Asian skin?

[Savvy_lover]

i duno ~ i m asian too but i didnt realise i need a special product for my race. maybe foundation as some have said. hrmmm... i think its more like for skin type rather than race. and the ability to target asian is what they want i guess... also i think the other reason they have asian formula is for asian ppl who lives else where the weather is different... my skin is perfect when i was in us and sweden but a disaster after i got back to HK~ u know weather change your skin quite a bit~ well Or maybe actually asian skin has a particular skin type??

 

[Denicelpz]

Hi.I think that Asian women have flawless skin.Thats my opinion.No ofense.

 

[Nox]

In my travels to East Asia, especially when hanging around the local metropolitan ladies, they (in the general sense) really did love to have the clear, very white skin. Although as a dark brown foreigner, they were thankfully still gracious to me, even though I didn't have the white skin.

My experience was that they don't hold Westerners to that same standard, only against themselves. BUT I noticed, for the white Americans who were there, they were not only fawned over for their white skin, but also for the apparent translucency which alot of Asians don't have.

I think why many Asians can have the white skin, but not a lot of translucency is because their skin is thicker, just like black skin can also be thick. I notice also because of the thicker skin, Asians can appear to be even whiter than Caucasian people. Their skin keeps them looking fresh, smooth and young for much, MCUH longer than most Caucasians. It doesn't wrinkle, sink in, or sag in middle age. That is definitely one of the things they are blessed with in the "Skin Department".

One way you can get an approximate determination of skin thickness, is to look at your alar folds (nostrils). If it is nice and thick/fleshy there, you are probably blessed with thicker skin on the rest of your face.

 

[Savvy_lover]

i think one of the reason white westerners might age a bit faster as u said is becoz of their diet. quite many of them eat a lot of red meat which make ppl grow big n fast but age faster too.

asian do have wrinkles like me ... got rid of pimples but then got some wrinkles in my fore head due to dryness... but no cure coz once i put cream on pimples arrive... my foreheads gone:'(

 

[Nox]

Yes, Asians get wrinkles, everybody can get wrinkles. But notice the difference in the wrinkle pattern. I am seeing my Caucasian peers in their 20's already getting these wrinkles by the eyes (crow's feet, I think they call it), that stay there even when they stop laughing/smiling. I have never seen that in any other group of people before the age of 50.

I also have "fine line" in my forehead too, due to dryness:eusa_whistle:. But this is different than the skin aging process. You are probably the only that can see it, others probably don't notice this in your face at all. The collagen in the rest of your face is probably all still intact and good.

 

[chonsa_x3]

most asians do have good skin,

but not me!

this has been pretty informative though.

i do use an ``asian`` product on my skin, and it seems to work well enough for me.

 

[sushi-gal]

Funny, this is typical conversation between me and Korean friends when

I complementing on their skin. I heard "Kim Chi" and frequent visit to Sauna (Chim Jiru Ban) keep their skin great. is that true?

My ideal great skin includes less hair on body. so far I haven't met hairy Korean friends (nor Chinese friends). my old roommate(Korean guy) had no hair on his arms and SMOOTH! you know how jealous I was:frown:.

Do you think the water was way better in Sweden than HK?

I noticed my whole body got really dry within a few days after I arrived to Cali. I'm sure the water (bathing) and dry weather effected my skin.

 

[tadzio79]

hehe, I can't live without my Kim Chi!!!

I'm not sure if that contributes to having a good skin though. I'm not one of them anyways, I have a combo skin with HUGE pores and breakouts once in a while.

I've read articles in the past that talk about how skincare lines targeted for the specific ethnicities is more beneficial than others, but I'm not sure if that is true, but then again, I'm using neutrogena right now (so broke) and my skin is blah, so now I'm intrigued...

But I agree with you about the water in Cali. I used to have jet black hair, and within a few months my hair color changed (it's more dark brown now), and my hair isn't as healthy as it used to be back in Korea. and my body got dry too (not my face, lol)

 

[wendy29]

OMG we have the same skin type!! :shakehands: and I haven't heard about Kim chi is related to skin care.... :kopfkratz: well come to think of, we eat more veggitables then "americans" with kim chi and other ban-chan(side dishes) and eatting alot of fiber which "cleans" your inside, and tons of vitamins and minerals..

