I came across this review in the internet and it somehow caught my interest. Let me go ahead and share it with you:
Metathione Whitening Capsule Review
Location: by online_girl
Metathione whitening capsule is one of the most popular skin whitening products in the market today. Originally used to aid liver patients, it is now more commonly used as a whitening agent. Mostly imported from Japan and the United States, there are many brands of metathione to choose from. Aside from the capsule which must be taken orally, you can also buy it in soap or lotion form. Of course, the pills and capsules supposedly work faster because it is ingested.
Because I already have fair skin, I don’t need to take metathione pills. However, I still have a lot of pimple marks from the days when I was breaking out everyday. Having read about metathione, I consulted my dermatologist and asked if taking metathione can help get rid of my acne scars. We gave it a try and after a month of taking the pills ( one a day), I noticed that my overall complexion improved. Even my arms brightened. Sadly, my scars were still there and there was no noticeable difference.
I wanted to continue taking the pills for another month because I didn’t feel any side effect anyway. It’s a good thing I was very patient and persistent because by the end of the second month, most of my acne scars had faded. The spots can be easily covered by light foundation. I don’t have to use concealers anymore. And the best part is that my skin really glows!
So if you have the money, then do invest in metathione instead of getting treatments from a clinic. It’s cheaper that way. And it’s painless as well. I don’t recommend taking metathione if you want to get rid of acne scars though. I’ve tried laser treatments and it was more effective. But metathione pills really work to brighten and lighten one’s skin tone. Don’t expect results after a few weeks though.
Here's a youtube clip to a TV ad as endorsed by Angelu de Leon, Valerie Concepcion, Ruffa Gutierrez
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Green White Glutathione Capsules
Greenwhite Capsules is a combination of M. Oleifera (Organic) and Glutathione (Synthetic) plus Alpha Lipoic Acid.
Its benefits are as follows:
* Whitens skin
* Evens skin tone
* Removes blemishes
* Better eyesight
* Removes fine lines
* Makes skin radiant
* Anti-oxidant
* Prevents pimples, acne, and other skin diseases
* No need to take Vit C. with Glutathione
* Regulates blood sugar
See and read testimonials here.
For other info, visit: www.greenplus.com.ph
Mosbeau: The Asian Skin-Whitening Expert from Japan
A breakthrough underarm whitening cream, it targets to whiten stubborn, dark areas such as underarms, inner thighs, knees, elbows, areolas, and other dark spots. See the difference in just 14 days!
WHAT MAKES IT BETTER?
1. Whitens skin from within
Mosbeau White Underarm & Inner Thigh Cream deeply penetrates the skin to control melanin production, leading to whiter underarms and skin folds.
2. Contains the combination of Placental Protein & Bellis Perennis (Daisy) Flower Extract
Mosbeau White Underarm & Inner Thigh Cream contains Bellis Perennis (Daisy) Flower extract, the latest skin-whitening ingredient in Japan, that gives skin a long lasting whitening effect. Combined with Placental Protein, a twice more effective whitening agent as compared to Glutathione, this cream effectively whitens even the most stubborn, dark areas in just 14 days!
3. 100% MADE IN JAPAN
Every step involved in developing Mosbeau White Underarm & Inner Thigh Cream is done in Japan – clinical research, ingredients, development, manufacturing, and packaging –utilizing their advanced technology and keen eye for perfection.
INGREDIENTS
PLACENTAL PROTEIN – it’s exemplary tyrosinase, a component of melanin, inhibitory effect has popularized it in Japan as one of the best whitening ingredients. It also targets cellular renewal to revitalize and improve skin’s texture.
BELLIS PERENNIS (DAISY) FLOWER EXTRACT – The latest skin-whitening ingredient in Japan that is cited to be twice more effective than Arbutin.
COLLAGEN – A potent anti-aging ingredient that enhances skin’s texture and appearance
GLUTATHIONE – An all-natural anti-oxidant that helps fight free radicals and assists in skin-whitening.
VITAMIN C – Important vitamin that helps in skin-whitening, anti-aging and fighting free radicals that causes skin damage.
ALOE VERA EXTRACT, KUDZU ROOT EXTRACT, PEONY ROOT EXTRACT & STRAWBERRY BEGONIA EXTRACT – Botanical ingredients that naturally nourishes skin while assisting in making the skin’s complexion appear healthy and luminous.
