Facial beauty masks are a popular way to purify the skin, especially for clogged pores and acne. Fuller’s earth and clay masks are better than chemical sheet masks (sold here but banned for online sale in some countries).
Avoid contact with eyes (if occurs, rinse well with warm water). Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions, and keep away from young children and pets.
compostable clay beauty face masks
Clay masks mix with water. Apply to clean skin, leave for 5 to 10 minutes and wash off. When choosing face masks, go for green clay (oily skin), pink clay (dry skin)
Battle Green’s facial masks are made from natural ingredients, and sold in compostable packaging (each sachet has enough for 5 to 8 applications). They contain kaolin clay to draw out impurities, bentonite clay to absorb oil and arrowroot powder to soften skin. Just mix with water, apply to clean skin, leave for 5 to 10 minutes and wash off. Choose from:
- Chamomile & turmeric (fragrance-free)
- Charcoal & tea tree (good for oily and congested skin)
- Raspberry & orange (with exfoliating upcycled raspberries & kelp)
- Rose & beetroot (with cleansing mango powder)
- Cocoa & ginger (good to soothe angry skin)
Sweet Cecily’s glass jars of clay masks
Sweet Cecily’s Pink Face Mask is sold in a glass jar. Handmade in Whitby (Yorkshire), the superfine white clay is made from rock sediment washed with rainwater, and ideal for sensitive skin. Just mix with water. Also in green clay (for oily skin) and red clay (for normal skin and broken capillaries).
Green People organic facial masks
Hydra-Glow Sleep Mask is an organic overnight cream that’s perfect to lock in moisture – a citrus spa in a jar! Purifying Mace Mask is scent-free, with activated charcoal, bentonite clay and by-product coconut shells. AHA Radiance Mask is more to restore dull and mature skin, scented with mandarin & neroli.
a seaweed face mask from Scilly Isles
Phoenix & Providence Face Mask uses hand-harvested seaweed on the Isles of Scilly for a cleansing skin treat to draw out toxins using kaolin clay and seaweed (the high mineral content makes it wonderful for skin, and salt water is a natural detox to absorb oil). Contains oils of lavender and rosemary. The powder is activated with a little water, and sold in a glass jar. Avoid for thyroid/iodine issues.
