Asian Beauty Secrets Korean Skin Cycling with Plant-based, Natural Ingredients

By Dr Teo Wan Lin

Why You Will Love This:

With Complete Skincare Masterclass Video Course & Bonus Lecture Notes

Includes access to 5 demonstrative video lectures. Concepts in dermatological science, Skin disorders & cosmetic effects, Functional dermatology, Skincare fundamentals, Tips for masking better*

- Comprehensive Asian skincare bible on regimens & actives
- Asian beauty's gut-skin microbiome approach 
- Written by board certified dermatologist & expert on beauty formulations
- Scientific approach to the ancient art of ethnobotany
- Harness plant intelligence to create the ideal skincare regimen
- Dictionary of Asian beauty plant actives categorised by plant parts
- Discover nature's own plant-based skin cycling formulas

With skin cycling all the rage on TikTok, we reveal how hidden intelligence of plant extracts facilitates natural skin cycling. In fact, the better way is to identify whole plant actives, nature's ready made skincare actives, that work on multiple cellular pathways to mitigate irritation & are universally tolerable.

 

Get behind the scenes at a dermatologist's office: learn K-beauty medifacial secrets
Ready to be your own expert facialist and aesthetician? Want to learn how the original Korean medifacial experience that promises glass skin works? We spill the beans on behind the scene secrets of aesthetic spas, clinics and how you can replicate this at home, at a fraction of the cost. 

 

Learn from an Asian Beauty Expert
This book is a complete skincare course covering basic to advanced routines, by accredited Singapore dermatologist and international beauty KOL Dr. Teo Wan Lin. As a leading voice on Asian beauty, she has been featured in beauty publications worldwide, including Cosmetics Design Asia and Be-story, Japan's top beauty magazine. She is also chief scientific officer of Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals, a skincare line focussing on ethnobotany, with R&D HQ as one of the leading biotech firms in South Korea, the hub of Asian beauty. Her podcast Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty is the premier beauty podcast in Asia that has collaborated with beauty giants like L'Oréal, Eucerin, Laneige, Skinceuticals to bring skincare education to the masses.

 

Complete Asian Skincare Regimen Course: Basic-Advanced in 1 Bible
This book takes you from beginner to advanced level in skincare routines, with a complete dictionary of plant powered active ingredients.

 

Plant-based Microbiome Skincare
Build the ideal tailored skincare regimen based on latest microbiome research, from the expert herself, with never-before published office tips for her patients seeking to improve or maintain beautiful clear skin. Complete with easy to follow flowcharts to customise regimens according to your age, lifestyle and schedule. Learn how to skin cycle without retinols or acids, but with universally tolerable plant actives.

 

How to Choose Devices for Copycat At-home Medifacials
Skincare hacks that save money and the environment, DIY for less making the most of your skinvestments. 

 

Self-care: Harness the Mind-Body Skin Connection 
Skincare is not just about beauty, it is therapy for the skin and soul. This book will inspire you to bring your home facial care to new heights - elevating not just skincare but a total mind-body self care experience.

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: TWL Medical Pte Ltd
• Release date: Oct 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9789811857713

Dr Teo Wan Lin

Dr. Teo Wan Lin is a board certified dermatologist with published original research on sensitive skin, acne and the skin microbiome in top journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and the International Journal of Dermatology. She is known for her holistic approach to dermatology, integrating functional skincare-—with a focus on repairing the skin barrier, building skin resilience from the inside-out with plant-based actives from Asian ethnobotany. In her beauty bibles, Dr. Teo imparts her skincare and haircare acumen from over a decade of working as a dermatologist. Her dermatology practice focuses on skin health with an emphasis on healthy self-perception, while managing complex chronic dermatological conditions such as sensitive/reactive skin, eczema, rosacea and adult acne. Her dermatology practice uniquely blends dermocosmetics and quasi-drugs (cosmeceuticals) for the treatment of common facial skin conditions. As the chief scientist of prominent Asian beauty skincare brand Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals, headquartered in Singapore and Korea, she offers insider perspectives on skincare formulation for universal skin types, K-beauty approaches to skincare and haircare in her collection of skincare and haircare bibles written for women and estheticians. Dr. Teo is the host of Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty, Asia's premier beauty podcast that has collaborated with industry leaders like Laneige, L'Oreal Paris, Eucerin, SkinCeuticals, FOREO, Dior Beauty, amongst others for skincare education. The author of "On Thoughts, Emotions, Facial Expressions and Aging," published by top scientific journal WILEY BLACKWELL, Dr. Teo is regarded as an international expert on the brain-skin connection and the field of neuroaesthetics—her inspirational activity books for women are guided mindfulness practices that improve self-esteem and well-being. Her podcast explores the neuroscience behind beauty perception as well as her research linking thoughts, emotions and facial expressions with the aging face. Her coloring activity books are created to harness the power of imagination therapy for anxiety and stress, a science-backed method of mindfulness which reduces the inflammatory processes contributing to aging and immune stress. Dr. Teo is also the Director of Skin Masters Academy which provides on-demand skincare, cosmetology and cosmetic formulation workshops to estheticians and skincare professionals. Follow her for skincare education tips on Instagram and Tik Tok @drteowanlin and for courses at www.twlskin.com.