Recently, this product has come out in the market as endorsed by Angel Locsin, one of the top endorsers in the Philippines. Just knowing that she chose to endorse this product, I am already half-way convinced to try it since she actually switched from a skin care product in the Philippines.
Lucida-DS Glutathione
My mom has always endorsed this products to me for a while since some of her friends took it and found it really effective.
Lucida-DS is a Double-Strength 500mg Premium Reduced Glutathione Complex (as
master antioxidant, Detoxifier and Immune-Booster) with Vit. C 100mg and Alpha Lipoic
Acid 100mg. It has been formulated to promote better health as anti-aging and anti-oxidant in the US. But its secondary effect is SKIN WHITENING properties in Increased DOSE.
Studies found out that Glutathione in Increased DOSE modifies conversion of dark
pigmentation into lighter pigmentations called pheomelanin.
Since then, Lucida-DS has been the brand of choice of dermatologists as safe oral skin whitening capsule or whitening pill.
Among the skin whitening products, it is often referred to as bleaching pill, bleaching capsule, whitening pill or whitening capsule in Asia.
There are several Glutathione preparations in the market but their prices are prohibitive.
Lucida-DS uses the finest raw materials from JAPAN manufactured in the US with its
corresponding USFDA, Free Sale Certificate, GMP Certificates and BFAD Certificate of
Product Registration FR No.: 59456. This makes Lucida-DS the only glutathione
preparations that uses "DUAL STANDARDS" of Japan FDA and USFDA.
Lucida-DS has been locally assay-tested by AUTRDC / PIPAC duly accredited by DOH-BFAD
testing laboratory and perfectly passed all the standards.
Lucida-DS has been known to possess one of the most effective and pure Glutathione in the market. Its has been noted for its qualities as effective and at the same time safest oral skin whitener.
Lucida-DS all over the world and propagate the goodnews of its anti-oxidant, anti-aging and its skin whitening properties.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Glutathione in Skin Whitening
Glutathione is one of the most popular names when it comes to skin whitening products in the Philippines. Not being a pharmacist or a geek in terms of chemical content, I went ahead for a bit of research of Glutathione.
Wikipedia defines Glutathione (GSH) as a tripeptide. It contains an unusual peptide linkage between the amine group of cysteine and the carboxyl group of the glutamate side chain. Glutathione, an antioxidant, helps protect cells from reactive oxygen species such as free radicals and peroxides. In simpler terms as I have read somewhere:
"Glutathione is the body's master antioxidant and best kept secret to maintaining health." To read more of its benefits: read this article: Glutathione Benefits.
Some Glutathione products available in the market are:
1) Active White L-Glutathione
2) Dr.James Glutathione
3) Twinlab L-Glutathione
4) Lucida-DS Glutathione/Vaniderm
5) Megathione
6) Health Life L-Glutathione
7) Vitamins USA Glutathione
8) Met-tathione
9) Natuform L-Glutathione
10) Kirkland Vitamin C w/ Rose Hips
11) MET-tathione Whitening Capsules
12) BeauOxi White Capsules
13) Ishigaki L-Glutathione
14) Saluta Reduced Glutathione Injectibles
15) Silk and Dove L-Glutathione Capsules
16) Tationil Glutathion Injectibles
17) Vitamin USA Glutathione Capsules
18) Powerpack Megathione
19) Goddess Glutathione Lotion
20) Green White Glutathione Capsules
With the numerous products available, it's pretty hard to select which product to use. Especially for new users, please consult your doctor before using them and do some research as well by looking at some product reviews. In the next couple of days, I will be posting some product reviews of skin whitening products.
Wikipedia defines Glutathione (GSH) as a tripeptide. It contains an unusual peptide linkage between the amine group of cysteine and the carboxyl group of the glutamate side chain. Glutathione, an antioxidant, helps protect cells from reactive oxygen species such as free radicals and peroxides. In simpler terms as I have read somewhere:
"Glutathione is the body's master antioxidant and best kept secret to maintaining health." To read more of its benefits: read this article: Glutathione Benefits.
