Beauty Rituals Inspired by Our Local Culture
You’ve heard of glass skin, slugging, and double cleansing, but have you tried kopi-o-kosong compress for those tired eyes or liang teh to cool your skin from within?
As we celebrate SG60 this National Day, let’s pay tribute to our roots with beauty rituals inspired by the uniquely Singaporean way of life. Think kampung wisdom meets modern tech, because why not have the best of both worlds?
☀️ 1. Sweat It Out, Hawker-Style = Body Detox
Enduring the midday hustle at Maxwell Road hawker centre is practically cardio with a side of sauna benefits from Singapore’s humid weather. Sweating helps purge toxins, but those fried carrot cake cravings are real.
Modern tip: Elevate your hawker-huffing with EstSlim Body Sculpting Therapy. It delivers 20,000 muscle contractions in just 30 minutes, no sweat-inducing burpees needed. It tones, burns fat, and sculpts your core, fuss-free and pain-free. Singaporeans love efficiency, after all.
🧊 2. Liang Teh, but for Your Face
Grandma often said, “Too much heat leads to pimples.” And so we grew up sipping chrysanthemum tea like it was a magic potion.
Modern tip: Soothe your skin’s “heatiness” with our Hydra Collagen Facial, which delivers intense hydration with our AquaGlow Booster. It’s like a modern liang teh for your parched, tired skin.
Bonus: You’ll step out with skin softer than kaya toast.
🧴 3. Tiger Balm on Everything — Except Your Face
Singaporeans use Tiger Balm for literally everything — headaches, insect bites, “去风”,and (possibly) even heartbreak. While it’s not quite a face serum, that same love for herbal remedies has made its way into TCM-inspired facials and body treatments.
Modern tip: Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with tech, treatments like our Advanced Body Wellness 3-in-1 Therapy incorporates gua sha, ba guan and modern wellness technologies to boost your holistic health. Take your beauty from within to the next level!
🙆♀️ 4. No Stubble, No Trouble
Let’s talk about armpits. We’ve all had that #paiseh moment of accidentally showing unshaven underarms. But shaving daily? Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Modern tip: Try IPL Hair Removal for underarms. It’s gentle on your skin but tough on hair. It reduces ingrowns, leaves you smooth, and zaps those pesky fuzzies for the long haul. Stubble who?
(Psssst: More sleep in the mornings.. So much win!)
👵 5. Grandma’s Green Bean Mask, Reimagined
Remember mashing green beans into a paste and slapping it on your face? Or watching YouTube tutorials in your 20s to make homemade scrubs and masks? DIY beauty has always been part of our culture.
Modern tip: Upgrade your scrub game with modern exfoliants like ést.lab’s LumiWhite 10% PHA Resurfacing Glow Serum or try gentle peel facials for glow without the grit. Your grandma walked so your brightening serum could run.
🧼 6. Kiasu, but Make It Skincare
We’re all #kiasu when it comes to skincare — checking reviews and social media before trying new products. Millennials rely on Google reviews and blogs, while Gen Zs scroll TikTok (and tbh, sometimes we’re unable to tell if they’re sponsored content).
We demand results before we repurchase. That’s the Singaporean #kiasu way.
Modern tip: Don’t settle for less. Look for clinically backed facials and derm-tested skincare that deliver results without empty promises.
Like our best-selling TriPollar Lift & Firm Therapy that uses real radio frequency tech for visible lifting and firming results with no fluff.
Final Glow-Up Words 💫
As we celebrate 60 years of Singapore, let’s not forget that some of the best skincare rituals come from our own backyard. Whether it’s age-old TCM techniques or the comfort of kopi-o and kaya toast, we’ve everything we need for a glowing, confident you.
Here’s to glowing like a true Singaporean — proud, radiant, and uniquely us. 🇸🇬✨
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In Good Hands,
Estetica