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About the Book

The Science & Art of Korean Skin Cycling with Plant Actives

With skin cycling all the rage on TikTok, this book reveals how the hidden intelligence of plant extracts in the field of ethnobotany facilitates a natural skin cycling regimen. In fact, the better way is to identify whole plant actives that are nature’s ready made skincare active, known as an adaptogen, that works on multiple cellular pathways to mitigate irritation and are universally tolerable. The basis of the manuscript is a plant dictionary in eastern ethnobotany, from K-beauty and C-beauty, a compilation of research by internationally renowned researcher in the skin microbiome, board certified dermatologist Dr Teo Wan Lin.

Ready to be your own expert facialist and aesthetician? Want to learn all about how the original Korean medi-facial experience that promises glass skin works? We spill the beans on the behind the scenes secrets of aesthetic spas and clinics and how you can replicate this at home, at a fraction of the cost.

This book is a complete skincare course covering basic to advanced skincare routines, by accredited Singapore dermatologist and international beauty KOL Dr. Teo Wan Lin. As a leading voice on asian beauty, she has been featured in beauty publications worldwide, including Cosmetics Design Asia and Be-story, Japan‘s top beauty magazine by publishing giant Kobunsha.

She is also the chief scientific officer of Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals, a botanical skincare line focussing on ethnobotany, with its manufacturing and research headquarters as one of the leading biotechnology firms in South Korea, the hub of asian beauty.  Her podcast Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty is the premier beauty podcast in Asia with a focus on the brain-skin connection that has collaborated with beauty giants like L’Oréal, Eucerin, AMORE Pacific and Skinceuticals to bring skincare education to the masses.

This book takes you from beginner to advanced level in the art of skincare routines, with a complete dictionary of plant powered active ingredients. This latest edit of the most comprehensive asian skincare bible written by a board certified dermatologist includes a bonus chapter on the asian beauty perspective of skin cycling, without acid peels or retinols, but with plant actives like bakuchiol, papain, bromelain and rare medicinal herbs.

Discover and understand plant-based alternatives to traditionally recommended chemical peel acids, retinols and retinoids from the K-beauty expert herself.

Build the ideal tailored skincare regimen based on the latest in microbiome research, from the expert herself. Includes never-before published office tips for her patients seeking to improve or maintain beautiful, clear skin. Complete with easy to follow flowchart forms that allow you customise the perfect beauty regimen according to your age, lifestyle and time schedule. Learn how to skin cycle without retinoids, retinols or acids, but with whole plant actives designed for universal tolerability.

Skincare hacks that save money and the environment including what you can DIY for less making the most of your skinvestments. She also teaches you how to select just a few good quality beauty tools for your home vanity set up that will deliver the ultimate science-backed dermatologist approved facial care experience that will rival any experience at your local aesthetic spa. Skincare is not just about beauty, it is therapy for the skin and the soul. This book will motivate and inspire you to bring your home facial care experience to new heights- elevating not just skincare but a total mind-body self care experience. Part 2 of the book is a dictionary of the commonest plant actives used in asian beauty products- a K-beauty edit inspired by korean skincare ingredients.

Dr Teo is the author of the first white paper on the maskne microbiome, characterising essential aspects of the skin microenvironment, published in the  top dermatology journal, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. She explains how modern scientific studies and the latest understanding of common dermatological conditions shed light on the prowess of ancient herbs. Ethnobotany, a long practised tradition, showcases the potential of plant-based skincare actives for acne, rosacea, eczema and combating ageing. Dr Teo covers how emerging concepts like inflammaging, the exposome and the skin microbiome are effectively addressed by potent plant actives.  Finally, the book concludes with a dedicated section on customised skincare, the burgeoning beauty segment that promises to revolutionise effective skincare regimens.

