{"id":2503,"date":"2006-05-31T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-31T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-07-31T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T20:08:56","slug":"Skin-Secrets-from-the-East-for-All-Ethnicities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"Skin Secrets from the East for All Ethnicities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keiko Aoki knows the secret to maintaining perfect, flawless, anti-aging skin. Her secret is a simple one from the East, applicable to women of all colors. Read her recommendations here. Keiko Aoki knows the secret to maintaining perfect, flawless, anti-aging skin. Her secret is a simple one from the East, applicable to women of all colors. Read her recommendations here.<\/i> <\/p>\n

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So, as an Asian woman living in New York, I have never been able to understand why Western women, who spend a fortune on products and services for their skin, including peels, laser treatment and even surgery to remove wrinkles, also worship the sun. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Keiko Aoki<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Western authors have always written about the “perfect” Asian women's skin as “being like porcelain” pure, smooth and above all, white. And we try to keep it that way from the time we are girls, especially in the summer months when the sun is at its most dangerous in doing damage to it. We use the SPF creame that has the highest possible rating for protection. We wear long-sleeved tops and might even carry a parasol. And if we do go to the beach to enjoy the ocean breezes, we add a beach umbrella to our preparations. All in an effort to keep our native white skin from tanning. <\/p>\n

So, as an Asian woman living in New York, I have never been able to understand why Western women, who spend a fortune on products and services for their skin, including peels, laser treatment and even surgery to remove wrinkles, also worship the sun. Why do women pursue the “perfect” tan? As soon as spring begins turning into summer, these women start preparing to be seen at the beach with their bodies all tanned from the sun and they want a “no lines” tan. This is supposed to make the observer think that they have been sun-bathing in the nude. <\/p>\n

And to get a “jump start” on the actual sun's rays, there are now tanning salons on every other street in New York. These places allow a person to lie down on ultraviolet light tubes and bake themselves on the front and back of their bodies. These tanning beds will be used to supplement the tan that the sun will give, and to keep it as long as possible. <\/p>\n

It is a status thing to have a tan in the winter months. It means that you are wealthy enough to go to the Bahamas or South America during the winter when other people don't take vacations. If you are not in a position to take that much time off, there is always the tanning salon which will help in the fantasy. <\/p>\n

It is obvious that Western women do not value the white skin they were born with. They do not realize how white skin can make them look as delicate and fragile as Asian women. <\/p>\n

No matter how much publicity is given to the bad effects of tanning, such as lizard-like texture, wrinkles, lines and skin cancer; the average, sophisticated Western woman wants to have a bronzed-looking skin. <\/p>\n

There are so many good SPF sun-block products on the market, most of them were developed as Japanese cr\u00c3\u0192\u00a8mes and lotions. Asian women know the value of pampering their skin, especially the skin on our faces, so that we can have a head-start in keeping our skin as white and clear and unlined as when we were children. <\/p>\n

So I would advise my readers to go to the Asian skin care counter in your local cosmetics store to get the best skin care products in the world! <\/p>\n

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