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Beauty Weekend in Bangkok

Written by Margit Rüdiger on . Posted in Cream.

Why the Oriental Hotel is Worth the Long Journey If a hotel can be something like a second home, that’s what the Mandarin Oriental“ in Bangkok is for me. And what it has been for many years. Time and again, I am drawn back to the house by the Chao Phraya River. I always keep the reports of Anna Leonowens in mind. A witness of her time, who arrived in the city in 1862 to give instructions in English language and Western manners to the 67 children at the court of King Mongkut, better known as King Rama IV. Her diaries later became the model for the romantic novel “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon from 1944, which several times later the film “The King and I” based upon. The Flair of ancient Times is still alive In fact Anna never set a foot in the Oriental as her stay lasted only five years. According to the hotel chronicle, the “Oriental” was founded in 1876 as a sailor’s hostel. At the end of the 19th century foreigners were not allowed to spend the night in the secluded royal town, which then already had a population of two hundred thousand people. Today on both sides of the “Mandarin Oriental” there are two dilapidated buildings reminding me of the ancient times. On one of them carrying the name East Asian Company indicates the trading activities. Even the Old Wing of the “Oriental”, where everything started with the sailor’s hostel, still exists. It was renovated and rebuilt in 2016 for its 140th birthday at a cost of 17 million euros. Luckily it did not lose its historical flair. Barely visible from the river, it lies hidden behind some fan palms housing the Author’s Lounge with its all white and colonial style, with white wicker chairs and louvre windows. In addition to the 600 sqm, six-bedroom Grand Royal Oriental Suite, twelve new Garden Suites have been built. Mine extends over two floors with floor-to-ceiling windows and a cosy lounge. From the bedroom on the upper floor, I have a view on the lights of the city to the right and on the sluggishly flowing Chao Phraya River to the left. A perfect setting for my beauty weekend. Moreover, the four new spa studios where pedicures and manicures by Bastien Gonzalez as well as beauty treatments with the German active ingredient cosmetics!QMS are offered for the first time in Bangkok, are also situated in the Garden Wing.… weiterlesen

Professor Bader mobilizes Stem Cells

Written by Margit Hiebl on . Posted in Health & Beauty.

How a scientist intends to rejuvenate our skin Through and trough a scientist and a physician, that’s him. Beauty was not something that Professor Augustinus Bader used to be concerned with much – so far, that is. Being one of the leading scientists in stem-cell research, he has succeeded in finding a break-through development in the area of tissue-engineering. He has more than 200 patents under his belt. For example, Bader developed a hydro-gel that allows for the most serious burns to heal without scarring, and without the requirement of transplantations. This research led him to come up with the idea for an anti-aging care. Now, how does his technology translate onto wrinkles, pigmentation marks and impure skin? We spoke to Professor Bader about his new approach. Professor Bader, is this yet again another stem cell product? No, there is not a single stem-cell in my product. We did re-define the stem-cell technology, though. In order to understand this, we first have to do away with the existing myths. Which myths would that be? The first myth: “stem-cells need to be supplied to our body”. In fact, there is no shortage of stem cells in our body at all. They reside everywhere – they are not always active, though. A stem-cell is like a location-specific repair-cell. It has the task of repairing a defect at the given location. It is present but it needs to be activated – via an inflammation. Second: assuming that the magnitude of the injury influences the response behavior of the cell (meaning: “will I keep a scar or not“), there could be a connection to the lack of a semiochemical (the “messenger substance”). Replacing the latter will make our own stem-cell perform a perfect healing. I was able to implement this approach in the medical area for extremely serious burns. They can now heal within a few days without the need for any transplantation. And the third myth: “stem-cells in creams can have an effect.” Really? How would a stem-cell of an apple – as it is used for many products – support the human skin in any way? At most, it can create an apple. How did you arrive at this new approach? That happened while working on my clinical projects. The cells of the human body are highly specialized to carry out exactly those repairs that are required at the given time. Example: if I have a cut on my right hand, only exactly this will be repaired.… weiterlesen