Preface

Skin cycling recently became a trending term on TikTok, around the time of publication of this book, at the writing of this preface. I thought it worthwhile to include this term as the best opportunity to share about the wonders of plant actives for skin ecology - the focus of my book.

A term coined for a practice long advocated by dermatologists to reduce skin irritation and increase tolerability, the practice isn’t new but the attention accorded to it is helpful to educate on the value of universal tolerability, a concept right at the heart of asian beauty skincare products.

As the head of cosmeceutical research at Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals headquartered in Korea and Singapore, my emphasis has always been on plant-based actives because of increased tolerability for asian skin types. My dermatology practice in Singapore comprises a subset of patients prone to sensitive skin conditions like acne, rosacea, eczema and other dermatological concerns. I treat both skin of colour and caucasian patients for photo-ageing concerns. I am well versed clinically in the complications arising from traditional retinol/retinoid and chemical peel use- particularly because of the tendency for skin of colour to develop hyperpigmentation and also Singapore’s year round high UV levels.

My  preparation of the manuscript of this book has been ongoing for the last 2 years, as a sequel to the original skincare bible. The development of our conscious pharmacy arm meant that we streamlined our research and development to pure plant-based actives for our cosmeceutical arm. As my clinical practice converted to pure teledermatology during the COVID-19 period, our pharmacy’s custom-compounding service experienced the highest demand on record, with patients transitioning to at-home regimens as opposed to in-clinic procedures. We translated our insider expertise in K-beauty routines to home regimens and provided our clientele with the active solutions required for their home treatments.

At the heart of asian beauty is its roots in ethnobotany. The first part of this book is dedicated to the art and science of asian beauty routines and the second, a near complete dictionary of plant actives used in asian beauty products. I hope you enjoy this book.

ASIAN BEAUTY SECRETS

Korean Skin Cycling with Plant-Based, Natural Ingredients

CHAPTER ONE

Gut-Skin Connection:

The Heart of Asian Beauty in Modern Dermatology

Want to know the best kept secret of asian beauty? I must begin this book by laying the foundation of the gut-skin connection which is what prompted me to research the scientific basis of C-beauty herbal tonics. What began as a check on old wives tales I grew up hearing from my grandma on foods good for the skin- turned into a fascinating journey which corroborated many aspects of modern dermatology research emphasising the gut-skin axis.

In my previous book Edible Beauty, I touched on the Gut-Skin connection. The many parallel concepts - from the microbiome to antioxidants suppressing inflammation, inspired the creation of the Beauty Buffet Skincare Regimen. Eating is an intuitive part of life, eating well requires discipline, creativity and knowledge. Similarly, skincare can be as basic as cleansing your face, but this book is all about doing it well. Nutrition benefits our body, and it can also be absorbed through the skin.

Another discovery in the scientific field is that gut health does impact the brain. It turns out that the gut-skin connection is not the only axis involved in our whole body regulation of skin health. The brain skin connection is one understood by dermatologists who recognised the impact of psychological stress on common dermatological conditions like acne, eczema and rosacea. However, gut health directly impacts psychological wellbeing. For instance nutraceutical dietary interventions improved the overall quality of life for geriatric age groups in recent scientific trials. This prompts us to further investigate the gut-brain-skin axis as one with complex interconnected physiological relationships.

Taking a leaf from this, readers may intuitively guess that certain pathways may play a common role in skincare. In fact, dermatologists have discovered that the same process responsible for cancer formation as one grows older-inflammaging and cellular senescence are involved in skin ageing. The collective description is referred to as the skin exposome concept. Referring to the totality of environmental exposures - UV radiation, environmental pollution, diet, exercise factors, the exposome clearly acknowledges the additional impact of external lifestyle factors on top of biological/genetic factors.

The value of nutrition to the human body is indisputable in the field of health and medicine. The beauty industry has revolutionised in its approach to skincare in the last decades, focussing on science and evidence based formulations for skincare. It is noteworthy that the term edible beauty was coined for the new trend of creating edible cosmetics and skincare, in the form of supplements, and also literally cosmetics made of food. This is mostly a fad, although the true message here is that the skin is an organ which does require micronutrients like every other part of our body. It stands for us to reason then, that skin cells via the unique mechanism of dermal absorption, are prime targets for topical skincare nutrition. This is the perspective I take when writing this book, as the basis to inspire many to start on a  healthy beauty lifestyle. Beginning with a skincare regimen.

Reviews for Asian Beauty Secrets Korean Skin Cycling with Plant-based, Natural Ingredients

[JT · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Insightful read about using plant ingredients in my skincare! Easy read as a whole and helpful.