There is nothing to beat a facial mud masque for cleansing skin of any type and maintaining oily skin in great form. The advantages of regular use of facial masques are numerous. To list a few of them:
- The excess oil on the skin is blotted off completely.
- The large pores on oily skin are shrunk to an extent.
- The texture of skin, whatever the type, achieves a clear look.
- The lines on the face and neck are minimized. Formation of wrinkles arrested.
- Pimples dry up and the cause of it removed.
- Blemishes lessen.
- Muscles of the face are relaxed giving a pleasanter appearance.
- Impurities and dry cells are removed.
- Blackheads are wiped out.
- Moisture supply to facial skin tissues is renewed. Minerals and vitamins replaced.
Regular use of facial mud masques will definitely improve your skin, making it clearer, softer and on the whole, giving it a fresh look. And the results are not only long-term, they are almost immediate too. A routine of two or three face packs a week could take you places.
If that half hour is too precious to splurge in skin care, take it on just once a week, at least. The results will bring you on to a much more frequent facial session.
Just Do it
The use of a facial mud masque is a most powerful technique of rejuvenation and one that does not need an appointment at a salon. Just cleanse your face, apply the masque on the face and neck and lie back. Keep a cold sponge or a dab of cotton dipped in eau de cologne over your eyes and relax, sitting back in your chair.
The masque dries in about fifteen minutes. Wash it off with a little warm water and scrubbing very gently with a washcloth. For problem areas, even leaving on the mask overnight can be recommended. You can use a face scrub now to remove the dead skin that may be left, and then finish off with a moisturizing touch to your face.
Mud Masques
There are any number of mud masques available in the market. Any trusted brand product can be chosen to suit your face. Or, alternatively, a teaspoon of Fuller’s earth mixed with cream of milk for dry skin and cold rosewater for oily skin is a perfect replacement for the market products. You can add mint paste, sandal powder, orange peel powder and a number of other natural products to vary your mask recipe according to your skin requirement.
Detoxifying Effect
The soothing and healing touch of mud masques have a detoxifying effect as well. Natural clay is the main ingredient of any mud masque, and the mud masque that is in most demand is the one using clay/mud from the Dead Sea; which is said to be rich in minerals and natural detoxifiers.
