Beautiful Skin? It's All In Their Secrets!, Learn Korean celebs' skin secrets! Options

[sammy]

So I was reading bluebubblez's topic on Korean celeb skin and I kind of decided to do a post that would explain more;; I hope this helps people!~ I actually haven't tried these things myself, but some of my friends have, and they said it was pretty effective!
All the info is in Korean and translations are right below!

2nd EDIT
I know everybody has been asking about the portion sizes (the 3:2:1 thing) and I thougt that Jenii.E did a great job explaining it.
here's what she said:
if i remember correctly...
Song Hye Gyo's - Carrot Factial
Proportions - Carrots: Flour and/or Oatmeal : Water => 3:2:1
For every 3 cups of carrot, theres 2 cups of Flour/Oatmeal; and then
For every 2 cups of Flour/Oatmeal, theres 1 cup of Water.

Kim Haneul's - Tangerine Facial
Proportions - Tangerines : Flour : Water and/or Yogurt => 4 : 2 : 1
For every 4 tangerines, theres 2 cups of Flour; and
For every 2 cups of Flour, theres 1 cup of Water/Yoghurt.

personally, i just interpreted it as however much water you use, put 2 times as much flour/oatmeal and 3times as much carrots. so if you're putting (pure exaggeration,,) 1 spoon of water, then put in 2 spoons of flour/oatmeal, and 3 spoons of carrots...
hope that helps somewhat!

oh, and before i forget, PLEASE, guys remember to take caution in trying these things...i know some of you have been getting red blotchy reactions, and i really don't want people to get hurt in the process of getting beautiful!! (although, then the "pain=beauty" thing actually makes sense
just take caution, b/c remember everybody has different skin types!!
btw, thanks for all the nice comments! ^^
if anyone else has questions, i'll try to answer them by checking up on the post!

EDIT
redbean said that she developed these bright red blotches after trying the milk facial.
PLEASE be careful, for those of you who have sensitive skin--I really don't want anyone having really bad reactions to these.
Make sure that you take caution (especially if you have sensitive skin) b/c these remedies may not be for everyone!
Otherwise~ I think i'm glad i made this post


KimNamJoo - Using Green Tea to clean out pores

김남주 - 녹차 세안으로 모공 축소
김남주식 세안법에서 빠지지 않는 건 바로 녹차! 녹차로 세안을 하면 모공이 축소되고 맑은 피부를 유지해주기 때문입니다. 녹차에는 비타민 A와 C가 들어 있어 기미와 주근깨 형성을 억제합니다.

① 녹차를 우려낸 후 냉장고에 넣어 차갑게 해둔다.
② 세안시 뜨거운 물로 먼저 세안을 해 먼지를 깨끗이 닦아내고 각질을 부풀린다.
③ 세안 마지막 단계에서 차가운 녹차물로 얼굴을 헹궈준다.
※물 2컵에 녹차를 1티스푼 넣고 우려낸 후 냉장고에 넣어 차갑게 해둔다.

Translation/Directions: KimNamJoo uses green tea to wash her face, keeping her pores clean and her skin looking clear. Green Tea has Vitamin A and C, so it apparently helps blemishes and things like small freckles from appearing.
Directions:
1) Make green tea (any type is fine, I'm guessing) and put it in the fridge, making it cold.
2) Before using the green tea, wash your face with HOT water; this will make your pores open up.
3) Finally use the cold green tea to wash your face cleanly.
*If you're using powedered green tea, then put 2 cups of water for every 1 teaspoon of green tea powder.
There aren't any specific directions for using tea bags, but I believe it's okay to just make green tea like always and use that.



KimHeeSun - Using Kiwis to make beautiful skin

김희선 - 키위로 예쁜 피부 만들기
어디를 봐도 예쁜 김희선. 피부도 샘날 만큼 예쁘다. 그러나 예쁜 김희선도 약한 피부만은 고민. 처음엔 화끈거리는 피부를 가라앉히기 위해 시작한 키위 팩인데 피부까지 께끗해지는 일석이조의 효과를 얻는다고.

