One of the 1st signs of aging often appears around the neck area. So the next video will focus on exercises targeted to firm and tone your neck area. The good thing about these exercises is, they will firm and tone your jawline and upper chest area at the same time, since these areas are [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Many of our customers have asked why we haven’t come up with any facial masks after all these years. Well, truth is, I find nothing can beat DIY facial masks made purely from herbs, fruits or veggies. Unlike face creams/serums/lotions, which must be rendered suitable for leave-on throughout the day or night, face masks do [...]
I’ve been trying out the vit c serum with pomegranate extract. Seems like it’s working well. Since the ellagic acid in pomegranate extract is supposed to help with protecting the skin from sun damage, i’ve tried going without sunblock during the day in the past one week to see if my skin will burn or [...]
Finally got the 1st video clip ready. Enjoy working out those cheek muscles! =)
ok, chocolat is far from being a puppy. he’s our 12 year-old shitzu and we’ve him since 1998. however, he still looks and behaves like a puppy. maybe it’s because of his small size coz my friend’s golden retriever of the same age seems to have aged by comparison. he told me that his golden [...]
Facial exercise is best combined with facial acupressure. Right now, i’m preparing a how-to video on the 1st part of the facial exercise that focuses on the cheek area. So in the meantime, i think it’ll be great to get familiar with the important acu-points on our face.
I’ve attached a chart here for illustration. Briefly, [...]
An excerpt from the article, “How Vitamin C Protects the Skin”, by Life Extension Foundation:
“We investigated which genes are activated by vitamin C in these cells, which are responsible for skin regeneration. The results demonstrated that vitamin C may improve wound healing by stimulating quiescent fibroblasts to divide and by promoting their migration into [...]
It’s true: 2/3 of your face, including the skin on your jawline, are held up by your cheek muscles. Therefore, these are muscles we should definitely pay attention to!
The reason why as people age, their faces seem to become ‘longer’, folds start to appear and jawline begin to slacken, is due in large part to [...]
I’ve received a couple of questions regarding facial exercise:
Q1: Will facial exercise give me a face lift effect?
A: Facial exercise will definitely help to firm and lift your facial muscles, so yes, it’ll give a face lift effect. However, don’t expect quick, overnight results. Muscles take time to build and strengthen but once you have [...]
I’ve been asked many times whether is it harmful to do facial exercise. The underlying fear is that facial exercise, with all the pulling and stretching, may cause the skin to wrinkle even faster.
Well, it all depends very much on what kind of facial exercise and how you do it. Of course when it’s done [...]