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Your Guide to Fairer Skin

For many women in Asia, having a fair complexion has become an aspirational beauty goal. The skincare market is flooded with numerous brightening products that promise to reveal a radiant glow within weeks or even days. With so many options available, how can you ensure you're choosing products with the right ingredients to achieve lasting, healthy results? Some may go to great lengths to avoid the sun and invest in quality brightening creams, facial masks, and professional skin treatments. These treatments work primarily by targeting melanin, the pigment responsible for skin, hair, and eye colour. Age spots, acne scars, and...

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Six Signs You Are Experiencing Burnout

Are you constantly weighed down by an invisible force of stress, leaving you feeling suffocated? You might be experiencing burnout. An increasing prevalent issue in today's fast-paced society, burnout often impacts those who work long hours or struggle to cope with daily challenges. Whether it stems from the workplace or home, the increasing demands of everyday life can lead to exhaustion in all forms—physical, emotional, and mental. Over time, this can result in serious health problems. Hence, it is crucial to take action to address it. Read on to find out if you are experiencing these six key signs of...

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Your Self-care Guide to COVID-19 Home Recovery

Do you ever feel stressed and uncertain about how it would be to live with COVID-19 in the new normal? Many of us feel the same as we are constantly presented with challenges brought forth by the pandemic. As our nation faces a record wave of COVID-19 infections, home recovery has become the default care arrangement in response to the overwhelming demand for healthcare. According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), over 70 per cent of COVID-19 patients are currently recovering at home. If you have been tested positive for COVID-19 recently and is eligible for home recovery, you might...

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COVID-19 Related Skin Problems

With the current pandemic, mask-wearing has become a necessity. However, the constant friction of the mask against your skin, coupled with trapped breaths and moisture underneath, can cause unanticipated skin problems. While working from home remains the default for most people, long hours of staying in air-conditioned rooms can cause the skin to become dry, itchy, and irritated too. Let’s explore the importance of taking care of the largest organ of the human body - our skin, and how to prevent it. Maskne Acne mechanica, more commonly known as “Maskne”, is a skin condition brought on by prolonged wearing of...

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