ANLAN Hot/Cold Facial Massager

I got the Anlan hot and cold face Massager from Shopee, I noticed that both Shopee and Lazada sells it and the price is pretty much similar. For this brand, there are certain products that only 1 platform have and not the other, e.g. the curler, straightener comb and bian stone guasha machine.

I bought this for the clean and cool effect, in hope to reduce my acne inflammation.

It comes with 2x plastic cotton holder, a stand and charging cable.

The usage is pretty straightforward, the mode controls the options available and it has a screen to show the selected options and the battery shows up when charging, so you know when it is fully charged. LED controls the no light, red or blue light. Level controls the intensity of the effects. I prefer to use the clean and cool mode the most. Clean mode, together with the cotton pad and makeup remover, cleans very well, I had tried once with manual cleanse then I use the machine with clean mode, the outcome is that with clean mode, the cotton pad is still more dirty than the manual mode.

The cool mode is especially good with the weather in Singapore as it feels cooling on my skin, doesn't have the import - effect to boost absorption so as I didn't quite like that EMS feeling as it feels like there's electricity running on my skin. Only down side is that the cool mode lasted 2 minutes so I always need to on it again after it automatically shuts down after 2mins.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars as I am mainly using 2 modes although it is pretty effective but a bit under utilized.

Shopee link: ANLAN Hot/Cold Facial Massager. 

Lazada link: ANLAN Hot/Cold Facial Massager. 

AMORTALS | Facial Makeup Remover

I bought this because it is said that I should use it to remove my sunblock for better cleansing to reduce acne issues. Imagine 40+ people still getting acne issues although I would say that acne is usually a sign of "Youth" when people comment about it.

It is easy to use, just need to put the cotton pad on top and press once. So far, light make-up works well, it removes the failed UV base pretty well along with my normal sunblock. The acnes seems to stop occurring but the current ones is still pending recovery, with age, it really take ages to get recover fully.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. Because there's other review that says it won't work with waterproof products, e.g. waterproof sunblock and we still need to have cleansing oil to remove it properly or at least use some facial oil as make shift remover. I haven't start using the waterproof product yet, might update my rating again after.

Lazada links:  

• AMORTALS | Facial Makeup Remover (this is the one I actually buy from)
• AMORTALS | Facial Makeup Remover (this is the cheaper version from the same shop)

Didn't understand why they need to have 2 product post selling the same thing.

Facial Guasha & Moxibustion method

You might have seen me talking about it but didn't share much details. Here you go... 

If you are looking for improved complexion and radiance, you can try this method. 

Recommended to do during daytime: Before 11am or 1 to 5pm. (AI said that we shouldn't do it at night based on the 12时辰 theory although the trainer didn't forbid us to, usually they share at night, so typically before 9pm is when it ends)

Maximum to be done up to twice a week.

Step 1: Follow the 12 meridians face guasha method (YouTube video, one of the method I learnt from, they extracted from a paid program)

Jade Guasha Board - just get 2 pieces of the identical type to make the process faster, we can do both side of our face and head together. I recommend that we just use this design for the entire process so it would be more economical and efficient. The gap at the bottom can be used for the chin scrapping, it works the same as mentioned in a different program from the same company.

Step 2 (Optional for better effect): Facial Moxibustion, do not bath after this for about 4 hours. After facial guasha above, we can light moxa sticks (recommended size: 1.3/1.2cm wide x 1.5cm long) using Facial Moxibustion stick, in a upward, lifting manner, from left to right, forehead to chin. 

Apply more Facial Oil first, then in a similar upward movement as guasha steps, just need to cover upward direction across forehead, eyebrow, temple, below the eyes, cheeks, chin to ear area. At the places where you have more spots or wrinkles, you can do small rotating round steps about 10 times in each area.

Jade Moxibustion Stick - older version (used to cost like $10+, current price $22).

Bianshi Moxibustion Stick - new version (~$10+). The head of this version can be twisted for ease of use and can be used on more parts of our body easily. 

Summary of items you will need:

• Jade guasha board
• Ruyi | Facial Oil 
• Moxa sticks (1.2/1.3cm x 1.5cm length, 1:15 or regular type will do)
• Jade Moxibustion Stick
• Bianshi Moxibustion Stick

Ruyi | Retinol & Vitamin C Essence

This is fairly similar to the Lucenbase ones, usually sold at higher pricing though. I got it at a good price (better pricing to Lucenbase) to try it out to see the difference. 

The transparent ones is Vitamin C and milky ones is Retinol. 

The vitamin C content feels much stronger, not recommended to use directly after toner, we should buffer it with hydraulic acid, Astragalus essence or recombinant collagen essence first before applying. (Which means I will need more essence if I use this = higher price). I tried to use directly the first time and I feel slight tingling feeling and itchiness on my face (I think I have sensitive / fragile skin). With buffer, it works fine. 

The vitamin A part is alright though, it feels more gentle and can be used directly.

Rating: 3 out of 5. Because it would incur more cost if I continue use it after I ran out of the Astragalus essence. I can't use it with Astaxanthin Essence for sure as it definitely would make my skin worse off (due to the slight allergy mentioned in an earlier post).

Lazada official Ruyi store link: RUYI | Anti-Aging Collagen VC Essence (Best price per piece is to buy 120 pieces - 4 boxes at their offcial store, not other stores. Wait for the price to go below $50 to ~$4x to buy, $3x pricing is pretty rare, I only saw it once hence my purchase)

Shopee link: Ruyi whitening essence (different name but is the same product) - $1x per box of 30pcs, good for trying due to lower single box pricing but Lazada is cheaper if you buy more.

Verdict: only get it if you are after higher potency product and is willing to spend on the extra products required to support the usage.

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