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So here’s something that some of you might be waiting for…

A BLOGPOST ABOUT MY NEXT NEW FAVORITE CLINIC!

Anyways I posted a photo of IDS Clinic on instagram and some of you were asking me about the clinic and for my reviews. I was actually there to support Dr SK Tan :) I haven’t got to try all of their products yet but looking forward to many of their products cause they say a couple are first time in Singapore!

Some of you might be wondering. Isn’t Dr SK Tan the senior doctor in DRx whom I mentioned in my DRx luncheon blog post before? Yes you are right. Let’s start with a little history shall we?

DRx Clinic was founded by Dr SK Tan but there was a change of hands and stuff and 3 years later, Dr SK Tan decided to start his own clinic and tadah! Here is IDS Clinic! P.S DRx Clinic got sold to another company again (late last year).

For those who don’t know, Dr SK Tan is the grandfather of aesthetic procedures and he is the one who completely solved my friend’s acne issues! He knows a lot and believes in getting patients to use products to solve their skin problems instead of rushing into using expensive treatments! If your skin can be treated by products, why spend more on expensive treatments right? Nonetheless, some might still need treatments BUT products still comes first. You have to prep your skin for the treatments too!

Here is a clinic tour! IDS is mad pretty! It has a homely feeling and you won’t even feel like you are in a clinic! P.S It’s designed by Mrs Tan herself!

I tried their photo taking machine and died a lil. My skin condition is... -.- Anyways this machine is used purely to take photos of the face so that the doctor can keep track of the patient's condition. It has some analysis functions but IDS clinic don't really rely on that. They still base every thing on the doctor's judgement which is much more accurate :)

Gonna try two products from IDS clinic since I ran out of my current ones.

Now for the comparison between DRx and IDS which some of you requested for.

I haven’t got to try all their products. But I’m already a convert for their sunscreen!

So let's start with the sunscreen ok?

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SUNSCREEN

IDS S2 vs DRx 5B

IDS S2

1. Non-greasy

2. Has oil control properties

3. Has a matte finish

4. Has anti-oxidant

5. Has Vitamin C

6. Settles on the skin very quickly

Now you understand why I love this product so much? For sunscreens, IDS has a definite win! It's the first sunscreen in Singapore that has Vitamin C and Anti-oxidants infused in it. The non-greasy, oil control and matter finish properties are a to die for (for people with oily skin like me)! This product has botanical extract from Swiss alps has inflammatory properties and also keeps the skin oil free. DRx's 5B is their least oily sunscreen and I feel that it is still quite greasy (I'm very picky about greasy products). On the first day I used IDS's sunscreen, I was like "OMG I LOVE IT!". It kept my face matte the whole day! IDS Sunscreen formulation is more liquid-ty compared to DRx's. But it gets absorbed by the skin really quickly, like almost instantly! I'm sorry but I stopped using DRx's sunscreen already :/

Okays I have to clarify that when I was using this sunscreen,

I am still taking my oil control pills from DRx. So I did a little test:

IDS Sunscreen + DRx medicine

Matte face for the whole day till like 10pm!

IDS Sunscreen only

Oily skin by 7pm (9hours)

DRx medicine only

Oily skin by 3pm (5 hours)

This is why I kept raving about IDS's sunscreen!

It's oil control properties even wins medication okay!

VITAMIN C

IDS C-Plus vs DRx Max C

IDS C+

1. Absorbs slightly faster

2. My skin become slightly smoother

3. Uses the most potent form of Vitamin C

4. Contains a very powerful anti-oxidant

5. Anti-wrinkle and anti-acne properties

Okays this product I personally can't tell a huge difference compared to DRx's. I'm not sure if it's cause I've only used it for a week. But I think my skin became slightly smoother when using IDS C+ as compared to when I was using DRx's Max C. I was told that IDS's C+ used an even higher and most potent form of vitamin c called trisodium ascorbic palmitate phosphate (APPS). It also has Fullerenes which is a super anti-oxidant that is very powerful. On top of that, it has anti-wrinkle and anti-acne properties too!

Above is the list of ingredients for your reference.

A wide range of products that caters to different types of skin.

I haven’t get to try all the products yet though :(
You can call them if you want to check the price of any specific item ;)

Above is the full list of ingredients.

Update on 8 May 2017: 

It has been more than 3 years since I last visited DRx clinic. Those who read this post or wrote in to ask about DRx would know that I am no longer visiting DRx clinic. In addition, posts #1 to 8 were removed as requested by Ministry of Health (MOH) as DRx Clinic is not allowed to do such forms of advertising which I was unaware of.

Hello all! I'm back with another post for DRx Clinic.

I've been with DRx for more than a year.

And this post will be my last post for DRx Clinic!

It has been a year long journey with them...

Here is a summary

of my full skin care journey with DRx!

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<before and after photos removed due to regulations on sponsored clinic reviews>

After a year with DRx, my skin did improve,  

I used have frequent breakouts last time but no longer have them as frequently now, 

also my skin color is a lot lighter and more even (not as much redness already).

BUT Okays I know some of you will compare with my previous post

and say that my skin was better in post #8.

Why the sudden breakout in my recent photo?

There is an explanation for it :/ Long story. But to cut the long story short...

I went to HK, skin became dry skin due to the weather there,

I ran out of my DRx products too and they took a month before giving me an appointment.

I finally got an appointment at DRx on Valentine's day but it was a little too late.

Currently back to using their products!

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Here is my updated list of products! :)

I'm suppose to use BC (Blemish Cleanser) 

but they say it has been out of stock for 3 months and still not in stock yet. 

So they changed it to No.1 (Foaming Cleanser) for me.

ASL is still not in stock so I got BG instead. 

I prefer ASL to BG though. BG seems too drying for my skin. 

My skin always end up peeling after using it :( 

It has been almost half a year since they ran out of the product.

This time I'm prescribed to take a medicine to control oil. 

I've never taken any medicine at DRx in the past. 

Not much side effects except Dizziness. 

I tried the pills and it did make me drowsy. 

It's stated on it too. I'm told to take two in the morning and two at night. 

I have to go to school in the morning and I don't think I can keep taking this pill :(

Also, I was asked me to use the AB Gel again. 

It's for photo damaged skin. 

If you read my past posts, I was told to use AB Gel at the start. 

But somewhere in-between, I was told to stop using it cause my skin became better. 

Now I need to use it again! I guess this means that my skin became worse :(

And one last thing hahas. Number 3 and 4 are removed from my routine. 

They are meant for lightening.

The rest of the products are the same but it is just back to basics to control my acne again. 

I bold the changes so you all know the exact changes in my routine :)