We're Getting Fat!

We LOVE our food! After a major pig-out session in Malacca over the weekend, all of us are finding it hard to squeeze into our clothes.

So what do we do?

EAT MORE! Well, to be fair, this "little" dessert was shared by 4 of us to share the guilt. And we did work extremely hard during the liposuction!

IPL Training

We had the pleasure of welcoming Carole Baumelou from Eurofeedback to our clinic this week. She is the Trainer for IPL, and spent 2 days with us to share her experience with the Anthelia machine.

Although the Anthelia is a very simple machine to use, it was nice to find out the exact protocol used by the French doctors for best results, particularly how often the treatment was done and the maintenance schedule.

And yes, I got pinned down and had my treatment too. It was not an uncomfortable procedure. My IPL-phobia from having had extremely painful IPL treatments previously with other machines was the greatest hurdle to overcome. But I survived, and no worse for wear! Phew!

At the end of it, I was presented with my certificate! Another one to add to the growing stack! :o)

CERUM replaces Metabolic C

The application of topical Vitamin C is an integral part of basic skin care. We had been very happy with Bellewave's Metaboli-C for the last year, but as our stocks were running low, took the opportunity to investigate other options in the market. One area of improvement was getting a product with L-Ascorbic Acid, which was the more potent form of Vitamin C.

As with all our products, we looked at various aspects of use:

• No need for refrigeration
• Smell
• Lack of greasiness
• Non-comedogenic
• Concentration of Active Ingredients
• Any other beneficial ingredients

For Vitamin C products, smell is a major issue. I remember an enthusiastic rep generously giving me a very large number of samples of a premium vitamin C product when we first opened in Orchard Road. He applied some on the back of my hand before he left. The smell almost caused me to faint... The product smelt of cat's pee! I couldn't imagine having that lingering scent on my face all day and all night! Ewwww!!!!

After eliminating smelly products, we next weeded out that required refrigeration (too inconvenient) and those that were too greasy. That left us with 3 options, Metaboli-C being one of them. I was finally persuaded by Ivy that CERUM was the superior product.

CERUM is made by Prollenium Medical Technologies, from Canada. It contains 17% L-Ascorbic Acid. Moreover, it has Hyaluronic Acid as a component, so it hydrates as well as protects. This means it helps to prevent as well as reverse the ageing process. Studies have shown that the use of this concentration of Vitamin C shows a 29% reduction in facial fine lines in only 15 days.

What we can see immediately, when comparing one product against another, is that CERUM produces an instant whitening effect. And that was enough for us to go ahead with this order.

Each 30ml bottle of CERUM should last for approximately 2 months. The L-Ascorbic Acid in stabilised to remain active for up to one year.