Giselle Go Drops Her Skin Care Routine

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, Giselle Go served as editor in chief of for four years. It was a job that brought her from her home city of Manila, Philippines to the Lion City of Singapore, China and eventually to Tokyo, Japan, where she fell in love with J-Beauty.

All three cities couldn't be more different—with climates to match. “I grew up in a tropical country, the Philippines, where it's summer all year long, so my skin is more reactive to the changes in temperature and environment,” Go tells Glamour. “I try to listen to my body and how I care for it changes depending on the time of year or if I'm traveling.”Once Go moved to Japan, she experienced winters that “exacerbated my dryness.” Luckily, Go's expert knowledge as a magazine editor helped her find the skin care routine she needed. “I tend to layer on hydration using different textures to seal them in—essence, oils, , .

Summers in Japan are incredibly hot and humid, and we spend so much of it outdoors by the sea or in the garden so it's more about lightweight products and topping it off with sunscreen that doesn't melt and get into my eyes." The first seeds of DamDam began after Go couldn't find clean beauty products with the same intentional rituals and ingredients of J-Beauty.

A long-time admirer of Japanese practices such as “osoji,” a deep cleaning ritual before New Year's, and "mochi hada," a compliment that refers to having bouncy and plump “rice cake skin,” Go set out to create a J-Beauty line with a focus on clean and heritage ingredients. “I have a holistic view on self-care,” she says. “I grew up with traditional Chinese medicine so it has influenced how I see skincare as part of overall health.