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Star Treatment: Lycopene Treatment At Azta Salon

I had my first color in 2001.. my hair is very manageable, straight and shiny, no need for rebonding and even hot oil. The only treatment it had was the hair color in 2001. Then I turned 30 early this year and felt the need for a change. I colored my hair once again, my almost virgin hair. I love the new hair color and I get a lot of compliments. I intend to keep it that way.. then it dawned to me, too much hair treatment might damaged my hair..

So for months, I let my hair just like that.. showing its roots and screaming for a new treatment! And last week, I finally made up my mind to go for another color and just see where it would lead my hair.

And just when I thought I had to endure another hair color with so much worries on my mind, I was offered to try a STAR TREATMENT and MLV Hair Color at Azta Salon ! Oh my, it’s my lucky day!

The Star Treatment is a Lycopene treatment formulated by Chihtsai, a brand that Jennifer Lopez and Korean actor Lee Byung-Hun uses. I think, that’s the reason why it’s called star treatment. And yes, you read it right, LYCOPENE! never thought that Lycopene is also good for hair no? me too!

Chihtsai Star Treatment: Lycopene Hair Treatment is the perfect pre- & post-color / colored hair treatment, it is enriched with Lycopene to help protect hair from UV rays and free radicals, helping to reverse and prevent free radical damage. The treatment helps to protect and maintain your hair color.
Moreover, the product also includes Hybrid Sunflower Oil to leave the hair cuticle smooth, shiny & protected; Hydrolized Wheat Peptides to strengthen the hair shaft & reduce hair fall; and Collagen which reduces porosity of the hair. Hair that has high porosity means that cuticles are wide open so hair is damaged; while low porosity means that the cuticles are too compact so it is resistant to colors and perms. Lycopene hair treatment helps hair achieve a healthy normal balanced porosity.
The product is also infused with mint for a refreshing feel on the scalp.
The Chihtsai Lycopene Treatment is a revolutionary service that recharges your hair by both repairing and protecting from further damage.

Azta Urban Salon at Eastwood is nearest to me, so I had my service at the said salon. It was located at Eastwood Citywalk 2, near Cha Time and 7 Eleven.

As I enter the salon, I was greeted by the friendly receptionist Mel and was guided to my seat. As I was wait for the stylist, I was offered a drink (coffee, milk tea etc), of course I had old milk tea 🙂

Mr. Jo, my stylist, was very thorough with my treatment. I asked him what color should I get for my hair and as you can see, he’s busy comparing colors! I love how it turned out and according to him he used 2 colors(medium ash blonde and dark ash blonde, if my memory serves me right) and a bronzer.

After the hair color (which lasted for an hour or so) my hair was in for the STAR TREATMENT: Chihtsai Lycopene Treatment

The Star Treatment lasted for just a few minutes, a nice back massage and the Lycopene was left on my hair for 20 minutes then it was rinsed of. I was told not to wash my hair for 24 hours and to come after a month for retreatment of hair color. I also learned that I can have Lycopene treatment every month. Well, I think I would, specially that Lycopene Hair Treatment is on promo@ Buy one and get the next one free! The promo is up until September 30!

So what’s my new hair color and how was the treatment?

It compliments my skin very well! And as you can see, hair is shinier and looking better!

Here’s another shot, front naman:

I noticed that my hair is softer too… well I have to see in the coming days if it will stay the same and will dries out..but so far, I am loving every strand! Thank you Azta Salon for giving me the STAR TREATMENT!

The Lycopene Hair Treatment is available at :Azta Urban Salon

Branches: Katipunan, Eastwood City, Robinson’s Pioneer, Alabang Town Center, Robinson’s Metro East, SM San Lazaro

Service Price:P700 (short hair), P800 (medium), P900 (long).

Chihtsai is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Top That Corp.

For inquiries, please contact Zerline Chan (VP for Marketing) at 0917-5272782/ zerlchan@yahoo.com

Lose More, Live More: Let’s Do Some Burpees!

So where are we?

Oh yes, lowering my cholesterol and eating more fiber..

and of course, losing weight and live healthier 🙂

Of course, it’s not just about diet and fiber, exercise comes in the picture too! And while looking at C-lium website, I found some exercise that will help me in this journey. The website offers great tools for those trying to lose weight. They have a section where in you can calculate your calorie intake as well as fiber intake. And yes, the exercise..

There’s 5 categories that you can choose:

cardio work-out
upper body strengthening
upper body work-out
upper and lower body exercises
lower body strengthening

And I think I need one from each of the categories. I am concentrating on cardio work out for the past few days though. Burpees and Mountaineering is not that hard, specially that I have been doing it before. Angela Lupango and Art demonstrated each exercise, and would be easy for everyone to try it out.

For my week 3 on this journey, diet is now my best friend. I no longer consume as much food as I used to. I just have to concentrate on working. I do work out from time to time but never managed to do it even once daily (and I want to do it twice daily!). This week, with some of the exercises from C-lium website, I hope I would be able to regularize my workouts.

And as you go on losing more and living more, don’t forget to join C-lium’s Lose More. Live More promo (click on the below for details):

LIKE C-Lium Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Clium
FOLLOW their Twitter account: https://twitter.com/cliumfibre

Lose More, Live More: The Wonders Of Fiber

It is a wake up call!

Obviously I need to change my diet and incude more fiber on it. I am now taking C-lium 2-3 times a day and saying NO to foods high in cholesterol and taking care of my body more.

Now, why do I need more fiber and what is it with C-lium that made it to my diet?

Fiber acts as sponge to bad cholesterol and according to C-lium website, fiber also promotes healthy digestion. Aside from regularizing bowel movements it also help redue the risk of digestive track related diseases. Fiber being a sponge to bad cholesterol, helps reduce the risk of heart disease.

So what happens if you do not take enough fiber and ends up having fiber deficiency?

Not good eh? but before you start chewing anything with fiber, you have to know that not all fiber acts that way. There are two types of fiber, insoluble and soluble and only the soluble fiber. Only the soluble can helps you lower your bad cholesterol. And soluble fiber can be found in fruits and vegetables.

One of the best source of soluble fiber is Psyllium, in fact, there is 71 grams of soluble fiber for every 100 grams of Psyllium. And you know what? C-lium is made from 100% natural Psyllium fiber, making it your 100% natural best fiber source.

So yes, that’s the main reason why I am taking C-lium2-3 times daily…if you have been following me, you know how much my bad cholesterol is doing and how high my triglycerides are. My goal is to lower it in a span of one month and by end of August we will see how much C-lium does to my body 🙂 and I have my faith on C-lium!

But you might be curious to know how I was during the flood, I mean health wise..well f course, I was not able to exercise during that time but I always made sure that I take C-lium and eat less. Oh by the way, I found an effective way to eat less.. that is eating in a small bowl like this one: