The complete guide
How to Get the Best from a Clay Mask
What a clay mask actually does
Skin collects things all day: oil, sunscreen, city air, the lot. Washing helps, but a wash only works at the surface. Clay goes further. As it dries it draws oil and grime up out of pores, and everything rinses away together.
That is why your face looks cleaner and feels smoother after one use, and why pores that seemed obvious in the mirror look smaller once they are no longer sitting full of oil.
Why mud from the Dead Sea
Not all clay is equal. Dead Sea mud has been prized for centuries because it carries an unusually rich load of minerals, including magnesium, calcium and potassium. Those minerals are the difference between clay that just dries you out and clay that leaves skin feeling soft and cared for.
This mask uses that mud. It is a spa treatment in a jar, for your face or your body.
What it feels like
Cool and smooth going on. Then, over about ten minutes, the mask dries and tightens. That tightening is the clay doing its work, and it all rinses off with warm water. Afterwards skin feels clean, smooth and fresh.
How to use it
Start with a clean, dry face. Spread a thin, even layer over your skin, keeping clear of the eye area. Give it about ten minutes to dry, then rinse it off with warm water and pat dry.
Once or twice a week suits most skin. If your skin runs dry, keep it to once a week and follow with a moisturiser. New to clay masks? Patch test first: a small dab along the jaw, left the full ten minutes, tells you how your skin will respond.
Who it suits
Oily and combination skin get the most obvious payoff, because the clay absorbs excess oil and cuts the shine. Normal skin enjoys it as a weekly deep clean. Dry and sensitive skin can use it too, just less often and always with a moisturiser after.
Face, body, or both
Nothing says a mask has to stop at your chin. Shoulders, back and chest collect oil the same way a face does, and the clay works just as well there. One jar, head to toe.
The short version
Real Dead Sea mud, a ten minute treatment, and skin that looks cleaner and feels smoother from the first rinse. Use it once or twice a week and let the clay do the heavy lifting.