner to the egg, mix together and you can apply to your hair either wet or dry.  Leave for 15-120 minutes with shower cup. After 20 minutes wash your hair thoroughly and apply again moisturizing conditioner.

Tomato mask

Tomatoes have many health benefits when eaten and when applied on the skin. It consists of  large number of antioxidants that have been proven to fight different forms of cancer. It also helps with skin problems. This day I tried this tomato mask remedy for blackheads. Not only for blackheads it also helps shrink large pores and help to fade acne scars based on the article that I've read before.
How to do it:
Sliced one tomato and rub it into clean face, leave it for 15-20 minutes then wash face and use moisturizer.

Honestly I don't eat tomatoes because I don't like its taste but because it has many benefits specially in skin I decided to eat tomato at least one per day.

I've been doing the egg mask twice a week while the tomato mask I'm doing it every night.
Home remedies are great because it's not expensive and has no side effects except for those who are allergy with eggs so I suggest to use tomato mask only.
So far, this is just the home remedy that I've used that really worked for me.

Thank you for reading! God bless

Weekly goal weight loss program

In my first weight loss program I failed so I come up with a plan to achieve my goals on weight loss and this is the "weekly goal weight loss program". This program is all about setting goals every week which is a short term goal. I started this last week and I'm so happy with the result.

This is my week 1 goal weight, and I forgot to take picture with my weight when I first started it. When I started this program I weigh myself and I'm 50 kg or approximately 110 lbs but after  one week when I weigh myself again I'm already 48kg or approximately 106 lbs.

Today is the start of my second week and from 48 kg my goal is to loss 1 kg to become 47 kg.
My long term weight goal is 43-44 kg and once I reach it I will maintain my weight and just tone my muscles.

How to start:
* Buy a desk calendar or you can make your own, I actually just printed mine and I got it from todayscreativeblog.

this is how my calendar looks like

* Set the day when you want to start, but don't wait for next week or next month. You can either start the next day or couple of days and mark the calendar your current weight. Write your goal weight one week from when you write your current weight.
* For a student like me, write down all your vacant time and set at least 30-60 minutes exercise per day and 3-4 times per week and write it on your calendar.
* And that's it. All you have to do is follow your schedule and eat healthy foods

As for my exercises, I've been doing jogging/running every afternoon if I'm not busy and sometimes in the morning I do pilates or yoga exercises. You don't need to go to a gym or to a pilates/yoga class because it is just a waste of money and time specially the preparation in going to gym. That 15 minutes of preparing, you can already do a pilates workout of Cassey Ho. Cassey is one of my favorite youtube pilates instructor. You can download her videos and visit her website blogilates.com for more information about weight loss. However, if you have plenty of time and money to waste then you can always go to the gym.

It's not all the time that I can follow my schedule because there are times that I'm busy with school projects or etc. Then maybe you are asking, what is the point of making an everyday exercise schedule? so actually for me, it acts as a guide so that I will know what should I do in the day that I’m not busy during my vacant time. When there are times I can't workout I will just mark x in that day. The next day I'll just add 20-30 minutes of cardio in my workout.

For an effective weight loss, you have to do at least 30-60 minutes of cardio 3 times a week to pump up your heart to burn those extra fats before toning. Include strength training in your workout. This does not mean that you have to go to the gym because you don't have a dumbbell or weights in your house. You can always make your own improvise dumbbells using a bottle with water or sand and there is also strength-training exercises that only requires your own body weight and you can find that a lot in youtube. If you don’t want that bulky muscle, pilates is good for you. Pilates exercises are good for toning those flabby fats that you already burn or those saggy skin.

Fish oil supplement

I just recently taking fish oil supplement for over all healthy body.

The one above is the Cenovis fish oil-1000mg and it is odourless and it cost around Php 9.50 and the one in the lower is the generic brand of fish oil-995 mg which cost around Php 5.50 and it is more cheaper but it smells like a fish specially when I burp I can really smell the odor of the fish. I just only bought 3 capsule each just to try and I just consume one capsule of each brand for the last 2 days, I'm drinking this once a day at night. I bought this at Mercury drugstore and they don't have fish oil that are in the bottle.

This morning I went to a health store and asked if they have fish oil and luckily they have. Supposedly I just went there to ask how much is there fish oil capsule individually and if they have the one that are in bottle and it cost Php 4.00 each capsule and Php 1400.00 for the bottle  which contains 400 capsules. This brand is kirkland omega-3 fish oil concentrate 1000mg.

I just only bought 10 capsules because I can't afford the bottle, and I can say it's not odorless because I can smell its fishy odor.

I'm planning to buy one bottle to give it to my mom and dad but I think I need to wait for 2 weeks and cut Php 700/week of my allowance so that I can buy them.

What are the benefits of fish oil?

1. Decrease the incidence of depression and anxiety
2. Decrease Blood Pressure
3. Reduce the Stress response
4. Assist in the treatment of psoriasis and dry skin
5. Assist in decreasing your body’s insulin response to food
6. Decrease whole body inflammation as marked by C-Reactive Protein
7. Decrease Triglyceride levels
8. Help with treating ADHD
9. Assist in activating fat burning genes
10. Assist in Muscle Protein Synthesis

Besides the overall health benefits, fish oil may also help improve lean body composition in a number of different ways.  What this means is that if you’re a guy with more than 15% body fat or a woman with more than 25% body fat, fish oil may help you lose fat faster while also helping to stabilize any blood sugar issues you may have.  In addition to helping you lose fat, fish oil may also help you put on muscle at a quicker rate.  While in its infancy, recent research has shown that supplementing with 3 grams of EPA and DHA per day helped increase muscle protein synthesis within the muscle cells, which may help you add more muscle.

source: click here.

Start to take fish oil and be healthy! God bless

Beauty products and miscellaneous stuff haul

Hi again! I have another beauty product and miscellaneous stuff haul for you.
so lets begin!

This is an overview of all the products that I just bought

My all time favorite moisturizer. I love this one because it has already spf15, it's non-comedogenic, hypo-allergenic and fragrance free which is good for sensitive skin like me. This cost only Php 150.00 at watsons which is very affordable.

Clear anti-dandruff shampoo. I have dandruff right now maybe because of the previous shampoo that I've been using. When I'm home I use this shampoo because my Dad really likes this product and it's the only thing that my mom is buying and I noticed that it helps me with my dandruff. When I came back here I stop using clear because I'm using shampoo that helps treat damage hair. So I'm gonna try this again maybe it will help me since it is an anti-dandruff. This cost Php 54.00.

Recently I just bought the nivea roll-on deodorant but I've decided to try this one because my friend says that its very effective for B.O and for sweaty armpits. This one cost Php 79.00 at watsons drugstore.

Personal medicine kit. I bought this one to put my fish oil supplement which I just recently started taking. This cost Php 30.00 at handyman.

Scalp massage shampoo brush. Massaging scalp helps the circulation of blood  to the head and face and gives nutrition to the hair, it also helps reduce the occurrence of dandruff and this is the reason I bought this because I'm suffering from dandruff. It only cost Php 75.00 at handyman.

and the last one is the colgate toothbrush. It is important to change toothbrush every 2 weeks or at least once a month. This is a great deal because it has free 1 toothbrush, it has also tongue cleaner at the back of it's head. This cost Php 47.50.

 

 

That's all, bye!