Japanese Secrets to Beautiful Skin & Weight Control by Maeda, Grace -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents Preface 1 The Japanese way of living

Of rice burgers and squid pizzas A day in the life of Yoko Japanese women do... and don't... How old are you?

2 The Way to Beautiful Skin

What is skin? Five signs of ideal skin What's your skin type? The basics of beautiful skin A three-step cleansing routine Treating skin problems About suntanning Skin care products and cosmetics Hunting for the right cosmetics

3 A cosmetics primer

For clean, healthy skin Makeup: Getting it right Tips for perfect makeup Masking wrinkles Drawing beautiful eyebrows Other makeup hints Fighting acne Eyeglasses as makeup Makeup and eyeglasses Contact lenses: Eye makeup without tears Removing unwanted facial hair

4 One-step Beauty Secrets

Hormones and your body A vitamin rundown Skin workout: Japanese massage Where's the point? Tsubo and Shiatsu The Maeda special homemade tofu facial pack Grooming hands and feet Are you eating—and digesting—right? Dietary fiber: How to check on yourself Shampoo sabotage Sleeping beauty Silk underwear-try it! Coffee and cigarettes Eating for health and beauty For beauty's sake, make love in the morning On-the-job beauty maintenance

5 The Sublime Ritual of Bathing

Naked acquaintances The land of volcanoes To bathe indoors—or out? Priests, emperors, and samurai How hot IS it? Balneotherapy The secret: Japanese-style bathing Bathing for beauty More than just plain old bathwater Some like it hot Face care in the bath Treating ailments Basic regimen for naturally beautiful skin The Maeda Method for removing old skin and calluses Bathercise! The three-minute shape-up Steamy contemplation After the bath Classic Japanese beauty-bath recipes

6 Getting and staying slim—forever!

Health and your diet The perils of eating American-style The benefits of eating Japanese-style Secrets of thinking thin Dieting smart Japanese food = healthy cuisine The mysterious qualities of diet tea Exercising for weight loss Think positive: Be thin Love and losing weight And finally, sushi Blood analysis Substituting good habits for bad

7 Your one-week total beauty program

The programs

Wakeup program Know-your-skin program Bathing program Eating program Exercise program Massage program Makeup program

A sample one-week total beauty program One week to total beauty Extra tips Traditional Japanese beauty secrets Twenty-four essential beauty habits A personal note

Appendix

Some Japanese foods: a nutritional breakdown A typical, modern, Japanese menu

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