Different kinds of anti-ageing skin care treatment products are easily accessible in the market today and it is hard to know what kind is best for you. If you are searching for an effective way to defy the age process,…

Kiwifruit: Hairy Outside, Zesty Inside Coming into prominence in the 20th century, Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) has been grown for almost 700 years in China. Its history began in the Yang-tse river valley in China, where it was known as Yang…

Let us state from the start that we’re not trying to covert controversy by endorsing lighter skin colour to be superior to the darker varieties. Men and women spend thousands of Ringgit every year trying to perfect their skin tone…

Have you ever taken out an old dress, eager to try it on, only to find out it’s a little too tight? Never assume that it is only a sign of increasing age. We all have to realise that it…

Here are a few simple home remedies you can try out to keep yourself looking fresh, youthful and reduce the tell-tale sign of ageing: In order to get that radiant look, grate raw coconut and squeeze milk out of it.…

Bok Choy: The Versatile Favourite This vegetable has such an important influence that its Chinese name has become part of modern vocabulary. Brassica chinensis is the scientific name and it belongs to the plant family cruciferae, with other family members…

So what is this substance that we are so enthralled with? Crystalline white cane sugar is refined from the sugar cane by crushing the cane, processing the juice and evaporating it, then bleaching and deodorizing the resulting carbohydrate crystals until…

Two months ago I arrived in Malaysia to do an internship and to discover Malaysia and its culture. Of course I found many differences between the way we live back in the Netherlands and the way you live here. Not…

How chemicals in your body come together to give you that wonderful, ecstatic feeling whenever you’re next to your hot date. ‘Thump’, ‘Thump’, ‘Thump’, your heart pounds like never before and your knees grow weak. Your palm sweats, your stomach…

Aromatherapy has its roots in antiquity, but the word itself is a 20th century invention. The use of aromatic plants as medicines, incense and cosmetics in ancient times is well-documented, and over the centuries this led to the development of…