Review on Germolene : I have been having broken skin from the intense scratching at night. After reading several journals/articles about how antibiotic ointment affects the skin’s natural ability to fight germs & have a balanced flaura, we shouldn’t apply it continuously to broken skin. So I opted for a more general method to disinfect my […]
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Catchy word right? I came across this acroynm while going through my nutrition course and it’s an easy word to remember. CRAP stands for Carbonated Drinks, Refined Sugar, Artificial Flavoring and Coloring and Processed food. Yup, it’s all the bad stuff that we are suppose to avoid. Now, of course moderation is key in this matter because in our […]
Thanks to a friend’s recommendation to use Tubifast glove, now I can drive at ease and not worry about heat rash or drying fingers from the sun rays when I hold on to the steering wheel during mid day. Last week my fingers flared up again after a long drive in the afternoon. So I […]
One morning, I was revising my nutrition course on vitamins and minerals – their effectiveness, deficiency symptoms and food sources. My 6-year old was at home during school holiday and came peering into my laptop screen. Our conversation started : Boy : Mama, I know what Vitamin A is good for – it improves night vision. […]
Looked through numerous TCM sites and summarized here the food that occurs most often as cooling foods which can help cool down my body whenever i have to run errands under the sun.
I was trying to find a way to protect eczema spots which are raw and oozy. I read that after applying steroid cream, it would be more effective to keep it closed up for a short period of time and also to protect it from chaffing/scratching. I tried many different brands of plaster and wounds dressing […]
A colleague mentioned that she uses Dermaveen moisturizers and they work well for her, so I decided to give it a try. Was attracted to the additional feature mentioned at the bottle – for relief of dry itchy or sensitive skin. Even though this is a lotion, I find it thicker than the QV lotion […]
What should your skincare routine be like if you have eczema? In Singapore, eczema flareup is generally related to the weather. If it’s a hot and humid day, your skin will tend to flare up. On rainy days, it may be much calmer. Regardless of the weather, this is what you should try to practice on […]