Review : Watsons Deep Cleansing Nose Pore Tape

I must admit that I’m blessed with pretty blemish free skin but my worst beauty woe are blackheads. I have tons on my nose, I’m not too sure if its because I don’t “take care” of my face or its just genetic – because my mom & siblings have the same problems. According to my dad, he remembers seeing my mom steam her face and sit in front of the magnifying mirror to tweeze out those black/white heads.

According to Wikipedia : A blackhead (medically known as an open comedo, plural comedones) is a yellow or blackish bump or plug on the skin. A blackhead is a type of acne vulgaris. Contrary to the common belief that it is caused by poor hygiene, blackheads are caused by excess oils that have accumulated in the sebaceous gland's duct. The substance found in these bumps mostly consists of keratin and modified sebum (an oily secretion of the sebaceous gland), which darkens as it oxidizes.


As I’m lazy, I don’t do the tweezing thing. Neither do I use those metal sticks with the metal loop. (1) coz its painful (2) and its tedious. I have tried a number of things to get rid of the blackheads – masks, pore strips, etc. I have even bought expensive (more than RM100) serums and creams to get rid of the blackheads. The serum works to reduce em (more on this on another post) but nothing can beat the squeaky clean feeling after getting the blackheads all off. And I don’t' quite fancy those peel off masks as they take a while to dry and a bit tedious and messy.

So I stick to pore strips. My current favourite brand of pore pack/strips/tape is Watsons Deep Cleansing Nose Pore Tape. It’s a made in Korea product and the best part is, each box of 10 strips are only RM9.90 and sometimes even cheaper during sales! Look out for a pink and purple box, as below:

Amante Nail Spa & Body Care opens in Kota Damansara

So I saw from Tammy (plussizekitten) Facebook post where her friend Yvonne commented that Amante had a special opening promotion with free, yes FREE! Manicure and Massage. Tammy highly recommended it as well so I decided to check it out earlier today.

So anyway, they just opened on the 15th of April so they are having an Open House Promotion from 15-24 April 2011, 10am – 7 pm where they are offering:

Bedak Sejuk Muntah Belut or Miracle of Clay NNMK

Haha weird name I know. The literal translation is Eel’s Vomit Cold Powder. But don’t worry, there’s no actual eel’s vomit in it. According to some Googling, its 100% made of clay. It is touted as a natural, traditional treatment/remedy from the East Coast especially Terengganu and Kelantan.

Its in the form of small discs slightly over 4.00pm in diameter. And comes in packs of two in a plastic bag. If I recall correctly it was RM5 per pack. As you can see in the pic below mine shattered during shipping but its ok because you want to make a paste out of it anyway.

Bedak Sejuk Muntah Belut

Cara Penggunaan : Campurkan sedikit bedak sejuk dengan sedikit air. Sapukan ke seluruh muka. Biarkan selama semalaman, kemudian cuci muka seperti biasa di sebelah pagi. Untuk hasil yang lebih memuaskan, campurkan dengan air gamat.

Untuk kulit berminyak/bermasalah : Gunakan bedak sejuk setiap malam sebelum tidur.

Untuk jerawat batu : Sapukan lebih bedak sejuk di kawasan yang bermasalah.

Untuk kulit normal/kering : Gunakan bedak sejuk selama 2 hingga 3 hari berturut-turut. Penggunaan berselang hari memberi hasil lebih memuaskan

 

Basically you take less than a quarter of a disc and dilute it with water. As the instructions above, its best if you can use air gamat (sea cucumber water/juice?) but you can just use plain water. Make a paste by mixing in a bit of water at a time. And I do mean a bit. The first time I did this, I ended up putting too much water. haha.

I’ve seen blogs where they make the paste a bit runny, like pancake batter but personally I make mine a bit thicker because I want to put a thicker layer. Leave it on overnight and wash your face in the morning. You can also use it for a few hours then wash off.

Results :  I must admit that I’m a bit lazy and have not been using it constantly but I’m quite happy with the results even after 1 use. The skin on my face feels softer, smoother and a little less oily.

Repurchase? Yes I might buy this again. Its cheap at only RM5 for two discs which can be used for about 8 applications. Also its all-natural and I think can be kept (in its dry form) for quite a while.

I got it from NNMK - Beauty Remedies Facebook Group. Just leave a message and someone will get in touch with you. I bought 2 packs and paid RM10 inclusive of postage (standard envelope).