Maybe many people really wondering what a clay mask is like? We will learn with you and answer the questions above.
What is the clay mask?
Clay mask is a kind of mask made from many different natural clay combined with other nutrients to bring the best benefits to the skin.
Minerals such as Mg, Na, Ca, Ka, Cu, Fe are much in clay. They help to eliminate toxins, sebum, remove dead cell, tighten pores, balance skin. Especially high anti-oxidant ability makes skin youthful and smooth.
They are usually produced in paste form and dry powder and widely used in beautification products.
How many types of clay masks are there?
There are countless types of clay masks, but 5 basic clay types are often used as the main ingredient. Here are some basic clays:
Depending on each region with different geology, the ingredients and color of clay are different.
1. Bentonite clay: (cream gray))
It is formed from volcanic ash and capable of absorbing residual oil and toxins on the skin, fading scars, freckles, dark spots, smoothing, stretching skin, treating acne. It is widely used in cosmetics: facial cleanser, mask for face, body, hair incubation, lipstick, chalk, eyeliner, bath soap
2. Maroc clay: (red)
Its origin like its own name. It come from Morocco’s Atlas region containing amount of silica, magnesium, potassium, calcium higher than other clay. It has remarkable ability of absorbing excessive oil on skin and hair, cleaning pores, tightening skin and is used as a mask for skin, hair, body, exfoliation, soap.
3. White clay: (Kaolin)
Its origin like its own name. It come from Morocco’s Atlas region containing amount of silica, magnesium, potassium, calcium higher than other clay. It has remarkable ability of absorbing excessive oil on skin and hair, cleaning pores, tightening skin and is used as a mask for skin, hair, body, exfoliation, soap.
4. Blue clay:
Its origin is from France. As a natural mineral of volcanoes, it has extremely high purity and contains many unique minerals: Cu, Zn, Mg, Ca, etc. to absorb sebum, clean pores, gently remove acne. This type of clay is used in the manufacture of soap and masks.
5. Dead sea clay: (black gray)
Dead sea clay is found on the dead sea bottom in Israel and Jordan. It is very famous in the field of skin care because it contains concentrations of minerals that can be absorbed through the skin easily to restore skin vitality, help skin become antibacterial. It should be used to produce mask.
What is the effect of clay mask?
As mentioned above, depending on the ingredient of each clay type, they have different uses. The following is the special uses of clay mask.
Removing toxins, dead cells, dirt, sebum and the most typical is treating acne
Firstly, the most wonderful use is removing toxic and clean skin. When using clay as a mask, it removes all toxins, dirt and bacteria on the skin. It reduces the return of bacteria, dirt causing acne on the skin.
Thanks to its smooth structure, it easily removes dirt and dead cells on the skin without causing pain, thereby lightening and improving skin texture, brightening the skin after a few uses.
It is considered the miracle medicine for oily skin because it will absorb all the oil secreted on the skin, thereby helping skin clean, preventing acne and black-spot acne, reducing red swelling on the skin,limiting acne recurrence, and pustules formation.
Antibacterial ability, healing wounds, tightening pores, fading dark spots, freckles:
Thanks to montmorillonite and aluminum silicones, it helps to fade scars and resist bacteria extremely well, heal skin irritation, treat dark spots caused by acne, support to fade freckles, melasma, dark spots.
Skin care is also a great use of clay mask because there are much beneficial nutrients for the skin in it, bringing the necessary moisture to the skin and helping the skin absorb the minerals thoroughly, clear skin. After using, the skin becomes smooth, tight and healthy.
Hopefully, the article will help you to understand briefly the ingredients and use of clay masks. So we have no reason to not buy a natural skin care product like this
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