Organic Chinese skincare – yes, it exists! Swank Shanghai skincare label Ba Yan Ka La is named after the mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau from where it sources pure glacial water…
Although pristine water is just the beginning of its natural ingredients list. So refreshing is their holistic approach in the notoriously polluted city that many a local celebrity and luxury hotel (including the divine PuLi) are proud followers of the BYKL line.
Drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese medicines, Ba Yan Ka La has an all-natural band-aid for every booboo – Tibetan roseroot for stress, Coix seed for wrinkles, Chinese mulberry for dry skin, plus a handy-dandy list of rituals. Headache? No problemo, simply massage their Goji berry cream into the corresponding reflex points between your fingers. You know what they say – a massage a day keeps the doctor away…
Available at Pudong Shangri-La, 33 Fu Cheng Lu, Pudong, +86 21 6882 8888, bayankala.com
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