Vital Care 維他命 E 油

話說，價真棧真是一個發掘平價好物的地方。

維他命 E 油在外國流行已久。一般相信維他命E油能有抗老、保濕及修護的功效，亦有指維他命E油可以預防疤痕和色斑的形成。聽起來就像是萬能一樣！不過去到卓悅和莎莎問，店員說只有食用的維他命E。最近終於在價真棧買到護膚用的維他命E油。

這支維他命E油有120ml，價錢才也HK$3x (不好意思，忘了多少錢囉…)，成份就是維他命E和礦物油。

根據瓶上的說明，這瓶維他命E油還能當作日霜／晚霜之用。不過我的用法是混合平常的乳霜一起塗身體（沒有塗面）。

不過這支維他命E油的瓶口可真一點也不小，倒出來時比較難控制份量。質感上就是油的質地囉～

我覺得真的有保濕的功效，尤其手踭和膝蓋這些位置，果效明顯。但至於是否有利抗衰老及減紋，由於我沒用在臉上，暫時無法評論。

不過，容易長痘痘的話，就不建議使用維他命E油塗在面上當日霜／晚霜，因為它的質地蠻厚，若果早晚塗的話，痘痘應該一發不可收拾……

另外，我在pinterest上曾看到有人以維他命E油來解決腳跟龜裂的問題，似乎真的很work。畢竟價格便宜，少喝杯星巴克咖啡就能買了！有此問題的讀者不妨一試。方法是以熱水浸腳約十分鐘，等死皮軟化，然後用一般磨腳皮的工具磨走死皮，洗腳後塗上維他命E油。重覆最少一星期。下圖是pinterest 的 before & after照:

我媽媽有試過用類似的方法去腳跟死皮，不同的是她是使用從莎莎買回來，專門塗腳跟的乳霜。效果也不錯，但價錢比維他命Ｅ油貴。

希望有幫到想在夏天穿涼鞋，但擔心腳跟不好看的朋友～:)

by Wendy

Vital Care vitamin E oil

Price mart is definitely a good place for bargain hunting. Vitamin E oil has been a trend overseas for quite some time. It is said to have anti-aging, moisturizing and protective properties. Also it is said to smooth scars and marks - sounds like a super vitamin doesn’t it! I have been to the shops Bonjour and Sasa which only sell Vitamin E pills for ingesting. Recently I have finally found vitamin E oil at Price mart.

 The vitamin E oil is 120ml, and costs around 30 something HKD (sorry I have forgotten how much exactly). The ingredients are vitamin E and mineral oil. According to the label on the bottle, this oil can be applied day and/or night. How I use it is to mix this oil with my regular body lotion - I don’t apply it on my face.

 It is quite hard to control the amount that gets poured out of the bottle though because the bottle opening is rather large. The texture and feel of the oil is like any other oil.



I think it definitely is moisturizing, especially on dry areas like the elbows and knees. However I am not sure about the anti-aging and reduction of lines because I am not using it on my face. If you are prone to pimples, then I advise you not to apply the vitamin E oil on your face. This is because the texture is quite thick, if you apply it day and night your spots will definitely appear. Also I have seen on pinterest people using vitamin E oil to cure cracked heels. It seems like it does work! This is quite an economical option, only costs one cup of Starbucks. If you have cracked heels you can try the following: soak your feet in hot(ish) water for 10 minutes to soften the dead skin first. Then use a pumice stone or one of those feet files to remove the dead skin. Wash your feet then apply the vitamin E oil. Repeat in a week. The photo below is a before/after photo from pinterest.

My mom has used a similar method to get rid of her cracked heels, but instead of vitamin E oil she applied a cracked heels lotion bought from Sasa. I reckon the results are similar, but the lotion is more expensive. Hopefully I have helped those who want to have pretty feet for wearing sandals in the summer :D

夏天防汗臭~! Secret 止汗膏

夏天又到，這陣子還經常打風，非一般地熱。
熱，就當然會流汗，相信世間沒幾個香妃，所以我覺得從小就覺得「香汗淋漓 」絕對是個世紀大話！（再說，香妃好像是因為從小喝羊奶，身體有羊羶味，才被封香妃…真是讓人絕望的一個fun fact）

所以說，不想變狐仙，現代女生最方便的方法就是使用止汗產品。

小時候偏愛噴霧式的止汗劑，可是因為環保意識增加，中學以後都沒有用了。（好像有一、兩次忍不住買了，不過近幾年的確只買了滾珠式的）

加上，我有點怕十分人工的花香味，會讓我頭痛，而太甜的水果味又不是我適合我的形象。所以一直都用nivea，因為可以順便美白嘛！

最近找回初中時在美加旅行用過的secret止汗膏，價錢才HK$29，炎炎夏日，概然都是買，當然要買好用的～！

secret的止汗膏在外國有很多種味道，但暫時我只找到這一種 (Original solid)。要形容的話，是近似爽身粉的氣味。雖然香港貌似沒有在賣，如果對其他香味有興趣，又有機會到外國入貨，可以查閱官網：http://www.secret.com/

止汗度算是很不錯，畢竟我不是熱衷戶外活動的人，每天到office上班、下班的話，香味和止汗度都能維持，而且暫時沒有發現讓衣服變成白白的煩惱。而扭扭式的packaging也很方便使用~當然，用止汗產品後，洗白白時要更加注意把腋下洗得乾乾淨淨，以防毛孔塞住長痘痘。

不過止汗膏的止汗度一般比較高，冬天時可能就不是太適合使用了，所以說，止汗也要看季節哩！

想買一支試試的朋友，不妨到價真棧看看!

