Hello : Apr 3, 2011

Are you moist enough? Yes, this is the question you should ask yourself, girls. Let's Vesaline be the starting product of my beauty blog - The sexy little things are here for you to be beautiful.

The very first contact of Vaseline products was the petroleum pure jelly. Furthermore, I was totally in love with all the Vaseline products, especially the lotions. I love it so much. Being a girl, pretty is always ours concern. So, I chose Vaseline as my skin moisturizer.

Let's understand our - - - SKIN

Skin Structure

Skin is the largest organ of ours body. Ours skin can be categorized into 3 layers, which are epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. Ours skin provides a great protection for ours body. Furthermore, the skin also functioning as sensation organ, regulated body heat, evaporation control, acts as a storage center for lipids and water, absorption and water resistance. Thus, skin is very importance for everybody.

Normally, dry skin can be seen from the top layer of the skin, which is the stratum corneum. It is because of this layer can be easily damage by the many factors. Therefore, we need to understand the physiology of dry skin.

Physiology of dry skin (Adapted from www.vaseline.com)

Understanding dry skin

Skin is amazing. The average square inch of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels and over a thousand nerve endings. Skin performs a myriad of functions. It has, for example, the ability to regulate body temperature and it is more than capable of protecting against the elements. The outer layer of skin is composed of two elements: a layer of living, viable cells called the epidermis; and the top-most layer, the protective cells known as the stratum corneum. To best understand how skin becomes dry and how to bring dry skin back to health, we need to understand the stratum corneum.

The stratum corneum is a functional structure, helping the body respond to the environment and maintain the skin barrier's state of health. Healthy skin naturally repairs itself. Unfortunately, skin can become overly dry, and when it does, it struggles to function optimally. Bringing dry skin back to its healthy state begins with understanding what skin endures and what it needs.

Healthy Skin

The easiest way to understand and to communicate the structure of skin is to view the stratum corneum as a brick and mortar wall. The ‘bricks’ are corneocytes while the ‘mortar’ is the lipids. Corneocytes are connected by proteins called desmosomes. Inside each corneocyte there are Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs) that draw moisture into the cell.

The stratum corneum regulates a natural rate of water loss in the skin, a process called Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL). Normal healthy moisturized skin loses about 80-100 grams of water into the atmosphere each day. The TEWL process is affected by the integrity of the lipid structure and the NMF. For healthy moisturized skin, these elements regulate the rate of TEWL and help maintain the proper moisture levels within the stratum corneum.

Environmental moisture loss (dry air, soap, washing)

Dry skin can be an inherited condition. However, the environment in which you live also impacts on the degree of water loss in the skin. Everyday activties such as washing with soap further affect the skin’s ability to hold moisture. The water used to cleanse also washes away the skin’s NMF, while soap removes lipids from the skin. This combination of activities degrade the skin’s barrier and allows more moisture to escape.

Lower skin resistance & quality

As skin becomes drier, there is a breakdown of the proper skin mechanisms. Without moisture, skin cells become stiff and inflexible. A loss of barrier lipids further increases exposure of cells to the environment, leading to further water loss and increased skin dryness. As skin becomes more vulnerable, its ability to withstand environmental dryness becomes impaired.

Dry skin

The lack of proper moisture levels in the skin disturbs the skin’s desquamation process. Desquamation is the natural exfoliation of cells from the stratum corneum. When the desquamation process doesn’t function properly, dead skin cells collect on the skin and become visible as dry skin flakes.

The dry skin cells accumulating on the surface feel rough and inflexible. With continued dryness, this inflexibility and tightness can lead to physical cracking of the skin – which can be painful, and further exposes skin to drying elements.

As dryness drives deeper into the stratum corneum, the physiological functions of skin (such as the natural growth and maturation of healthy corneocytes) become impaired. These under-developed, immature corneocytes reach the surface in a weakened state, further reducing the skin’s ability to withstand dryness and naturally recover from environmental assault. (Vaseline © Copyright)

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Intensive Rescue

Vaseline and Me - - - (^^,)V

After the information about ours and the skin dryness factors, I would like to talk about the love story of Vaseline and me.

I was a dry princess. Before using the lotion of Vaseline, my skin was dry and rough. In the passed 20 years, I never keen to take good care for my skin, and never apply anything on my skin. Recently, I realized myself is a GIRL, Oops, so ridiculous. (It is because I didn't really do makeup , hairdo, and also skin care in my passed 20 years, I was a Tom Boy =P ) I found out that girl need to stay healthy and pretty (Girl need to be girl), so I decided to buy lotion to enhance my skin smoothness.

At first, I like to buy the smallest volume of different brands. This is because the smallest size is the cheapest and the most convenience to carry around. (I just throw it into my bag! Easy enough ^^) With the trying of different product brands, Vaseline is my favorite, because I am not having the allergic response and it is not oily.