Some Glutathione products available in the market are:
1) Active White L-Glutathione
2) Dr.James Glutathione
3) Twinlab L-Glutathione
4) Lucida-DS Glutathione/Vaniderm
5) Megathione
6) Health Life L-Glutathione
7) Vitamins USA Glutathione
8) Met-tathione
9) Natuform L-Glutathione
10) Kirkland Vitamin C w/ Rose Hips
11) MET-tathione Whitening Capsules
12) BeauOxi White Capsules
13) Ishigaki L-Glutathione
14) Saluta Reduced Glutathione Injectibles
15) Silk and Dove L-Glutathione Capsules
16) Tationil Glutathion Injectibles
17) Vitamin USA Glutathione Capsules
18) Powerpack Megathione
19) Goddess Glutathione Lotion
20) Green White Glutathione Capsules
With the numerous products available, it's pretty hard to select which product to use. Especially for new users, please consult your doctor before using them and do some research as well by looking at some product reviews. In the next couple of days, I will be posting some product reviews of skin whitening products.
Skin Whitening and Dark Beauty in the Philippines Read more at Suite101: Skin Whitening and Dark Beauty in the Philippines
Skin Whitening and Dark Beauty in the Philippines
Apr 20, 2010
by Veronica Cerrer
While in the West, tanned complexions represent youth and beauty, in the Philippines, pale white skin is the hallmark of glamorous women.
Ghostly white faces fill the scenes of popular Filipino television dramas, where the beautiful and admired resemble the porcelain faced geishas of Japan rather than the tropical island girls of the Philippines.
Commercials lack reprieve from these images, as illustrated by a Pond's skin whitening ad. Instead, the advertisements promise a more desirable you if only you lighten your skin colour. A darker girl is notably dowdy, awkward and plain. Gradually, her skin becomes lighter and lighter and in the process the ugly duckling transforms into a paler than pale swan, turning heads as she floats by.
Reasoning Behind Skin Whitening
In 1565 Spain declared the Philippines its colony. The islands, having already been named after King Philip II a few decades earlier, was now under the control of a European crown and consequently, a Eurocentric mentality.
In the Philippines and in other parts of Asia, a lighter shade is historically linked with affluence and privilege. Those who worked in the fields under the hot sun had dark complexions. The men and women of leisure who stayed indoors also stayed pale. In the digital news outlet GlobalPost, University of Houston historian Gerald Horne explains that whiter skin has become “a reflection of labour status.”
Skin Whitening Products
According to Cheche V. Moral of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, skincare in the Philippines is a 22 billion pesos (over 500 million CAD) market. Whitening is front and centre in this industry, often making it impossible to buy beauty products without whitening ingredients.
In June 2004 Synovate, a global market research company, conducted a survey on skin whitening product use in Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. The survey found that Filipino women were the highest users with 50% using whitening products.
Global skincare companies have tapped into this booming business. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, only local companies were providing consumers with whitening products, according to Tina Arceo-Dumlao of Change Agent, a marketing research magazine. By the mid 1990s, global companies like Nivea and L'oreal found their way in.
Read on
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Busy women have many responsibilities, but want to keep themselves looking beautiful. They need easy makeup looks that take 10 minutes or less to apply.
Health Concerns of Skin Whitening
In 2002, Marianne Bray of CNN reported that 1,262 people contacted a Hong Kong health department hotline that was set up after reports that Rosedew and La Rose Blanche, two popular skin whitening products, had levels of mercury 9,000 to 65,000 times higher than recommended. Mercury can cause liver damage, kidney failure, damage to the central nervous system and fatal seizures.
Corticosteroid and hydroquinone are other ingredients sometimes added to whitening products. Corticosteroids has side-effects ranging from acne to osteoporosis and hydroquinone is banned in Europe and believed to be a carcinogen. Some companies resort to simple bleaching agents, making their products a cheap and available alternative.
While most whitening products remain safe, there have been a number of reports from women with devastating side-effects. One such individual is Seth Kahi, a University of the Philippines student. After using what she believed was a mild whitening product, her skin developed a rash which eventually caused scarring, according to Carmela Lapena of GMA news, a Filipino news outlet.
Whitening Products Perpetuating a Colonial Mentality?
E.J.R. David and Sumie Okazaki define colonial mentality as internalized oppression. This oppression is driven by perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority created from centuries of colonial rule.
Is the booming skin whitening industry a result of this inferior mentality?
The Filipino people have long favoured mestizos, Filipinos often mixed with Caucasian, Malay and Chinese and as a result have lighter skin. Although mestizos are a very small minority they represent the majority of those in the entertainment industry and the mass media. Existing as a Spanish colony for over three centuries and as an American territory for almost 50 years, have certainly left its mark on the Philippine ideal of beauty.
