Sooth dry skin, breakouts, and other common issues that can make your face feel lackluster. Nothing works quite like a hydrating and pore-cleansing mask for glowing skin to let your natural beauty shine.
When it comes to face masks, the offerings can be overwhelming. From the different types including clay and sheet masks to all the rest of it. Should you use a pre-mixed mask, a powder, or DIY your own pore cleansing mask? And do they even really work?
Do face masks improve skin?
The short answer is: maybe. There’s no miracle cure for skin issues, and it really depends on what the mask is being used for. Does your skin need a bit of moisture? Are you trying to mitigate breakouts? Or is it just the pause a little glow-up time can give you that makes it worthwhile?
Depending on what your aim is, a face mask will make measuring results easier. Most experts suggest masking once a week at most but talk with your dermatologist if there are specific conditions you’re pinpointing with a face mask.
What type of pore cleansing mask is best for glowing skin?
There are a few types of masks. Clay is great to help pull out impurities, but it can also dry the skin. It may speed the healing of acne blemishes, but be careful as overdrying can cause the skin to produce more oils and lead to more breakouts.
Masks that peel — typically those high in vitamin C — can help to purify and refresh dull skin. But be careful when using on sensitive or broken skin as these can exacerbate issues. There are also hydrating masks — think your grandmother’s cold cream — that deliver a deep dose of soothing ingredients like oils and aloe.
Ingredients play a big part in mask efficacy, and opting for simple, clean, and organic ingredients whenever possible gives your skin the boosts it needs without harsh synthetics that can over-dry and perpetuate issues.
If you’re looking for the most sustainable option, skip the single-use sheet masks. While they can be fun ways to deliver a boost of nutrients to the skin, they’re typically ingredients you can find in a good serum or toner that can come in a more eco-friendly container.
Clean-ingredient pore-cleansing masks
When you want the spa day but don’t feel like leaving the house, give your skin a deep cleansing detox and a dose of moisture-locking with these clean ingredient masks.
Kypris Deep Forest Clay Mask & Exfoliant
The Deep Forest Clay mask features cleansing clay, mineral-rich oceanic salt, soothing algae, botanical exfoliants, and a potpourri of extracts from trees, roots, leaves, fruits, and flowers for a face treatment that cleanses, brightens, softens, and smoothes.
Josh Rosebook Cacao Antioxidant Mask
Get ready to fall in love — like, really in love. This Josh Rosebook mask is one of the most incredible skin treatments on the planet. It’s bursting with botanicals including rose petals, turmeric, goji berry powder, ashwagandha, and so much more — including cacao powder (aka chocolate) for intense pore-cleansing.
Herbivore Blue Tansy Mask
It’s possible the real reason to love this mask is because of its blue color. But that’s not a bad thing, is it? Blue is an inherently calming color, and that’s true here in this vegan mask from Herbivore. Its calming benefits make it great for sensitive or combination skin.
Youth to the People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask
This hydrating mask from Youth to the People goes on at night to deeply hydrate, plump, and brighten skin with its powerful blend of antioxidant-rich superberries.
Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask
If you’re a fan of peels, this resurfacing mask gives an instant glow and smoothness that feels like you’ve spent hours in a chair getting a facial — but it all happens in mere minutes! Fruit acids, essential oils, and a range of botanicals make this a little pot of skin magic.
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Hyaluronic Clay Mask
This non-drying clay mask is infused with hyaluronic acid, BHA, PHA, and watermelon enzymes designed to unclog pores, and smooth and hydrate the skin for a softer, clearer complexion.
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