Splashing on beauty water

       Have you watered your skin today?Just as plants need water to better soak up more nutrients from the soil to flourish, the skin requires constant hydration to keep it in top condition. Hydrating skincare therefore is never left out of the R&D agenda, enabling cosmetics companies
       to roll out oases-in-a jar every year.
       "In our research, we learned that Asian skin is fragile and more susceptible to dehydration because the protective outermost layer of the epidermis is not fully matured.Helping the skin form a stronger surface barrier therefore can help
       seal in moisture," said Dr Lieve Declercq, Origins executive manager of Biological Research for Europe.
       Dr Declercq observed that plants are experts at survival, always finding ways to respond to environmental changes including drought. Origins Make A Difference Skin Rejuvenating line contains The Rose of Jericho, a desert shrub that after losing its water curls up into a tight ball and tumbles around the desert until a sprinkle of rain brings it back to life.
       While Thais don't live in the desert, they endure outdoor sun and heat as well as indoor air conditioning - both dehydrating envir-onments. Dehydrated skin ages prematurely,bringing on fine lines and dullness.
       Dior researchers, who worked on the Hydra Life formulas, noted that with time the dehydration process in a chain reaction leads to deeper damage. Lacking water, the skin is no longer capable of fulfilling its youthful functions. For instance, water carries elements essential for enzymatic processes. Dior Hydra Life with antioxidative ingredients come in different formulas for climatic variations,including hot and humid Thailand.
       A big splash of beauty water, La Creme de L'Eau by Issey Miyake is a cooperation between the famed fashion designer and Shiseido. The costly cream is a technical feat with 57 percent of it being water from a hot spring in the volcanic Kirishima mountain range on Kyushu island.
       Legend has it that the Kirishima spring was discovered by a badly wounded samurai who drank its water,which helped him to regain his strength. Rich in minerals, the Kirishima water serves as a hydrating and anti-ageing ingredient in the haute couture cream.