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By now I'm pretty sure that almost alot of you guys must've been heard about sun protector/sun shield/sunscreen/sunblock.

First of all, lo pasti udah pada tau kan soal SPF, atau malah udah bosen dengernya? Actually, me too 😂

Tau juga kan kl SPF itu stands for Sun Protection Factor, singkatnya, contoh; spf 30 means sunscreen ini melindungi kulit lo 30x lebih kuat dari efek buruk sinar matahari vs lo yang kluar ruangan ga pake sunscreen sama sekali, tanpa merujuk kepada waktu.

Hmmm, kenapa ga merujuk pada waktu? Well, intensitas cahaya matahari atau biasa disebut UV index berbeda-beda di setiap waktunya, UV index pada pagi hari biasanya lebih rendah dibanding dengan UV index pada siang hari bolong. Ketika jam menunjukan pukul 12-1 siang misalnya UV indexnya biasanya menunjukan angka 11 (ekstrim). That's why ga dianjurkan sama sekali untuk keluar ruangan pada jam-jam tsb tanpa perlindungan dari sinar matahari.

But here it is, spf itu hanya mengukur seberapa kuat kulit lo terlindungi dari intensitas efek buruk UVB, inget ya hanya UVB.

Nah, people nowadays terlalu sibuk merhatiin berapa spf yg harus mereka pake, but hey! they forget about the UVA. Including me😂.

Padahal justru UVA itu yang berbahaya, it can cause you early aging sign, hyperpigmention, wrinkles, fine lines, age spot, dark spot, and even skin cancer.

UVA has a wavelength longer than UVB, UVA bisa menembus melewati awan, dan bahkan jendela rumah (itu makanya knapa lo harus ttp pake sunscreen even itu mendung atau cuma beraktivitas di dalam rumah seharian).

Unlike UVB, UVA itu unmeasurable, artinya ga kaya UVB yg kita bisa tau pasti kapan kulit kita terbakar dan merah2, UVA ga langsung membuat lo jd kena dark spot atau wrinkles, it takes time. Pelan tp pasti. Makanya penting cari sunscreen yg tertulis PA+ selain SPF di kemasannya. Semakin panjang tanda + dibelakang PA itu berarti semakin kuat juga protection si sunscreen itu terhadap UVA (ex; spf30 PA+++)

Atau, pilih sunscreen yg tertulis broad spectrum/full spectrum. Biasanya sih ini ada di mineral/physical sunscreen dan tentu saja sunscreen jenis ini melindungi kita dari UVA dan UVB.

So, remember guys, choose sunscreen with spf, PA, and/or broad spectrum in it. Then you good to go!



Udah kepanjangan ya, pantesan, lelah akutu 😂.

Lanjut part 2 aja ya about how to choose a good sunscreen and why.

Kl ga males 😂😂😂



Yang udah pernah k dokter atau klinik kecantikan pasti familiar sama hydroquinone, powerfull yet so 'risky' skin bleaching agent. Biasanya dicampur sama tretinoin (untuk treat jrawat) plus steroid untuk redam inflamasinya (dimana not good ya untuk longterm krn efek reboundnya sungguh sangat terkenal sekali).

(Not here to talk about the after effect of hq and steroid you can always google it, it's everywhere.)

Anyway, buat yg udah lelah sama harganya klinik kecantikan trus mau beralih ke skincare otc (over the counter) alias yg bisa gampang dibeli di toko2 atau olshop kesayangan anda trus gugling2 alternatifnya pasti familiar sama salah satu ingredient ini : arbutin.

Arbutin di pasaran itu setau gw ada 2jenis, alpha arbutin dan beta arbutin. Yg lebih bagus sih katanya si alpha arbutin ini karena ya molekulnya yg lebih kecil atau gmn gt sehingga lebih bekerja ke dalam dan lebih bekerja dari si versi beta, btw kl cuma d tulis arbutin aja ini artinya ini beta arbutin ya.

Disebut2 sebagai alternatif aman dari hidroquinone karena cara kerjanya yg 'hampir' sama dgn si hq ini. Yaitu dengan mencegah enzim tyrosinase membentuk melanin (pigmen kulit) ke permukaan sehingga wajah jd lebih cring cring dgn minimum bahkan no efek samping like hydroquinone does.

Nah, salah satu skincare affordable yg mengusung alpha arbutin jd bahan utamanya itu adalah the ordinary.