The standard of beauty in the Philippines is certainly not dark skin. Unrepresented in the media, young Filipinos are growing up believing that to be dark is to be invisible.
Alexandra Shimo, journalist for Maclean's magazine, explains how women's groups such as the All India Democratic Women's Association, argue that skin whitening advertisements shown all over Asia have gone so far as to be offensive and discriminatory. One commercial shows a young mestizo couple in church for their baby’s baptism. To the shock of the priest the baby is revealed having dark skin. The mother’s family is seen in the background also having dark skin and the priest realises that the mother uses the whitening product being advertised.
The names of whitening products may also be interpreted as prejudicial. Early in 2010, Avon released Anew 360 White which contains 360 Whitality (white and vitality) technology. Other products names include Blanc Expert, White Light, White Perfect and Fine Fairness.
Dark Beauty
As a message of empowerment to Filipinos both dark and light skinned, Jejomar Binay, the mayor of Makati, a region in the capital Manila, issued a statement early 2010 accusing beauty companies of providing Filipinos with a false sense of beauty.
“The idea being peddled is that we are not beautiful just because we are not fair skinned. That is not true. Love your colour,” Binay said.
Another sign of rebellion against the current standard of beauty is seen in supermodel, actress and television personality, Wilma Doesnt, who is half Filipina and half African American. She has graced the cover of numerous fashion magazines and considers herself unique and beautiful.
“In an industry that obsesses over whitening products, all of a sudden, there’s this dark girl. So I love my colour, I love myself,” Doesnt said. Her words of inspiration can be found in Dove's 2009 Campaign for Real Beauty pictorial book project entitled, When I Look in the Mirror.
So perhaps the spectrum is broadening.
Arceo-Dumlao, T. (2004), "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Change Agent November.
Bray, M. (2002), "Skin Deep: Dying to be White." CNN.com 15 May.
David, E.J.R. and Okazaki S. (2006), "Colonial Mentality: A Review and Recommendation for Filipino American Psychology." Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 12 (1): 1-16.
Moral, C.V. (2010), "Glowing Skin With New White Primer." Lifestyle Inquirer 9 April.
Read more at Suite101: Skin Whitening and Dark Beauty in the Philippines http://philippines.suite101.com/article.cfm/white-faces-in-a-sun-drenched-island-nation#ixzz0u0Zv1AdL
As a young Filipino woman, it is a good thing to know how the obsession and infatuation of metiza beauty came about in the Philippines and how it surged the market for Skin Whitening or Bleaching Products here in the Philippines
Apr 20, 2010
by Veronica Cerrer
While in the West, tanned complexions represent youth and beauty, in the Philippines, pale white skin is the hallmark of glamorous women.
Ghostly white faces fill the scenes of popular Filipino television dramas, where the beautiful and admired resemble the porcelain faced geishas of Japan rather than the tropical island girls of the Philippines.
Commercials lack reprieve from these images, as illustrated by a Pond's skin whitening ad. Instead, the advertisements promise a more desirable you if only you lighten your skin colour. A darker girl is notably dowdy, awkward and plain. Gradually, her skin becomes lighter and lighter and in the process the ugly duckling transforms into a paler than pale swan, turning heads as she floats by.
Reasoning Behind Skin Whitening
In 1565 Spain declared the Philippines its colony. The islands, having already been named after King Philip II a few decades earlier, was now under the control of a European crown and consequently, a Eurocentric mentality.
In the Philippines and in other parts of Asia, a lighter shade is historically linked with affluence and privilege. Those who worked in the fields under the hot sun had dark complexions. The men and women of leisure who stayed indoors also stayed pale. In the digital news outlet GlobalPost, University of Houston historian Gerald Horne explains that whiter skin has become “a reflection of labour status.”
Skin Whitening Products
According to Cheche V. Moral of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, skincare in the Philippines is a 22 billion pesos (over 500 million CAD) market. Whitening is front and centre in this industry, often making it impossible to buy beauty products without whitening ingredients.
In June 2004 Synovate, a global market research company, conducted a survey on skin whitening product use in Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. The survey found that Filipino women were the highest users with 50% using whitening products.
Global skincare companies have tapped into this booming business. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, only local companies were providing consumers with whitening products, according to Tina Arceo-Dumlao of Change Agent, a marketing research magazine. By the mid 1990s, global companies like Nivea and L'oreal found their way in.