① 냉장고에 차게 해둔 키위를 곱게 갈아서 얼굴에 듬뿍 발라준다
② 키위팩이 미지근해질 때 다시 한번 팩을 해주면 금세 화끈거리는 증상이 가라앉는다.

Translation/Directions: KimHeeSun supposedly has "weak" skin and this is a big concern for her. At first she started using kiwis because her face felt like it kept burning up. She's found that Kiwis not only calm that "burning up" skin, but also cleans it very well.
Directions:
1) Keep kiwis COLD in the fridge. Use a blender to blend it thoroughly (of course, make sure you cut away the skin ^^).
Spread this blended kiwi onto your face.
2) When the Kiwi "pack" (facial in korean) has gotten lukewarm on your face, take it off, and do another round. This helps cools your skin, stopping the burning. (I think this is probably really effective after you've been in the sun for a really long time, my skin always feels this way in the sun!)




LeeMiYeon - Using Red Wine and Honey to make essence cream


이미연 - 레드 와인과 꿀을 섞어 아이 에센스 대용으로
잔주름 없이 팽팽한 이미연의 피부 비결은, 레드 와인이 좋다는 이야기를 듣고 꿀을 섞어서 어머니가 만들어 준 아이 에센스. 매일 저녁 샤워를 끝내고 스킨을 바른 다음 눈가에 두드리듯이 발라주는 것으로 OK. 만드는 방법도 간단하다.

① 레드 와인과 꿀을 적당량을 섞어서 너무 흘러내리지 않을 정도로 농도를 조절한다. 작은 그릇에 담아 냉장고에 보관한다. 가끔씩 팩으로도 사용한다.
② 얼굴 전체에 마사지하듯 골고루 발라서 2∼3분 후 물로 가볍게 씻어내면 피부가 촉촉해지는 것을 느낄 수 있다고.

Translation/Directions: LeeMiYeon heard that red wine is really good for your skin, so her mom actually put this facial together, which prevents wrinkles and skin problems. Every evening, after showering put it on like any other cream (make sure you pat down, not rub all over---that's a no, no!)
Directions:
1) Mix Red wine and Honey together pretty proportionally. Just make sure it's not too watery or not too sticky. Use a small dish to put in fridge. Use this also as a facial sometimes.
2) When using for a facial, spread it out all over your face and and leave it on for 2-3minutes. Afterwards, wash your face with water, taking off the facial. When you do this, you will feel your skin has been very well moisterized.




Former Miss Korea, SonTaeYoung - Using a Milk based facial to whiten skin

미스코리아 미 손태영 - 우유팩으로 하얀 피부를...
여름만 되면 말썽을 부리는 피부가 언제나 고민거리.
건성 피부에 예민한 편이라 햇빛을 조금만 쬐어도 금세 얼굴이 발갛게 달아오르고 트러블이 생긴다. 그래서 여름엔 매일 우유팩을 한다.

① 우유에 밀가루를 섞고 레몬즙을 첨가하여 팩을 만든 후 얼굴에 거즈를 얹고 바른다.
② 15분 정도 놓아두면 피부가 진정되고 뽀얗게 다시 돌아온다고..
*바쁠 때는 우유 적신 화장솜을 얼굴에 고루 얹어놓는 방법도 자주 사용한다.

(( ChoiJungWon [from the recent drama ChilPrincesses] & SongHyegyo are also famous for using this method. I also know that other celebs use this to help clean their face. ))
Translation/Directions: Summer is the hardest on SonTaeYoung's skin. She has very sensitive skin that reacts very easily to the sun, her face quickly becomes red and she begins to have skin problems when in the sun for too long. This is why she uses the milk facial.
Directions:
1) Mix milk and flour together, adding a bit of lemon juice. Put a piece of gauze or facial paper (you can get it @ a makeup/local drugstore) on your face.
(Sorry, for some reason, there's no info on how much to put for each thing!)
2) On top of the paper, spread the milk facial around and leave it for 15 minutes. Afterwards, skin should be a little "calmer" after a day in the sun and it will go back to being much clearer and whiter.
*When you're busy and don't have the time, just wet pieces of makeup cotton balls/circular pieces of cotton (sorry, don't know what they're called) thorougly in milk and leave them on your skin for a while. This is also very effective.



