Japanese skincare is the friendly cousin sister of Korean beauty. J-beauty as they call it is the new rage amidst beauty connoisseurs is a skincare regime that takes off years from your face.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you look at a Japanese woman? Youthful, glowing, glass-like skin?
While every woman is beautiful and unique, Japanese women are known to have younger looking skin well past their young age. So, what is the secret behind their fabulous skin? Well, it’s a combination of layers and layers of skincare and a healthy diet.
Why Go For Japanese Beauty Routine?
Often, it is very difficult to tell the age of a Japanese woman. That is because their skin care rituals and diet achieve a common goal — younger looking skin for longer.
Besides keeping wrinkles and fine lines at bay, Japanese skin care products are also quite mild and go easy on harsh chemicals. It is not a very difficult routine to follow and even if you practice their routine with local products, you can get there.
Here are three ride-or-die skincare tips and secrets that’ll help take your skin through all sorts of days.
Eat A Balanced Diet
We often forget that what we put inside our bodies is directly connected to how we look on the outside. A traditional Japanese meal is usually made under the ichijyu sansai principle to assure good balance. These spreads are rich in vitamins and high in omega-3 fatty acids that help reduce the body’s production of toxins that can cause inflammatory skin conditions and premature aging. Fish is rich in protein and lower in fat than red meat, while small portions of a variety of vegetables will supply much-needed vitamins and minerals.
Nourish the skin with rice bran
For centuries, the Japanese have known and appreciated the wonderful benefits of komenuka, or rice bran. Full of antioxidants and other essential nutrients, rice bran powder has been used in scrubs, facials and even body treatments to help fight the signs of aging, resolve blemished skin and leave the skin toned, tight, and soft.
Use Green Tea For Everything Under The Sun
High in antioxidants, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, green tea is a significant part of the Japanese lifestyle. Japanese women have also included green tea in their beauty routines — from incorporating the extracts in various lotions and tonics to adding ground leaves to bath salts and even adding concentrated powders to body compress treatments and hair masks.