Secret deodorant

Summer is here and lately there has been a lot of typhoons and also very hot. Naturally we sweat a lot in the heat. I believe there is no such thing as a person who has sweat that smells like flowers! (See Chinese folklore about some lady with nice smelling body odour) So to prevent bad body odour, you must use deodorant/antiperspirant. When I was younger I would purchase the deodorant spray, but due to environmental impacts, after high school I have switched to using roll ons. I am also scared of the artificial flower smell because it causes me headaches. Deodorants with a sweet fruit smell doesn’t suit my image well. So I have always used Nivea which has an added bonus of whitening. Recently I found the Secret brand deodorant that I have bought before when I was in holidaying in North America. Its only 29 HKD so decided to buy it since it was quite good.





Secret has a lot of different scents and types of deodorant overseas. However in Hong Kong I have only found the “Original solid” type. If I had to describe it I think it smells like baby powder. Although Hong Kong does not stock other types, if you are travelling overseas and can stock up you can visit their official website to check out their range. http://www.secret.com/



The Secret antiperspirant is pretty effective - I am not a person who works outdoors just mainly in the office. I think that the scent and the protection from sweat is long lasting and does not leave white marks on the arm pits of my tops. The twist applicator is also very easy to use. Here’s a tip - Remember to wash your underarms properly during shower time to get rid of the deodorant because it can clog pores and cause unwanted spots. The protection level of the deodorant is rather high, so it is not quite suitable for using in the winter time. If you want to buy one you can find it at Pricemart.

分手吧！我的士多啤梨鼻！Lucille Jacoranda軟膚精華素

自中學開始，我已經與黑頭結下不解之緣。

我到美容院的次數屈指可數，最主要是我沒有耐性每星期抽時間出來朝聖，亦不想每月進貢，更討厭每次化身「水魚」被sell。所以，毛孔粗得可以放沙子也是自找的。

無論我用任何清脫黑頭的產品，由於毛孔已經被撐得大大的，清完黑頭後，到街口買個麥當當，回家把鏡拿起來一照，my friend黑頭就已經回歸了。所以近年我都不太理會它，默默接受我的士多啤梨鼻。

近來看到別的sis推介Lucille Jacoranda軟膚精華素，說用完一個月，針清也幾乎不用做，鼻上的毛孔近乎看不見，於是我就敗家了。

我買的是Lucille Jacoranda軟膚精華素的3ml x 40支裝。一盒在yahoo auction是HKD$278。

在拆盒時，撲鼻而來的是薄荷味，濃得讓我暈了暈，有點擔心會臭到不想用。幸好，每次用的份量少，所以氣味只有一點點，不至於讓我覺得難受。

一支精華素雖然只有3ml，但一支基本可以用一星期以上，一盒就夠用40星期囉～！

我覺得比較古怪的是它的樽蓋…扭完又要用點力拔出來，但中間又不是一個「吱吱」…我第一次用時只係想講「想點呀你…」，最後還是用倒的，每次用大概一個五毫子的份量。

基本上我用完兩個晚上，黑頭已經「浮上面」，第二天早上以面部磨砂洗完面後，就已經跟不少黑頭說「拜拜」，而效果到目前為止都keep到。當然，沒有可能用一星期就零毛孔，不過我覺得鼻上的毛孔有變小了，面上的則不覺得有什麼大變化。

下圖為Day 0, Day 5 和 Day 12 的比較。可以見到不到一個星期的效果已經很明顯。使用首星期效果最為顯著，之後就雖然有進步，但是不拍照的話我還真沒注意到。

至於我有些沒有黑頭煩惱的朋友（最少沒我嚴重），使用第一次後基本上也覺得皮膚變滑了。

暫時我沒遇到什麼皮膚敏感的問題，可是有個小插曲。我使用大概十天後發現鼻子就有點脫皮，就很擔心是不是用太密之類的，所以停用了一天，並且由全臉塗變成局部塗。不過我研究過後，我發現應該是我太貪心，塗太多，它乾了後變成像「擦膠碎」的東東，害我以為脫皮………

Anyway，我對這個產品很滿意，雖然仍不是零毛孔和零黑頭，但它以這麼便宜的價錢便替我把問題解決了一大半，我已經很滿足了。哈哈哈～！

by Wendy