Nah gw cobain kan ni, ngarep.
Sengaruh itu ga? Apa bener si alpha arbutin ini bisa memberikan hasil kaya pake hq but in a safer way?




Well, setelah sebulan pemakaian. Here's my though.

Unfortunately I have to disagree about the claim. Menurut gw si alpha arbutin ini ga seampuh hq untuk memutihkan kulit in term of powerfulness nya ya. Hq bisa bekerja dgn sangat cepat membuat kulitlo cerah bahkan dalam waktu beberapa minggu pemakaian aja. 

Kl alpha arbutin ini, ga.

Mungkin dia bekerja dgn cara yg sama seperti hq tp menurut gw cara kerjanya lambat bgt dan ga powerfull sama sekali untill I have to say that I don't see any improvement in my skin so far. Bit bitter huh. Sad.

Keep in mind ya kl hq itu tidak direkomendasikan jangka panjang dan tanpa pengawasan dokter. Jd hati-hati.
Alpha arbutin ttp jd alternatif sih, paling ga kulit gw progressnya ga menurun. Tp ya itu aja udah. Ga menurun ._.

As long as I really want it to work, it didn't gave any satisfaction result so far.

Maybe I just need to give it a try for the next 3 months sambil minum yakult sama babang kavinsky.




I'll update later. Maybe.


So yeah, it's been a while since I tried skincare for my skin, write down a review about it, then everything just happen so fast and all those skincare products and the review about it just gone with the air.

And the fact that I'm now get pregnant getting my face on its worse condition, making me realize how lazy I am and I blame that typical pregnancy hormon for my laziness just for even wash my face once a day.. :D

A bit of pimple scars here and there, a lot more of my spots on my cheeks, and my uneven tone, they were dramatically pop in my face in a few weeks! *Well maybe it's a few months actually -_-

Then, meanwhile I was like have a panic-attack to see my face, I did make a search for safe skincare for my face, then I remember a brand from Japan, Hadalabo! 


Since I get pregnant, I only use a facial wash from moisturizing line-Gokujyun series. 

A little explanation about Hadalabo Gokujyun Face Wash on its website,



And how does it really works on my skin? 

a quick review..


Since I get pregnant, I was not looking for anti-acne or whitening kind of facial wash, I just need a facial wash that can clean my face properly.



Yes, Hadalabo Gokujyun Facial Wash did remove dirt and moisturize my face well after I clean my face and also leaves my skin soft and supple and not gives that thight feeling just like some facial wash do. 



Althought Hadalabo Gokujyun Facial Wash didn't claim that it can fights againts pimple, but somehow my pimple getting better just from my two weeks usage of it.

Well, well, well..

My closest thought why do it can helps my pimple to getting better is Hadalabo Gokujyun Facial Wash did clean my face properly and removes dead skin cells that pile up on my face for a few weeks during my lazy-pregnant-time.

Althought I don't know will it works to those who have acne-prone skin, but since it claims that it's fragrance free and colorant free it should be safe for those who may have sensitive skin. 

So, conclusion?
Hadalabo Gokujyun Facial Wash does give my skin moisture and clean my face very well 'till it can helps me get rid of my acne. Althought (of course) I still need another skincare to help me against my uneven tone and my dark spots, I still love this facial wash though. Will I repurchased again? Absolutely yes! ;)

Rated: 
🐰🐰🐰🐰
4 out of 5








*extras

A few shots of my inflamed pimples that getting better after using Hadalabo Gokujyun Facial Wash. *pardon my lazy face* 


It's getting dryer and my pimple start to pop!



A lot of progress since my pimple got away, still need a lot of to do to deal with the acne scars for sure. 



Today I want to give a flash review about lipcare that I've tried this last few days. 
And here's some snapshot about the product ;)

Product Info
Name : Immortal - Essential Intense Pink Lip
Price : Rp. 75.000
It claimed that it can make your lips healthier with extra moisturizer that can make your lips moist and also protect your lips from dryness and cracked.


With chamomile, ginkgo biloba extract, and other active ingredients, it gives you vitamins to reduce the darker lips, caused by negative effect of the sun, used of mercury which can possibly contained at previous lipstick usage, or because genetic reason. It can also moisture your lips and give a natural pink lips. This Immortal Essential Pink Lip also contained vitamin E and collagen to make your lips more supple.