SongHyegyo - Using a Carrot Facial to clear up Acne


송혜교 - 여드름에 좋은 당근팩.
당근을 강판에 갈고 해초가루나 밀가루 혹은 오트밀을 물과 함께 섞어서 쓰면 된다.
당근 : 해초가루 ( 밀가루, 오트밀 ) : 물 = 3 : 2 : 1

Translation/Directions:
1) Use a blender to blend carrots and make them extremely fine. Mix flour or oatmeal, and water.
2) Proportions: Carrots: Flour and/or Oatmeal : Water => 3:2:1
**For this one, there's also something called HaeCho, it's supposed to be like flour, but I don't really know how to explain it in English. You can also use this instead of the flour/oatmeal.
~~ This wasn't above, but I remember reading and watching on some show that lots of celebs (referring particularly to SongHyeGyo and ChoiJungWon) wash their faces with Milk. First they wash their faces with hot/warm water and then they use lukewarm milk to wash their faces. Supposedly this helps really whiten your skin, and I know lots of korean women in general do it.


KimHaNeul - Preventing small freckles and skin problems by using a Tangerine Facial

김하늘 - 기미 주근깨 예방은 귤팩으로...
귤은 강판에 갈아서 2 티스푼 정도를 덜어 놓고 밀가루 1티스푼과 요구르트 1티스푼을 섞어서 팩을 한다.
*귤 : 밀가루 : 물이나 요구르트 = 4 : 2 : 1

Translation/Directions:
1) Blend tangerines to make it really fine(of course, it will be extremely watery).
2) Take 2 teaspoons of the blended tangerines and mix it with 1 teaspoon of yogurt (plain yogurt) and also 1 teaspoon of flour.
* Proportions: Tangerines : Flour : Water and/or Yogurt => 4 : 2 : 1



GoSoYoung - Giving skin great nutrients by using a Bannana Facial.

고소영 - 바나나 팩으로 피부에 영양을 듬뿍 줘요.
나이를 먹지 않는 것 같은 고소영의 싱싱한 피부 탄력은 바나나에서 비롯된 것이라고. 잘 익은 바나나의 당분과 비타민 E는 바로 피부를 늙지 않게 하는 성분.
① 바나나는 으깨어 꿀과 밀가루를 섞는다.
② 거즈를 얼굴에 덮고 그 위에 바른다.
*밀가루는 미백 효과도 있지만 바나나와 꿀만 섞으면 점성이 없어 얼굴에서 미끄러지므로 밀가루를 섞는 것이 간편하다.

Translation/Directions: GoSoYoung's youthful skin, despite her age, is due to the nutrients in this Bannana facial. Bannanas have plenty of Vitamin E, preventing skin aging.
1) Squish a bannana up and mix it with honey and flour.
2) Put a gauze or a facial paper, and spread the Bannana paste on top.
*Flour has a whitening effect on skin, which is why it is used in many facials. But in this case, it also helps b/c just mixing bannanas and honey would make the facial very slippery on your skin.




Some special tips I found that lots of Korean DAUM users posted:
-Cleansing and washing your face is probably the MOST IMPORTANT key in having good skin. (lots of celebs have said this too)
ASIDE:**I recently read in the New York Times (i'll try to look up the article, but it's kind of old) that dermatologists are telling their rich patients that the most EXPENSIVE product doesn't mean it's the most EFFECTIVE. They also recommended using a cleanser called "Cetaphil" (which is actually really popular and expensive in korea right now). My mom actually bought cetaphil here and then took it to korea to give as gifts (lots of family/friends were asking for it). Cetaphil is pretty cheap and it can be found in drugstores and grocery stores in the U.S. ***
-Drink 8 cups of water a day!!~ I've seen this so many times everywhere I look for skin advice. I really think it works though, so everybody should try it--of course the only side effect is that you'll have to go pee every 5 minutes 0_o
-Eat plenty of fruit and veggies; don't just stop @ the perfect servings. Eat, drink fruit as much as possible.
-Another addition to the water drinking thing! If you go to Korea, all girls/women carry around a water bottle, not full of water, but full of green tea!!
This just shows not only how popular, but effective green tea is! Green tea is good for your health too, so just try to drink some! I know some people don't really like the taste, but you should try some once in a while, it's always good for you!!


