Betadine Feminine Wash and Wipes

Hello lovelies,

Betadine has just launch a new series for feminine care. Adding a new dimension and love to hygiene with comfort.

Being a busy woman myself, with kids, blogging, events and traveling, my lifestyle is surely affected. I've spend hours on the street and outside my home, using public restrooms and of course, the standard could be differ. Like today during the event, a lot of ladies doesn't even flush in the restroom, moreover there are those who step on the loo and disregard all that refers to clean. So everything in the cubicle could be filled with germs thanks to them.

How can we keep our ladies part clean and away from germs or other things that cause pain, discomfort, or even infection? Betadine might have some answer for you.

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BETADINE® Meluncurkan BETADINE™ Feminine Wash dan Wipes

Pembersih Kewanitaan Sehari-Hari dengan Prebiotik dan Formula Alami TRI-CARE™ Bantu Pertumbuhan Bakteri Baik dan Jaga Keseimbangan pH Alami Area Kewanitaan 

Jakarta, 24 April 2018 – Area kewanitaan merupakan bagian yang sensitif, intim, dan vital bagi seorang wanita. Maka, kebersihan area kewanitaan merupakan hal penting untuk diperhatikan. Kebersihan area kewanitaan yang tidak baik dapat memicu ketidakseimbangan pH pada area kewanitaan dan menyebabkan infeksi. Infeksi pada area kewanitaan yang berulang dapat menyebabkan infeksi panggul, infeksi saluran kencing, infertilitas, kerusakan sistem imun tubuh, sampai infeksi menyeluruh (sepsis). Faktanya, 7 dari 10 wanita pernah mengalami keputihan yang disebabkan oleh area kewanitaan yang tidak terjaga kebersihannya  dan 5% mengalami infeksi berulang. BETADINE®, brand terpercaya dalam pencegahan dan pengobatan infeksi, melengkapi rangkaian feminine care dengan memperkenalkan BETADINE™ Feminine Wash, produk pembersih khusus kewanitaan sehari-hari.

dr. Mery Sulastri, Educator & Trainer Mundipharma Indonesia menjelaskan, ”Area kewanitaan memiliki tingkat pH alami di angka 3,8 – 4,2. Keseimbangan pH alami perlu dijaga agar bakteri baik atau lactobacillus di area kewanitaan tetap mendominasi.  Bakteri baik ini bisa mencegah area kewanitaan dari berbagai gejala infeksi seperti gatal, bau, dan keputihan berlebih.  Salah satu senyawa yang mampu membantu pertumbuhan bakteri baik di area kewanitaan adalah prebiotik. Prebiotik bisa berfungsi sebagai makanan atau nutrisi bagi perkembangan bakteri baik di area kewanitaan.  Dengan demikian, prebiotik ini bisa tetap menjaga tingkat pH normal di area kewanitaan.“

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dr. Mery Sulastri, Educator & Trainer Mundipharma Indonesia menjelaskan, ”Area kewanitaan memiliki tingkat pH alami di angka 3,8 – 4,2. Keseimbangan pH alami perlu dijaga agar bakteri baik atau lactobacillus di area kewanitaan tetap mendominasi.  Bakteri baik ini bisa mencegah area kewanitaan dari berbagai gejala infeksi seperti gatal, bau, dan keputihan berlebih.  Salah satu senyawa yang mampu membantu pertumbuhan bakteri baik di area kewanitaan adalah prebiotik. Prebiotik bisa berfungsi sebagai makanan atau nutrisi bagi perkembangan bakteri baik di area kewanitaan.  Dengan demikian, prebiotik ini bisa tetap menjaga tingkat pH normal di area kewanitaan.“

dr. Mery menambahkan, “Untuk menjaga keseimbangan pH dan flora normal, area kewanitaan perlu dibersihkan setiap hari. Pilihan pembersih yang baik untuk area kewanitaan adalah yang memiliki pH yang sesuai dengan pH alami area kewanitaan.  Salah satu kekeliruan yang sering terjadi dalam membersihkan area kewanitaan adalah dengan menggunakan body wash atau sabun badan. Penggunaan sabun badan kurang disarankan karena pH yang terkandung pada sabun badan berada di angka 9 – 10 dan kurang ideal untuk membersihkan area kewanitaan yang memiliki pH lebih asam. Membersihkan area kewanitaan dengan sabun badan dapat menyebabkan kekeringan pada kulit dan berpotensi menjadi peradangan (vulvar dermatosis) yang bisa mengganggu tingkat pH alami dan flora normal di area kewanitaan. ”

Mundipharma melalui produk BETADINE® berkomitmen untuk memberikan perawatan secara menyeluruh melalui produk-produk yang berguna untuk mencegah dan mengatasi infeksi, salah satunya kesehatan area kewanitaan.

