What's your goal for Glow Recipe?

Lee: We've always been focused on our big vision, which is making everyone feel that skincare can be fun. The holistic approach that we've learned from our mothers and grandmothers is that you should really do everything you can to respect your skin from a young age, but enjoy the process so it doesn't feel like a chore.

I think skincare is one of the strongest and most powerful tools to make you feel more confident and beautiful. So our goal has always been to provide tools for skintertainment, which is a term that we coined a few years ago.

Chang: We believe that skincare should be fun. It should be the best part of your day. It should be about pampering. Holding the jar in your hand, scooping out the beautiful cream with your spatula, applying it, and rinsing it of—every step should be truly enjoyable.

Why did you decide to launch Glow Recipe in Malaysia?

Chang: At the end of the day, we're really just trying to connect. Some of our community members have been with us since the beginning, and now, we're lucky to have over 800,000 followers on Instagram, and Malaysia is one of the countries that are in the top 10 in terms of followers. 

We have a personal affinity with making sure that we are able to launch Glow Recipe in a way that really suits the customers in Malaysia because we know we have a Glow Gang here, and the goal is to be able to make sure that everyone can join in the Glow Recipe philosophy and be part of our global network.

What inspired Glow Recipes fruit-infused products?

Chang: Fruits have always been an important part of our beauty rituals growing up and we were influenced by our mothers and grandmothers who would incorporate ingredients from the kitchen in home recipes. For our very first product, we launched the Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask. It was very much inspired by a childhood memory that we grew up with, where we had our grandmothers rubbing watermelon rind on the skin in the hot summer months to soothe irritation and heat rash. 

How do you choose the fruits for your products?

Chang: We choose fruits that we personally are passionate about, have a childhood memory of, have an experience with first hand, or we know possess amazing skin benefits. We also often ask our community what fruits should we infused next.

Our goal is to deliver truly astounding results with each and every product by combining fruit anti-oxidants and gentle actives.

Which Glow Recipe product would you recommend to us living in Malaysia?

Lee: Other than our cult favourite Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask, I think the Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer is perfect for Malaysia's climate. It's oil-free, lightweight and a gel-fluid moisturiser that works for all skin types. The texture is almost translucent but it absorbs into the skin instantly and it feels intensely hydrating. You can even mix it with different products to get the extra glow.

I think our community appreciates the fact that we deliver actives and we deliver efficacy, but in a gentle way, paired with plenty of education and content. So, we're putting the power in the hands of our customer and letting them dictate their own skincare journey.

What's your best advice on improving skin?

Lee: Do not box your skin into one category. The reality of your skin is that it's going to be different all the time, depending on your habits, sleep schedule, lifestyle and stress level, so you need a holistic assessment.

I will say what's most important is to listen to your skin and see what it's asking you to do, see what the concerns are and assess them rather than having one fixed routine.

Keep that balance and have that constant, personal and intimate dialogue with your skin.

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Glow Recipe will be available at sephora.my and at Sephora Fahrenheit88 from January 28, 2021 onwards.