I really hope this helps SOMEBODY....sorry for some lack of details, this was all they gave me.
If you have any questions, feel free to post!! ~ although i'm not sure I'm going to have the answer
If you think there are some mistakes in the translations, then PLEASE TELL ME...i don't want to give the wrong translation!
BTW, this took like 2.5 hours....please don't bash on me;; or for that matter, any of the celebs!
BUT, a kind "thank you" would be really appreciated!!
If I find any more info, maybe i'll post, but this took soooooo long @_@

PS~ sorry for the pic spam, but i knew that some of the celebs were much older, and probably not as well known here @soompi. You guys probably can tell which are my faves though ^^ sorry, couldn't help myself with all the beautiful pics i found!!


Credits: : Daum Search Engine, MR.K magazine, Yahoo Korea search Engine, People of Korea=Korean Netizens ^^

[iamstellar!]

wow! maybe i'll try these. many many thanks for sharing!

[pankeke]

ouuu~~ i`ll have to try some of these, i hope they work ^ ^ thnx for takin the time to post & translatee

[buMbOLe]

thanks so much for the info! i was always curious of their beauty secrets too! now i got the info thanks to you! whoo hoo! hahah

[x kawachi x]

Fruity facials x]
Not only do they work but they smell great also!

[ditsy88]

thank you! I'm gonna try some of these.

[heartdrops]

Wow thanks so much! I'm actually gonna try some of them up.

[4ever_sweet]

This makes it seem like ALL celebrities have beauty secrets. I guess there are never enough beauty secrets to learn. They all have such great skin!

[mssle]

ahh thank you for the translation <3
i'm going to try all of these later on (:

[dream3rx0]

bookmarking.
thank you for translating :]

[Kazuko]

this is awesome thanks for sharing. xD

[c0lap1nada]

I just tried the banana facial. o.o It definitely made my skin brighter. Just it stung quite a little bit.

About that green tea thing... didn't someone say you should use green tea ice cubes to make your face slimmer or something?

[aznbluegurl916]

can u pm me when u have the answer to what kind of flour are we suppose to use

[telegraph]

wow so many
thanks for finding all these

[sammy]

I just tried the banana facial. o.o It definitely made my skin brighter. Just it stung quite a little bit.

About that green tea thing... didn't someone say you should use green tea ice cubes to make your face slimmer or something?

yeah, i think lots of massage places do it, but im not sure how...i do know that using it for face swelling really helps in the mornings!
just hold against your skin (wrapped in paper towels of course) and swelling will go down really fast. supposedly lee junki does it a lot
because his face swells really easily.

can u pm me when u have the answer to what kind of flour are we suppose to use

i would pm you, but i figured if you had that question, everybody else would too.
to the best of my knowledge, you can use just plain old flour you get @ the grocery store.
i know it sounds weird, but i see korean girls do it all the time. just look for regular flour in the grocery store, it should work well
hope that helps!

[supereggytoast]

LeeMiYeon - Using Red Wine and Honey to make essence cream

I'd love to try this but it'll look a little shady trying to sneak the red wine out of the kitchen and into the bathroom.

[redbean]

this is so interesting!
I'm going to try the milk and flour thing. ^^

[clovermoi]

thank you so much for translating!

this will be so helpful ^o^

[LUX.]

Wooow, thank you so much for all the work gathering all this info! I'll definitely try some of them! Thank you!!<3

[mangoicy]

Wow.. this is highly informative >.< Thank you for sharing! I think I'll try washing my face with green tea from now on ^^