Stepping into the light

MANILA, Philippines - You can divide people into two groups, the tanners and the non-tanners. At the beach, it’s most obvious. The pale-skinned ones don extra-wide- brimmed hats and apply generous amounts of sunblock so opaquely white that they end up looking like kabuki performers in kaftans. The tanners brazenly bronze themselves without anything, or oils with scandalously low SPFs. Bypassing the debate of whether skin whitening is ideologically sound, there are good enough reasons for desiring to turn a whiter shade of pale, or at least keep it from getting darker, if the issue is skin health. Filipinos get a lot of sunshine time and like it or not, UV rays are harmful. Vaseline Healthy White addresses these two issues, promising to give skin a healthy, light and clear sheen in only two weeks, not the papery white pallor that looks fake and unattractive. The lotion’s Active-White System is composed of Vitamin B3 to help skin appear naturally lighter and clearer, with triple sunscreen protection to block out the sun’s unwanted effects, and yogurt serum to soften skin and deliver the nutrients it needs

I don’t really think much about skin until something goes wrong. It’s our main sensory organ, and our first line of defense against the environment and weather. It’s quite an amazing system that has taken care of us since birth, so we should take care of it in return so that in old age it will still have the resilient and soft quality of its original and ideal state. Vaseline is such a trusted name in skin moisturization that I would not hesitate to use this product if I were the non-tanning type, or if I had areas that needed evening out due to less-than-perfect tanning conditions, i.e. weird bikini lines. In any case, Vaseline Healthy White is good for regular daily conditioning because of its sunscreen properties. I’ve always turned to Vaseline petroleum jelly for instant relief for many things from chapped lips to minor burns; now there’s something soothing for the whole of our skin, with a lotion specifically formulated for its ultimate care.