Beauty's Secret Ingredient: Matcha Every beauty junkie knows never there's always something new and exciting to test, hence the lifelong addiction to product hoarding! And thanks to our resident beauty ingredient guru, Kristyana Pham, we have found another item to have our beauty fix with. The skincare expert and founder of beauty marketing company, kindsight, has dropped some serious knowledge again this week. If you haven't been aware of Matcha, prepare to be wowed, and if you have been aware of it, you don't know the half! Have a look at Pham's insightful answers to our Q+A below.
What precisely is Matcha and from where does it derive? Based on Japan, Matcha is revered and harvested with great care. It is a perfectly milled, good quality Green Tea, considered one of many finest teas in the world. As all of us know, Green Tea is great. But, with Green Tea, you're consuming the essence of the tealeaves. With Matcha, you're consuming the tealeaves! It should indeed be quite a powerhouse ingredient and contains ten times the nutrients of other teas. The advantages are tremendous.
Whoa. OK, so this stuff is serious! Give us the scoop on the benefits. Well there are three key benefits. Beautifully green in color, Matcha is full of chlorophyll, which is an excellent supply of antioxidants and regarded as ideal for detoxification. It can be full of catechin content, an antioxidant that helps fight bacteria and infections. In reality, Matcha is indeed full of antioxidants that it has a greater level than spinach, blueberries and chocolates! Also important, Matcha has Ltheanine, an amino acid mainly within tea that naturally enhances your mood, sense of well being, and increases your focus and concentration. All good, right?
Holy cow! So might be Matcha's beauty benefits best strictly as a topical treatment, or can we still ingest this tea to have the exact same results? Absolutely, Kim. This conversation is a good continuation of a prior article you wrote about the advantages of tea for the skin. Provided that I have now been drinking Matcha, I've also been using it on my skin. Using Matcha internally along with externally is the ideal collaboration. Besides being fully a great detoxifying agent, chlorophyll is a good supply of antioxidants which have antiinflammatory and healing properties. And besides fighting bacteria and infections, catechins may decelerate the aging process. For LTheanine, well, to place it just, it is a feelgood benefit. And as Audrey Hepburn said, "The happy girls would be the prettiest girls."
Fab! So masks, lotions, cleansers, where can we infuse Matcha into our beauty regime? Beauty products that contain Matcha aren't plentiful, but can be located. Products with Green Tea, however, can be easily within cosmetics these days. Doityourself treatments really are a great choice for those that do not have use of readymade product.
Where can we find Matcha? Can it be hard to source? Such as a good man, good Matcha is hard to find. Matcha comes in different grades. Quality Matcha normally comes with a higher price tag, but it's worthwhile for the great benefits. Believe me, I've had some bad Matcha and don't want one to waste your own time and money. Using its increasing popularity today, you'll find quality Matcha at your nearest Whole Foods, natural foods store, gourmet market or Japanese goods store.
What Matchainfused products can you recommend we try? I particularly love Pangea Organics'Facial Mask, which has Japanese Matcha Tea, Acai and Goji
Berry as its key ingredients. It's one of my absolute favorite cosmetics and I would recommend it constantly to everyone since it's ideal for all skin types. Personally, as someone that has acne prone yet mature skin, I notice a difference when I don't use Matcha regularly. My skin tends to use and look irritated if I don't put it to use as remedy at least once a week. You'll seem like a green monster for twenty minutes, but the infant soft, nourished skin you get right after is indeed well worth it! Everyone I understand that's tried it, loves it and has achieved great results. Also, Dr. Weill for Origins has a Matcha Bath Soak that's soothing and restorative. It's like having a wonderful cup of hot tea in a bath.
Sounds great. Any extra application tips or tricks? To create your own "green goddess mask," simply mix a tablespoon all of Matcha, honey, and yogurt. Heavier on the Matcha and not heavy on the honey, unless you prefer it sticky. Also, if you like ice cream as much as I really do, you are able to mix Matcha into vanilla ice cream to transform it in to a greattasting green tea ice cream. See, who said ice cream isn't good for you?