How to use

Apply Immortal to lip, wait 1 - 2 secs it will automatically turn into natural pink at your lips. Not sticky like lipstick and not give a wet look like lipgloss.

Review

The Packaging

It came with cylinder tube with applicator at the edge which can used for applied to all over the lips. Just push a bit, and the lotion will come over and ready to spread at the lips. 





Texture 

The texture it self more likely like a lotion. And it has no scent. So it'll be safe for you which have an allergic to some scent of cosmetics.


The lotion became transparent when I started to applied it at my skin, and will turn into pink immediately in a sec.








And here's what it looks like when I used it at my lips.

Bare lips

After usage






After a few seconds, the lips it self started to get pink, and yes it does give an extra moist like a lipgloss but not give a dramatic wet look like a lipgloss does.

Conclusion

Unfortunately it turn dried at my lip after a few hours of usage, leaves a dry and a lip-crack at my lips like a liptint. Though it was not too cracked like a liptint does, but I expected more from this Immortal cause it claimed that this lipgloss (or should I say lip-lotion) can give extra moisture to my dry lips, and it just happened for a first hour.

Rating : 6 out of 10
Repurchase : nope

The result may different to a different user, and I think that this lip-lotion more suitable for those who didn't have a very-dry-lips like mine. Cause it does moist and gives a color like a lipstaint or liptint so will be enough for you who like a lipgloss look with a touch of pinkish lip like a liptint do without a wet-heavy-feel at the lips.
So here's the first product that I've been regularly used this day, a peeling mundisari by Mustika Ratu. And here's the review of mine ;)

Packaging

This mundisari peeling comes up with the tube packaging with a green label at the front and the back, quite simple with the white as the main color of the tube. I bought the 60g size. This kind of packaging (upside down with the opener at the bottom) allows you to just simply squeeze the tube and the peeling it self will come out without extra power.




How to use




Quote from the back of the tube,
Apply onto face and neck, avoid the eye area. Leave it on untill half dries then gently rub off the powder. Rinse with the water. Use regularly twice a week for best result.
I personally used it everyday to remove the dead skin on my face. I need to get rid that hyper-pigmentation skin on my face and also the black spot! Yeah I know  that would be better to use it according to the direction of use -twice a week- I just can't stand it to rubbing my face everyday -_-

The Benefits

Copy from the label of back tube,
With murraya exotica leaves extract that helps soften the skin, while its Fenugreek extract and curcuma heyneana powder help exfoliate dead skin cells and dirt off the skin.

The texture it self looks like a cream with a beads to exfoliate dead skin and dirt. A little thick one, but pretty easy to applied at the skin. When the first time I applied it to my skin, I found this mundisari peeling was too harsh for my skin.


Then I applied it all over my face, leave it half-dried. Then I found that beads-cream start to dried it self, leaving a white cast on my face, and I think its time to rubbing it all over my face. 



My hand look pretty brighter then before right, and you can also see the beads but  it getting smaller. So, lets rinse it.


Taddaaaa, this is the result of mundisari peeling used at my hand, compare to my other hand (photo below) that not using this peeling, it sry a bit lighter I guess, and my skin feels getting smoother also, by the way the scent is more likely like a baby powder for me.


Conclusion

• Rating : 6 out of 10
• Repurchase : mmm, maybe I want to try a different peeling cream first.
• Price : less than Rp 10.000

Even that I like the final result, but the process it self not really fun cause it feels a bit hurt (I rub it too hard at my face). But considering the price, yes, it is a good product with affordable price. I guess I'll keep using it everyday untill i found a new peeling cream. Keep searching ;)
So, first post!

Slightly a bit late to start a new blog I guess, but just can't help to write my own-personally-journey to make my skin back to normal again. Suffering a hyper-pigmented skin which I got back when I didn't care about my healthy skin. And todaayyy just realizing that my skin now got even worrseee than ever ever and ever *cry*.

A perfect combo from a regular air conditioning exposure everyday night and day, a none-used of a skincare such as sunblock, moisturizer or even a face powder, and also go traveled to a sunny place without any protection at my skin, successfully made my skin feels extra-dehydrate, really dry and feels so rough. Rrrgghhh, too late to realize actually, but hey better late than never, right?

Therefore, I intentionally want to try some products, a skin care for moisturizing my skin and also some whitening products to make my skin brighter and write down a review about it, just in case I wanna know about the progress that I've been through (good luck to my self-shake hand). So, just lets start this (extra struggling) journey! :D

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