This is a mask from a Sasa haul I did last year - around June/July. As part of my effort to use up more masks of my stash (cough: 120ish : no idea how that actually happened : cough) I'm alternating so I do two new masks for everyone old mask (so my last old mask was the 3W Clinic Collagen - which I still really like). Also using a new mask on a Saturday night allows me time on Sunday to recover. Normally I would have done this on Friday night but I was far to exhausted to do so (Conference that required 2 hours of Public Transport BOTH ways).
Back to the mask.
Heaps of ingredients.
Key ingredients
White Horehound - marrubium vulgare - one of the higher botanical ingredients. This helps with skin repair and inflammation.
Hyaluronic acid - draws water into the skin.
Aloe - moisture and skin repair
Ginkgo bilbo - contains antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal compounds that help reduce redness and inflammation. It has also been shown to help with skin firmness (wrinkles, sagging etc)
Arbutin - skin brightener - through a series of chemical processes helps to reduce melanin production in the skin.
This mask comes with a plastic backing and the fibre itself is very thin, but easy to take apart and apply. As I still cant smell much so I have no idea if this has a fragrance. Which makes sheet-masking a different experience if you're not being assulted by fragrance. The mask is cut smaller than most of the other masks I have tried. The eyeholes are a little too close together. The mouth is a slit, and I thought it would be uncomfortable but it seems to make the mask fit better due to more tension around that area, also there are no slits around the edges for fit. However I found it didn't move around and held onto the skin firmly despite its thinness.
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| 3W Collagen on top, BeautyMate Hyaluronic bottom. 3W is one of the larger masks I have used. |
This is supposed to hydrate and brighten your skin (as given by the ingredients like arbutin and white horehound). Face looked brighter after I took it off and still looked really clear and bright the next day. There was no visible irritation and no stinging during wear, there was a bit of tingling at the start. I had this mask on for 20mins but easily could have left it for longer.
I dont know which ingredient was the star for me - seeing how far down the Hyaluronic acid is, I dont know if I would call it a straight up "hyaluronic acid" mask. Definitely moisturising and brightening.
I've very glad I got this in a 5 pack, as I will definitely use up the rest of them. maybe even repurchase if the results are consistent after I use the other four. This for me, would be a good mask to use the night before an event or such.
Do you prefer the reviews when I go and do research on the ingredients, or a short and sweet "hey this made my skin bouncy/this made my skin burst into flames'?
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