Best Kept Japanese Beauty Secrets

For over a decade, Japanese women have been starting their anti-aging skincare regimens with natural, rice-based supplements containing ceramides, molecules found in the epidermis that maintain moisture and plumpness but diminish with age. Phytoceramides, plant based supplements of ceramides, only recently became FDA-regulated in the United States. They replenish the skin’s supply of ceramides, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for more radiant, youthful skin. Sublime Beauty Phytoceramides are FDA-regulated and made in the USA.

 Available online via www.sublimebeautyshop.com.

Yu-Be Foaming Polish ($18)

For over 55 years, Yu-Be has been trusted by generations of Japanese families for all their moisturizing and skin care needs but it only recently began gaining popularity in the United States. The Yu-Be Foaming Polish combines fine grains of rice bran and walnut shell powder with bamboo and gentle cleansing agents to create a foamy scrub that washes away dry skin. Extracts of ginger root and ginseng tone and balance skin, while green tea, geranium oil and camphor provide a soothing, refreshing sensation. With a high level of glycerin, skin will retain moisture, making it softer and more supple.

 Available online via www.sephora.com.

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