All day moisture on my skin

I purchased the Vaseline Intensive Rescue Moisture Locking Lotion on 18th of August 2010. In order to prevent my laziness, I placed it in the bath room, so that I can apply it after bath. As I know, apply lotion after bath gives greatest moist locking effect to ours skin.

After 2 weeks of using Intensive Rescue moisture locking lotion, now no matter how many minute I spare, no matter how I scratch my skin --- NO LINE LEAVE on my skin. = ) What I really like Vaseline Rescue Moisture Locking lotion is hypoallergenic and unfragranced. The ingredient of the Vaseline Intensive Rescue Moisture Locking Lotion are glycerin and occlusive. As the function that written on the bottle, glycerin could provide instantly triple moisture for the skin and occlusive helps lock moisture in all day long.

Now the good news to all the dryness princess, Vaseline body lotion range is now available as a highly effective everyday body lotion for you. For me, I am looking forward to Vaseline others products launching in Malaysia.

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Attn: Nuffnangers

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Furthermore, Vaseline is having a contest especially for you Nuffnangers so that you can all celebrate YOUR amazing skin. All you have to do is tell us – Are You Moist Enough? – in the most creative way possible, and you could win invites to the Celebration of Amazing Skin by Vaseline poolside party, exclusively for Nuffnangers!

Head over to http://nuffnang.com.my/vaseline and follow the instructions to submit your blog post, and the 75 best written blog posts will win a pair of invites to the poolside party. That’s not the only thing you stand to win; check out the list of goodies up for grabs:

Best Written Blog Posts
1st Prize – RM3,000 cash + Vaseline products
2nd Prize – RM2,000 cash + Vaseline products
3rd Prize – RM1,000 cash + Vaseline products
5x Consolation Prizes – RM200 cash + Vaseline products

During the party itself, there’ll be prizes for games and lucky draws too! And make sure you get some help from Vaseline body lotion to look absolutely glowing at the party, because the female blogger with “The Most Vibrant Skin” will win a Coach Handbag worth RM2,000! Details of the Celebration of Amazing Skin by Vaseline party are as below:

Date: 2 October 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 5pm – 9pm
Venue: Luna Bar
Dress Code: Green, Yellow, Pink or White (Killer heels are optional; elegance is a must – it’s the cocktail party of the year!)

We always go all out when we celebrate the good things in life, and the poolside party is no exception. Celebrity host Jojo Struys will be hosting this celebration of amazing skin, and the entertainment will not disappoint with performances by local jazz artiste Yuna, and stand-up comedy by the charming funnyman (also a big hit with the ladies), Kuah Jenhan.

Finally, imagine the stunning views the Luna Bar has to offer, and there you have it – truly an elegant affair to remember.

Ladies, wait no more! Join us for the celebration of amazing skin with Vaseline, and don’t forget to make Vaseline body lotion a must-have in your beauty stash too :)

Deadline for submissions is 12 pm, 1 October 2010 (Friday). [Cited]

So, what are you waiting for? Get yourself a bottle of Vaseline that suitable for you.

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What is Blanchir?

The name and concept of 'whitening', were conceived of by Kanebo in the early 1960s. These products were extracted from the oriental botanicals.

What are the ingredients in Kanebo Blanchir?

The major Kanebo Blanchir products are made from oriental botanicals for exceptional whitening result.

Kakyoku - Red Berry (Firethorm 火棘) - Protects skin from UV damage
Magnolignane - Active whitening ingredient
Saxifrage - Provides moisture to the skin and enhances transparency
Wheat Germ - Provides moisture, prevent dryness
Japanese Honeysuckle - includes the vitamins and nutrients
Magnolia Obovata - Ingredient extracted from the bark of the oriental botanical
Rehmanniae Radix - For skin treatment benefits
Carrot - Enhances skin's softness
Elder - Contains tannins
Discorea Composita - Protects skin from damage and maintain healthy skin
Allay - Adds moisture to prevent rough skin

Adapted from Active Ingredients

My Skin Type

Skin Colour - Tan

Skin type - Combination to Dry

Skin history - It was almost dehydrated, dullness, with blemishes

(Not many blemishes - In short, not a crystal clear skin ).

Pimples Zone: Usually forehead and Cheeks (Premenstrual period)

Pretty Target: Get rid of my face - - - >Pimples Scars

Which Is My Favorite?

Clay Wash Conditioner Rm 125 - The reason that I love it is because RM125 is for my one year usage. I am a person that particular in the matter of ~~"How long it can be use"~~ , should be 'How much that I use'. Therefore, I written the started date on 29 of November 2009, till now I am using it......I am a person that always not believe in small amount, I always think that higher amount of usage provide better result. However, Kanebo Blanchir change my concept, thus help me save up some money to buy cleanser. =p
Whitening Clear Conditioner Rm 168- This is absolutely amazing! I applied right after sun-tanned, it cool down my tanned skin and protect my skin from being darker. I found it amazing is because I won't be the black chocolate. It was 100% protecting me from UV damage.

Blanchir Series is one of my favorite from what I had tried.

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