Adi Prabowo, Marketing and Innovation Regional Mundipharma (Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, Middle East) mengatakan, “BETADINE® sudah memiliki BETADINE® Feminine Hygiene, yaitu antiseptik untuk mengatasi kuman disaat ada risiko infeksi, seperti pada saat menstruasi. Kini BETADINE® berinovasi dengan mengeluarkan BETADINE™ Feminine Wash sebagai pembersih kewanitaan sehari-hari. Inovasi terbaru dari BETADINE® ini menjawab seluruh kekhawatiran perempuan dalam membersihkan area kewanitaan sehari-hari. BETADINE™ Feminine Wash memiliki kandungan PREBIOTIK dan formula alami TRI-CARE™ yang membantu pertumbuhan bakteri baik serta menjaga keseimbangan pH alami area kewanitaan.”

Prebiotik dalam BETADINE™ Feminine Wash adalah makanan untuk bakteri baik yang dapat meningkatkan kualitas dan pertumbuhan bakteri baik di area kewanitaan. Sedangkan formula alami TRI-CARE™ terdiri dari Immortelle yang dikenal sebagai bunga abadi, memiliki sifat antimikroba dan antioksidan alami sehingga memberi kelembutan dan mengurangi iritasi pada kulit; Sensiva™, zat aktif yang mampu mengurangi gatal dan kemerahan pada kulit; dan Citrofol™, bahan alami untuk menetralisir bau tak sedap.

BETADINE® menyadari bahwa karakteristik setiap wanita berbeda-beda. Maka, BETADINE™ Feminine Wash hadir dalam 4 varian yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan. Varian pertama merupakan Gentle Protection yang memberikan perlindungan antioksidan dari bunga Immortelle dan cocok untuk penggunaan di hari-hari normal. Immortelle, yang dikenal sebagai bunga abadi yang memiliki khasiat antimikroba dan merupakan antioksidan alami yang memberi kelembutan dan mengurangi iritasi pada kulit. Fresh and Active dengan tambahan Lemon Verbena untuk sensasi kesegaran lebih lama, cocok digunakan saat berolahraga atau aktivitas yang banyak menimbulkan keringat. Odour Control, dengan ekstrak alami Witch Hazel untuk perlindungan lebih dari bau tak sedap, cocok digunakan saat beraktivitas panjang (pagi sampai malam), juga untuk aktifitas yang berkeringat. Serta, Moisturising dengan ekstrak Calendula Oil untuk kelembapan optimal pada kulit kering di area kewanitaan yang cocok digunakan untuk kondisi kering di area kewanitaan, setelah melahirkan, ataupun menopause.

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Adi Prabowo menambahkan, “BETADINE™ Feminine Wash tersedia dalam bentuk busa, cairan, dan tisu pembersih kewanitaan. Cara penggunaannya pun sangat mudah. Untuk BETADINE™ Feminine Wash Foam dan BETADINE™ Feminine Wash Liquid, tuangkan produk ke tangan yang sudah lembab, dan basuhkan pada area kewanitaan dari depan ke belakang, bilas dengan air bersih, dan keringkan. Untuk BETADINE™ Feminine Wipes Gentle Protection, langsung dapat diusapkan ke area kewanitaan dan 100% biodegradable sehingga dapat di-flush.”

Saat ini, BETADINE™ Feminine Wash sudah tersedia di minimarket/supermarket/apotek terdekat dengan harga sekitar Rp 45.000 untuk BETADINE™ Feminine Wash Foam 100 ml, Rp 25.000 untuk BETADINE™ Feminine Wash Liquid 50 ml, dan Rp 12.000 untuk BETADINE™ Feminine Wipes Gentle Protection isi 10 lembar.

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All the information shared during the event is full packed, to the point and necessary, all of them. Health and cleanliness in general to our private part. Where disease could go all the way up and even the internal organs, so please do take care your intimate part every day.

These products are great, smells really good, soft, and gentle to be used, but we need to keep in mind that they are made to be used properly. Clean the private area from the front to the back, rinse it well, gently dab them dry and use a good material panties.

We live in Jakarta where it is humid and the heat could be unbearable at times still, keeping them freshly clean becoming more possible thanks to Betadine Feminine Wash and Wipes with all their variants according to our needs.

