Asian cosmetics |Meritxell's blog

En este post me gustaría introducir algunos de los cosméticos que más me gustan de países de oriente, de Asia.

You are talking a lot lately about different brands from Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan.

We know a long time ago cosmetics of Japanese brands such as Shisheido, Kanebo, Shu-Emura (among the best known), introduced years ago in the European market.Although they have adapted the products that are marketed to the areas where they are sold, it is very common that in the country these brands and other similar ones have other products for sale that do not reach our stores.

We are different, different races that mark the type of skin, lifestyle, the diets we follow, the way of age and the environment that surrounds us, and this affects trends both in anti-aging and cosmetics products, which, whichIt is what I am going to refer to in this post.

While the fame so far of these countries are to “inspire” the products that are developed in European and American countries, increasingly the Asian cosmetics are influencing and marking trends to European and American brands.

In Japan, for example, there is true passion for skin care, skin perfection, closed pore, and especially the skin as white as possible and without spots, so most cosmetics contain bleaching componentsand tendency to refine the skin.

They also love makeup, in addition to the base with much thicker makeup and cover more, especially their eyes, perhaps because of the features they have, since there is true passion to enlarge them.

On makeup, there are many firms that also mark trends, they usually have quite exaggerated or powerful colors.Some of the packages of makeup brands are very appealing.The truth is that they have an image with the aesthetics to children, such as hello kitty, or other Sanrio dolls.

One of the novelties are makeup and lipsticks in sponge.

Apart from makeup and colors, some assets of this cosmetics are especially interested in being products that are expressly made for the demands of these countries, especially whitening the skin and eliminating spots.

Where to buy it?

It is difficult to find in our nearby stores many of the Asian brands and products.However today, thanks to buying online, there is access to everything.Some of the pages that I can recommend are these:

Web where there are more Asian products is imomoko.How are pages that have many products is Adambeauty.com and sasa.com.

At the end of this post, I have added my favorite brands, and that are not difficult to find already.

The only disadvantage is that we do not wait to find these products with tags in Spanish, although it is possible to find them in English.

Why Asian cosmetics?

Some of the characteristics that seem interesting to me when choosing cosmetic products from these countries detail them here, although it does not mean that all Asian cosmetics meet these characteristics, or that the cosmetics we have within our reach does not comply with them, they are onlyThe points that attract me from some of these brands.

High technology in active ingredients

The technology used in the development of active ingredients is usually the most advanced, not only in innovative and modern products, but in the mode of elaboration of some assets, such as hyaluronic acid or collagen.

For example, Tokyo Labo Labo laboratories use three types of high quality hyaluronic acid.High and low molecular weight and plus with greater water absorption capacity.

On the collagen, both at oral and cosmetic level, LAC TAUT laboratories use hydrolyzed collagen of marine origin but has gone through a revolutionary hydrolysis process in which the molecules have split in low molecular weight peptides for better absorption by theorganism and skin.

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We usually find plant extracts that have been processed fermenting thanks to the biological action of enzymes and bacteria, which these plants thus produce probiotics and sugars that help hydrate the skin and a greater concentration of assets.

Zen philosophy

The philosophy of traditional Chinese and Asian medicine in general, in which the organism is considered as a whole, a true way of living, focused on cosmetics, in which whole treatments are very balanced and consistent with the typology of theperson.

The skin is not classified only in fat, dry, mixed or normal, other factors such as food, stress, digestive problems ... as the Wei Beauty brand must also be taken into account.

Natural products, in which essences are very important, since the essences are active.For example Shiseido took out a slimming product that his main asset was his smell and through this one manages to lose weight.

Great content of herbs and natural extracts often used in traditional Chinese medicine not so common in Europe or America.

Some active ingredients

Although the bee venom, snail extract, the growth factor very often, some of those mentioned here seem more exclusive to this type of cosmetics are also used..

Flor de loto:

Nelumbo Nucifera: Just as in Europe it is not so common, the lotus flower, the typical flower of Japan and India, is a sacred flower and closely linked to the image of Buddha.

From this flower a highly soothing oil is extracted, used in cosmetics for more sensitive skin.

The extract of this plant, both of the leaves and of the petals, are attributed bleaching actions for its ability to inhibit the production of melanin (by inhibiting the producing enzymes).

According to traditional Korean medicine, the lotus flow.

Algas Kelp:

All algae are very used components both in food and cosmetic ingredients.This type of algae is very rich in nutrients such as amino acids, antioxidants and vitamins of type A, B, C and E.

Some laboratories use the fermented of these algae to make masks, moisturizers and nutritional.Both in masks made in the form of tissues and sludge or mud.

Polvo de Perla:

In the Medical Matter or Medicine Book of the Ming dynasty they talk about pearl powder to hydrate the skin.In another Korean Medicine Book of the Joseon dynasty, it recommends some recipes to mix pearl powder with milk to reduce skin spots.

By 2009 a Taiwanese study confirms the studies of Chinese and Korean traditions in which pearl powder is very moisturizing and helps reduce melanin production.In addition, pearl dust has diffuser properties of light, which attributes a visual effect of minimizing skin imperfections.

Regaliz:

The Muñaliz Raíz in Traditional Chinese Medicine is considered the elixir of life.In China the beauty grass popularly call her.

Rich in amino acids, flavonoids, enzymes, vitamins, has anti -died, detox properties and to avoid skin spots.

It has important actions such as anti -inflammatory, decreasing skin redsun, so it helps whiten the skin.

It also helps to control the fat dandruff on the scalp.

My favorite Asian cosmetics, my recommendations:

Fairy-Labo Tokyo, Japan

SUISKIN, Korea

Taut Collagen, Singapore

Yu Be, Japan

Wei Beauty, China

MJcare Korea