Maybe it has to with eatting healthy. :eusa_whistle:

and i couldn't agree more with water. My skin wasn't dry like this in korea

:laughing: My one japanese girl friend complains about shaving her arm hair all the time. and she is so jealous of me having unnoticale hair on my arms :laughing:

 

[sushi-gal]

Lol, and I am the Kim Chi lover as well. also Korean sauna.(there are Korean towns in Tokyo)

What do you call the glove type body scrubbing? I have it in Red. I like to use it in Sauna that makse my skin very smooth.

 

[wendy29]

that's called "te-mi-li' this stuff is THE BEST body scrub EVER!!!!

My BF even tried and he was like "I never knew i was this dirty!!"

You can see the dead cell is coming off from your skin, rite sushi-gal?

 

[tadzio79]

hehe, I can't live without it either!!!

I was running around with no SPF for a couple of summers (yikes! I know...) and my arms were WAY darker than any part of my body.

I've been covering my arms up from the sun like the plague, and started to wear SPF, and using te-mi-li definitely helped to scrub away the old skin, and my arm is slowly starting to match the skintone of my body.

I just hate not being able to use it on my back by myself, lol! guess I gotta buy a longer one... :tocktock:

 

[sushi-gal]

That name rings the bell, thanks. I now have it in green & red. also have looong one. I really enjoying to see the dead cell, lol.

My Korean friend said she uses it for her face as well but is that safe?

So far I haven't met hairy Koran girls (and all of them have smooth skin

- I admit I touched) I'm so curious about it.

 

[LeynaBanana]

I am asian. My mom told me not to shower until I am through with my PMS if I don't want to enlarge my pores. She said showering during your PMS can cause your pores to be enlarge over time.

 

[noahlowryfan]

i don't think thats true. i am asian and i shower during PMS and my pores hasn't enlarge.

 

[Flawless_Skin]

I'm an Asian and I'm sure other Asian can relate that in our country the trend is to be Fair Skin and they get more attention.

I always want to be fair thus I sticked with what I've been using to be fair skin. It's a matter of choice.

Regarding foundations to use, Just use MAC or PRESCRIPTIVE custom foundation for your face. They will formulate something just for you.

Re skin products if anyone is interested in being Fair Skin just use anything with Kojic Acid. Search for Kojic Acid online for benefits that it will do toyour skin before using it.

Problems like hyperpigmentation, Melasma. Age spots, freckles and Acne scars are just some of the problems you can solve by using this.

 

[Ashley]

PMS or the actual menstrual cycle time? Eek I can't imagine not showering eitehr time, but especially when I'm on my period!

 

[Flawless_Skin]

This is just a myth dont believe that.lolz

That's a streotype advice from our asian moms

 

[pkittie]

It's more of a marketing issue, as Asians tend to take care of their skin at an early age (thanks Moms!) and use more products. However, Asians tend to get eczema more often (which is more of a genetic thing), which fragrance and active products can exacerbate.

Why it appears that our pores are smaller is that we have finer/fewer or no hair on our skin. It helps to have drier skin as well. I can't tell you how many people comment on how smooth my bodyskin is and when I tell them that I never shave, they are green with envy. My face is oily, so the pores are larger, oh well /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> (Hey, German Smilies?-that's funny).

 

[shellie]

i am asian, and my skin is dry to sensitive. i've tried a lot of things and the only thing that i've noticed a difference from was the shiseido skincare night moisturizer. it really made my skin very very smooth. the only bad thing was the balancing toner. it dried up my skin. so i returned the whole package and just got some products from wei west.

as far as hair goes, i've only shaded my legs twice and that was in college. since then i've not shaved my legs at all because there's no need to. i do have hair on my legs but they are very fine and light. so unless you are sitting next to my leg you won't see them. i'm thankful there at least.

and i agreed that asians tend to age much slower than caucasians. you can take a look at those chinese actresses in their forties who still look like they're in their 30's and so on while some caucasian actresses may be in their 20's but look like they're in their 30's.

either way, if i can find a product that work almost perfect on my face (IE: make it smooth and not dry) i'll keep using it.