The self foaming container is easy to be used and create abundant foam, made the feminine area feels clean and still soft, it's not at all drying. The wipes is essential for on the go, never be worry of the dirty tissue filled with germs inside the public restroom anymore and the liquid soap is small enough for when going for a trip and last for weeks.

They have though everything with the variant too, one that gentle for anyone and everyday, one for dry skin, one for very active lifestyle, and one for odor control. Which one is your pick? Mine would be Gentle Protection for everyday and perhaps Odour Control during menstruation.

Strip and Browhaus at Lippo Puri Mall

Hello everyone!!

It's another good news, hehe, New Year's Eve has to be filled with tons of information like these, right?!

Strip and Browhaus is opening their new branch at Lippo Puri Mall in West Jakarta. Hooray!! Finally, a really good place to was and have my brows done in my favorite place. So far, I haven't meet any other place that offer a better service and quality compared to Strip and Browhaus.

Their standard of hygienic is so far above other places, from the disposable gloves for each customer, spatula, and no double dipping, with clean room, towels, and other disposable things like cotton bud, pad and many other things. So you really know what you're paying for and get so much more with the staffs friendly attitude.

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The location of the salon is tucked behind restaurants, arrays of Suan Thai, Carl's Jr, Sukiya, etc. Go walk into the corner before the parking lot. It's a new mall in West Jakarta and it still pretty vacant, fans of Strip and Browhaus will enjoy it more here since it is less crowded than other branch where you really have to queue and make prior appointment before each visit. Still,  everyday, there will be customers here, after all, it's Strip and browhaus.

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Why do I came here? They have new services and products too. A semi permanent eye liner, which I haven't tried and they keep adding new current items to be enjoyed by customer too in the wax department. Do you remember my excitement around a year ago sharing about their liquid wax that become hard and doesn't need any paper to pull it off? It comes in chocolate and strawberry and I swear it was the best wax for Brazilian? Now, adding the lemon and cucumber.

Lemon helps brighten and cucumber is moisturizing.

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After a short wait (around 3 minutes) I was escorted to my room, they are seating for eyebrows, comfortable chairs and enough for around 4 people at once.

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As I went into my room, waxes are available for my delights. All in their heating container and all smells so good. There are exactly as their variant, the chocolate smells like delicious milky chocolate, the lemon are as fresh as your dishwasher liquid, the cucumber are delightful and the melon is sweet. Melon? Yes, a new one as well shown below, in red clear liquid, to be used for wide areas such as leg and still need a sheet to pull everything off.

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Below is cucumber, the one that I choose or advice to as well as it is moisturizing since my Brazilian area is rather dry.

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And here's lemon in milky yellow.

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The wax for my Brazilian and navel area are done around 15 minutes, they are consistent in making every treatment 15 minutes flat and the staff are fully aware of the pain level so they keep it to minimum. I've tried many places for waxing and they are by far, still the best one in terms of cleanliness, service and pain level.

I am someone who can't tolerate pain, at almost any level, and if I can bear this one, everyone can.

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Since my areas are sensitives, here are the preview on my legs and how the waxes are. They are all started as liquid, warm and cozy. Within seconds, they'll become hard and gripping the hairs only and not our skin. So when pulled, it is only the hair was being lifted off. Do check out my instagram account @carnellin for live video during my visit there.

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It is so practical, funny and cute at the same time. I love these.

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It's like a rubbery thingy that collect the hairs and only the hairs are being plucked.

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Same goes with the lemon, it is as milky and rubbery as the cucumber once dried and the application process itself is the same.

It's just the scent and the function slightly different. Aside from those, the texture and ability is simply the same.

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Here's how they are harden and easily peeled by the therapist. And then pulled all the way against the hair growth.

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Last but not least, the melon. It's a clear red wax that smells fruitilicious like melon do.

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And since it was made for areas such as leg, body, arms, etc, and need to be pulled off using a piece of clothe.

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Soon after that, I'm done in the waxing business and make my way to the brows area to get my brows done.

It's been a while since my last visit here and in this holiday season I finally have time to take care myself ehm brows.

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Within 5-7 minutes, my brows are done. They are plucked so fast using a tweezers by the therapist and drawn again using a powder brow available at browhaus. I love how clean it look now and as usual, just like the wax, I was advice to avoid peeling products, scrubs, hot/warm water, excessive exercise and overexposure of the sun. 

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Thank you so much Strip and browhaus, it's again another fruitful visit here and so happy that finally, they came to west area.

Do visit them when you're nearby.

See you there soon!!

