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Info-Service: Masks
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Facial masks – instant beauty
 Facial masks can make you feel good in two ways: apart from providing intensive skin care thanks to the ingredients contained in the formulations, they also give you an overall feeling well-being. Their relaxing effects help to rejuvenate the skin and body – and transform your very own bathroom into a personal health spa in no time at all.
That is why facial masks have become one of the most popular beauty treatments over the past years; they can be applied easily at home and when travelling. Thanks to their concentrated ingredients, these quick beautifiers offer an extra helping of skin care for the face, neck and décolletage, even though they take very little time to apply.
Masks not only pamper the skin, they also improve its appearance and contribute to your overall well-being. They offer support in your treatment of dehydrated skin, wrinkles, rough skin, impurities, oily skin and in helping to reduce the negative impacts of environmental irritants. Essential oils and fragrances help you forget about stress, fatigue, or exhaustion.
Since facial masks are available for such a wide variety of skin conditions, everyone can find the right product – for skin types ranging from « greasy » to « dry ». And just as there’s variety in their range of application, there is just as much variety in the number of ingredients and agents they contain: vitamins, minerals, Q10, ceramides, Dead Sea mud, and botanical agents such aloe vera and wheat germ oil, just to name but a few. Thanks to ongoing product development in the manufacturers’ laboratories, new ingredients are continuously being found and tested for their applicability, benefits, and skin compatibility.
The masks also vary greatly in terms of consistency and application: you will find cream masks, gel masks, exfoliating masks, peel-off masks, mud masks and thermal masks.
 Mud Masks
Mud masks gently remove dirt, excess sebum, dead cell particles, and impurities and are particularly suitable for oily/greasy and combination skin. They often contain mud from the Dead Sea (such as Schaebens Dead Sea Mud Mask), which contains particularly high amounts of minerals und trace elements, or kaolin (china clay). Mud masks are evenly applied onto the face, neck and décolletage until the masks begins to dry. After letting it work for the specified amount of time, it is rinsed off with warm water. It leaves the skin is toned, the pores refined, and blemishes prevented.
Cream Masks
Cream masks can serve a variety of functions: they moisturise, strengthen the natural functions of the skin, revitalise the skin’s structure, smooth, provide new elasticity and resilience, tone, and give you a radiant complexion (as with Schaebens Moisturising Mask, Schaebens Anti-Wrinkle Mask).
There are even special eye contour masks for the sensitive area around the eyes (such as Schaebens Eye Contour Mask). They reduce fine lines and lachrymal sacs and smooth the skin.
After applying, cream masks are removed with a cosmetic tissue. With eye contour masks, any remaining cream is gently dabbed into the sensitive skin around the eyes.
Exfoliating / Peel-Off / Cleansing Masks
Cleansing masks free the skin from loose skin cells and impurities. They refine the skin’s appearance and prepare the skin for subsequent skin care products. Two types of masks are available here: exfoliating masks and peel-off masks.
Exfoliating masks remove loose skin cells from the skin with the help of fruit acids or gentle exfoliating particles made from natural or synthetic granulates. Especially effective exfoliating masks contain both fruit acids and exfoliating particles (such as Schaebens Strawberry Mask).
Exfoliating masks are gently massaged into moist skin and then thoroughly washed off.
Peel-Off masks (e. g. Schaebens Peel-Off Mask) primarily consist of a gel that is spread on the face to form an even, thin film that can be peeled off once dry. Any remaining residue can be removed with lukewarm water. The peeling-off sensation revitalises the skin and stimulates blood circulation while the film easily removes dead cell particles. Additional fruit acids help loosen excess skin cells.
Gel Masks
Gel masks refresh stressed and tired skin and provide the skin with moisture. Active ingredients such as menthol can cool and revitalise the skin immediately upon application.
Thermal Masks
Thermal masks are mainly designed for impure skin. The creation of heat helps open the pores so that the active ingredients can better penetrate the skin. The heat also stimulates blood circulation and leaves the complexion looking bright and fresh.
www.schaebens.de, last updated: 04.02.2010
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