QUICK FIX MUD MASK
Shopping for skincare on a budget is hard because some of the best ingredients are pricey, especially when it comes to cleansers. I’m still on the hunt for an affordable and effective cleansing balm! However, I think there a lot of good affordable masks, especially now brands such as La Roche Posay are so easy to get hold of. My theory for shopping for skincare in the drugstore is the less ingredients the better. It’s impossible to understand all the ingredients and it’s not like they list them as alcohol, parabens, mineral oil etc so you have to kind of suss it out yourself. Look out for words you understand like ‘Cucumber’ or ‘Aloe Vera’ over words that sound like something from a chemistry lesson. How it feels on your skin is the real test though and you’ll get to know the ingredients your skin doesn’t like.
When browsing the isles of Superdrug I was expecting to to come across some bargains, but I wasn’t expecting to find such an amazing mask for only £2.59! It’s a classic mud mask with added aloe vera to help ‘de-stress’ the skin. It applies thick and lime green and instantly cools the skin. You can leave it on for 10-15 minutes but as soon as it starts to feel hard on the skin I’d recommend removing it. I find that some mud masks are so hard to remove that you end up tugging at your skin, but when using a wet muslin cloth this one removes quite easily.
After just one use my skin felt calm, soft, balanced and fresh. It’s a great mud mask and a good alternative to the Fango Active Mud Mask I’ve mentioned before. The de-stress mud mask is not yet online as it’s part of a new range at Superdrug but it’s definitely in store so I’d highly recommend giving it a try.