Tea Tree Oil Hand Cleansing Gel by The Body Shop

Hand sanitizer is everywhere now, with so many brands and product you'll definitely have a hard time choosing just one. My recommendation is trial and error which is suitable for your daily use and need. Many pros and cons regarding hand sanitizer too, the one that contain high alcohol can be dangerous, especially for kids, while the one that have other benefit such as vit E, moisturizing effect can sometime be 'bogus'. So you really need to see quality behind the producer and manufacturer.

Me, personally, I use The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Hand Cleansing Gel. I hope soon in Indonesia the range of Satsuma, Strawberry, Grapefruit (etc) hand cleansing gel is available here. Why I use TBS Tea Tree Oil Hand Cleansing Gel first is for the assurance of using natural product for the anti bacterial effect called tea tree oil. I put them on my hands and my whole family, rub it until dry like anytime of the day. Especially handy in the car, so I just put it in my car for like, hellooooo, there's no toilet there, and Jakarta is famous for having traffic jam, hygiene is highly needed for snack or just about anything.

I also use it for other use as in for toilet business. I just can't imagine sitting down on a toilet that have been sat on by hundred to thousands other (I_I) I know, eye opener isn't it?! And no guarantee anyone maintain a good personal hygiene. So I pour this gel and wipe it with tissue all over the area needed ( for my butt) hey, if you feel it's a waste go get something cheaper for this one, with higher alcohol ^_^ Yes, I am a hygiene freak, try living with me and almost every hour I told you to wash your hands (not joking).

Well, hygiene is crucial for me, I don't like touching my face with dirty hands too, that's why I use hand sanitizer too. Indeed washing your hands with soap and clean water is better but they're not always around.

Review regarding TBS Tea Tree Oil Cleansing Gel: The strong smell of tea tree oil, delicate on hands with a mild feeling of silkiness. If you have wet palms like I do you feel a bit slippery but it goes down quite soon. I also use it for a mild skin discomfort like bug bites or minor scratch. A bit sting to use it on wound (duh!).

To Pee or Not To Pee

Living here in Singapore I made a shocking discovery about toilet 'business'. The government, cleaners, building management, and so on, have made a tremendous effort to make sure that toilets here in Singapore not just OK, but very well spotless clean and hygienic. Unfortunately the toilets user itself that I found 'making a mess' here and there.

Based on personal experience only 2 out of 10 toilet I found in the OK standard. My OK standard are:
1. The toilet was flushed by the previous user. Surprisingly 5 out of 5 toilet I've been through were not flush. Not just from the urine but from 'poo'. For me it is a disgusting act and the person done that need to be fine or at least go on a basic human manner class or something like that.
2. No urine or 'poo' mesh at the seat or the floor. 4/10 toilet I found to be like this. Come on ladies, it's not that hard to just sit and aim right! Most of the toilet in Singapore are a 'dry type' so there's no way the user that come after you can clean up your mess.
3. Adequate amount of tissue paper. Most toilet in hawker center doesn't equipped with tissue paper, and usually inside of the toilet itself was very messy and dirty. Found in 8/10 hawker center I've been to.
4. Adequate amount of soaps in the soap dispenser. 4/10 toilet in the mall run out of soaps. 8/10 toilet in the hawker center doesn't even have a soap dispenser. So let's imagine the cook, the waitress, aunties and uncles that prepare, cook and served our food after doing their 'business' in the toilet can not wash their hand properly due to no soap.
5. No shoe/sandal mark on the seat of the toilet. 4/5 toilet in Singapore are 'marked' by these. Perhaps this also explain why no 2 rule of the OK toilet is violated.
6. Adequate amount of toilet. Some mall like Plaza Singapura only have 4 cubicle, so that's explain the long queue during weekend and public holiday. To tell you the truth this matter refrain me from going there, especially bringing my kids along.

If you see from the above, most of the 'mess' was made by the user itself. I remember a few years ago the government was planning to fine anyone that found didn't flush. I wish the make that rule come true now.

Still in the toilet issue, I see many malls have a very wonderful effort to make families love going there by making family toilets equipped with children's toilet. Sadly many teenagers though them self as little kids and like to occupy these toilets with their friends for a very long time. Usually just for chatting. I think they are being too creative, I know there's a restaurant in abroad that served food in toilet bowl, so maybe they try to create that environment by using family toilet despite of blocking other people needs. You can find a lot of these teens at Lot 1 or other mall that have family toilet. You can hear the sound of their giggles from outside, perhaps they thinking how cool they are to be able to 'hijack' little kids toilet.