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Pearl Powder - Translucent Skin

June 13th 2006 07:00
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Courtesy of naturalmine.com


I still remember when I was watching a Chinese Kungfu comedy when I was little, there was a scene where Jet Li's mother accidentally smashes a huge pearl into powder, and she quickly starts rubbing it all over her face as an attempt to savour the value.



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The medicinal and beauty benefits of pearls have long been known to the Chinese, with pearl powder both applied topically and digested internally for health and youthful vitality. It is probably best known for its anti-aging qualities, and is often rumoured to be the secret ingredients of top beauty products (but which?).


It was recorded that stage artists apply the powder before makeup to protect the skin from harsh effects of face-paint. It was also a favourite ingredient of emperor dowagers of the imperial courts.


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from heritage.com.sg
Available mostly from Asian distributors in forms of capsules, masks, creams, and dissolvable sachets, pure pearl powder is the coccaine of the beauty world. Insanely expensive but apparently hits the spot. I've never had the fortune to have had steady doses of powdered pearl, so I can't really vouch for its effect. But hey, 2000 years of Oriental medicinal history must come to something right?



So next time you receive a less-than-pretty pair of wrinkly pearl earrings or a crinkly pearl bracelet, all you need is a mortar!


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Comment by Cibbuano

June 14th 2006 02:06
that's an amazing waste of money, like eating gold.

Still, who knows what benefits it might have?

anyway, don't pearls look delicious? Or is that just because I'm addicted to pearl milk tea?


Comment by Sisi

June 14th 2006 03:43
Yuck dude haha I think they look like they'd taste metallic...they'd taste just like eating gold actually! Although I have to say pearls are so beautiful, they're the love of my life! lol


Comment by Bunbury

June 16th 2006 05:07
I suppose Pearl Milk Tea might have the same effect on your complexion if you think hard enough when you're sipping.

I'll second ya Sisi, never have anything so delicious looked so good!

Comment by Anonymous

May 4th 2007 07:07
pearl powder in china isn't that expensive as we thought.

Comment by Anonymous

June 28th 2008 14:37
I have tried it and it does work. It has a mild but effective exfoliating effect. It also works well on zits - it seems to dry it up faster than anything else without producing a great deal of bleeding, pus or discomfort.

Taken orally, it doesn't taste of anything at all. Just a little powdery feel is about it. Not even gritty. Dunno where you got "metallic" from......

It is luxurious I suppose, but you have to remember that the pearls in question here are the ones deemed unfit for jewellery and really, is not any different from your average mollusc shell. Hell, it probably IS the same stuff. Ground up oyster shells or faulty pearls just doesn't have the same ring to it....and its manufactured/farmed in huge quantities anyway.

Comment by Anonymous

July 26th 2009 22:57
Actually, its helpful in making your skin flawless and reduces the effects on wrinkles. Although its a bit pricey, I think its worth every penny. Pearl powder doesn't taste like "metallic", but a seafood flavor. It works wonderful, take advice from someone whos been eating it for 7 years.

Comment by Tira

October 12th 2009 15:05
Sorry, but I think the person who consumed pearl powder for 7 years has mistaken his/her good health for something else. Pearl is made of calcium carbonate which is the same composition as chalk, so why not just eat chalk instead and save money?

Comment by Anonymous

July 13th 2010 14:56
Hi I use the pearl powder makeup products and they're fantastic.

My chap lips (which I've suffered from since childhood) healed with three days.

There still somewhat dry but they're more responsive to moisture products now.

I no longer sit on the couch peeling skin off my lips all day. Plus, i started using eyeliners with pearl powder ordered from China and the little dry wrinkles are gone.

The stuff works and, yes, I found it does help with the cystic pimples I get every so oftn. It seems to heal it or make it less bumpy, like the inflamation is gone.

Now, I am using it on my forehead where I foresee two lines that will certainly be problems in the next decade or so.

Anyway, I am totally in love with pearl products and am completely switching over.

Plus, the whiteness of it brightens my skin a bit, I am a medium blue red skin tone.

I might try some pearl pills, I don't know. It seems far fetched but some of these eastern remedies are really good.

Like the Dong Quai? Two of those and NO cramps, not a single. I don't use midol and all those other things, they can go to hell with there stupid drug companies.

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