Read on
Easy Makeup Looks for Busy Women
Busy women have many responsibilities, but want to keep themselves looking beautiful. They need easy makeup looks that take 10 minutes or less to apply.
Health Concerns of Skin Whitening
In 2002, Marianne Bray of CNN reported that 1,262 people contacted a Hong Kong health department hotline that was set up after reports that Rosedew and La Rose Blanche, two popular skin whitening products, had levels of mercury 9,000 to 65,000 times higher than recommended. Mercury can cause liver damage, kidney failure, damage to the central nervous system and fatal seizures.
Corticosteroid and hydroquinone are other ingredients sometimes added to whitening products. Corticosteroids has side-effects ranging from acne to osteoporosis and hydroquinone is banned in Europe and believed to be a carcinogen. Some companies resort to simple bleaching agents, making their products a cheap and available alternative.
While most whitening products remain safe, there have been a number of reports from women with devastating side-effects. One such individual is Seth Kahi, a University of the Philippines student. After using what she believed was a mild whitening product, her skin developed a rash which eventually caused scarring, according to Carmela Lapena of GMA news, a Filipino news outlet.
Whitening Products Perpetuating a Colonial Mentality?
E.J.R. David and Sumie Okazaki define colonial mentality as internalized oppression. This oppression is driven by perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority created from centuries of colonial rule.
Is the booming skin whitening industry a result of this inferior mentality?
The Filipino people have long favoured mestizos, Filipinos often mixed with Caucasian, Malay and Chinese and as a result have lighter skin. Although mestizos are a very small minority they represent the majority of those in the entertainment industry and the mass media. Existing as a Spanish colony for over three centuries and as an American territory for almost 50 years, have certainly left its mark on the Philippine ideal of beauty.
The standard of beauty in the Philippines is certainly not dark skin. Unrepresented in the media, young Filipinos are growing up believing that to be dark is to be invisible.
Alexandra Shimo, journalist for Maclean's magazine, explains how women's groups such as the All India Democratic Women's Association, argue that skin whitening advertisements shown all over Asia have gone so far as to be offensive and discriminatory. One commercial shows a young mestizo couple in church for their baby’s baptism. To the shock of the priest the baby is revealed having dark skin. The mother’s family is seen in the background also having dark skin and the priest realises that the mother uses the whitening product being advertised.
The names of whitening products may also be interpreted as prejudicial. Early in 2010, Avon released Anew 360 White which contains 360 Whitality (white and vitality) technology. Other products names include Blanc Expert, White Light, White Perfect and Fine Fairness.
Dark Beauty
As a message of empowerment to Filipinos both dark and light skinned, Jejomar Binay, the mayor of Makati, a region in the capital Manila, issued a statement early 2010 accusing beauty companies of providing Filipinos with a false sense of beauty.
“The idea being peddled is that we are not beautiful just because we are not fair skinned. That is not true. Love your colour,” Binay said.
Another sign of rebellion against the current standard of beauty is seen in supermodel, actress and television personality, Wilma Doesnt, who is half Filipina and half African American. She has graced the cover of numerous fashion magazines and considers herself unique and beautiful.
“In an industry that obsesses over whitening products, all of a sudden, there’s this dark girl. So I love my colour, I love myself,” Doesnt said. Her words of inspiration can be found in Dove's 2009 Campaign for Real Beauty pictorial book project entitled, When I Look in the Mirror.
So perhaps the spectrum is broadening.
Arceo-Dumlao, T. (2004), "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Change Agent November.
Bray, M. (2002), "Skin Deep: Dying to be White." CNN.com 15 May.
David, E.J.R. and Okazaki S. (2006), "Colonial Mentality: A Review and Recommendation for Filipino American Psychology." Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 12 (1): 1-16.
Moral, C.V. (2010), "Glowing Skin With New White Primer." Lifestyle Inquirer 9 April.
Read more at Suite101: Skin Whitening and Dark Beauty in the Philippines http://philippines.suite101.com/article.cfm/white-faces-in-a-sun-drenched-island-nation#ixzz0u0Zv1AdL
As a young Filipino woman, it is a good thing to know how the obsession and infatuation of metiza beauty came about in the Philippines and how it surged the market for Skin Whitening or Bleaching Products here in the Philippines
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