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Wrinkle Treatment & the Brain Skin Connection

Ep 64: The Brain-Skin Connection: Anti-age Your Face with Your Mind  Hollywood movies have caricatured the hearts and intents of personalities with faces designed to elicit an emotional response from the viewer.  An individual’s facial expression tells us much about what they are thinking, and we pride ourselves on reading characters. Perhaps, also with the…

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Beauty Sleep: How the Lack of it Affects Your Skincare Routine

Ep 63: The Science of Beauty Sleep An urban lifestyle replete with its glorification of dazzling city lights and late nights has influenced many to take sleep for granted. While the effects of sleep deprivation on our health and immune system are well established, emerging research now suggests that sleep deprivation can have a direct…

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Best Brightening Serums for Radiant Skin

We measure the best brightening serums by the effectiveness of their antioxidant ingredients. Antioxidants refer to compounds that have the ability to fight free radical damage. This is common in all phytochemical compounds which derive from botanicals. It is important because most photoaging arises due to environmental damage in the form of UV radiation as…

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How to Use Chemical Peels to Exfoliate Your Skin At Home

Ep 58: How to Incorporate Home Chemical Peels Into Your Skincare Regimen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Teo Wan Lin 张婉琳 (@drteowanlin) This week’s podcast is on how to choose the right chemical peel for your home skincare regimen. Chemical peels contain AHAs and/or BHAs, which can help to accelerate the…

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How Red LED Light Therapy Works for Your Skin

Ep 49: LED Red Light Therapy for Home Beauty Care This week, Dr. Teo Wan Lin highlights the importance of a well designed home LED facial device that delivers red light. Red light therapy used in the dermatologist office setting stimulates cellular mitochondria, increases collagen production and reduces inflammation.  Besides being highly effective, the LG Pra.L…

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Do I Really Need to Use an Eye Serum or Cream?

Ep 47: The Natural Beauty of the Eyes by Dior Beauty’s Capture Totale Eye Serum Dr. Teo: Hi guys, welcome to this week’s episode of Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty. I’m Dr. Teo Wan Lin of TWL Specialist Skin & Laser Centre. We have a really exciting topic to share today about the natural beauty…

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What Is The Best Anti-Aging Ingredient?

Ep42: Why Pure Retinol is the Gold Standard – Dermatologist’s Guide to Anti-Aging Skincare View this post on Instagram A post shared by Teo Wan Lin 张婉琳 (@drteowanlin) Dr.Teo: Hi guys, welcome to this week’s episode of Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty. I’m Dr. Teo Wan Lin of TWL Specialist Skin & Laser Centre and…

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Dermatologist’s Guide to Foods That Are Good For Your Skin

Ep40: The Superfoods to Eat for Healthy Skin Dr.Teo: Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of Dermatologist Talks: Science of Beauty. I’m Dr. Teo Wan Lin of TWL Specialist Skin & Laser Centre and today we’re going to talk about the role of functional foods and superfoods – how it plays its part…

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Is Skin Whitening Cream Safe?

Ep 36: Skin Whitening is Neither Safe nor Trendy – A Dermatologist’s Take on Skin Color Dr.TWL: Hi guys and welcome to today’s episode of Dermatologist Talks: Science of beauty. I’m Dr. Teo Wan Lin of TWL Specialist Skin & Laser Centre and Dr.TWL Dermaceuticals. Today we’re going talk about the phenomenon of skin whitening…

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Skin Lightening: Treatment, Risks, Alternatives

Ep 36: Skin Whitening is Neither Safe nor Trendy – A Dermatologist’s Take on Skin Color Read Part 1 here Chelsea: Wow, listening to that laundry list of these potentially dangerous and harmful effects of these skin lightening procedures. It’s a wonder that people still use these skin lightening methods at all! I guess the…