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What Are Facial Care Masks

For more on how to add face masks to your skin care routine, keep reading.

Skin Care - Face Care Masks

Even the best moisturizers and anti-aging creams are not enough to meet all of your skin care needs. For intense skin care repair or just to feel pampered, invest in facial care masks.

Face masks are an intensive skin treatment that you leave on the face for several minutes (or even overnight). These masks deliver some of the best facial moisture action and target problem areas. While you don’t have to apply a face mask every day in addition to your moisturizer (in fact, you probably shouldn’t), periodically applying one can help rejuvenate your skin.

When you apply a face mask, you leave it on for at least 15 minutes (although some masks call for you to leave it on overnight). This is different from regular creams for the face, which you either wash out immediately or pat into the skin.

According to dermatologist Ch é rie Ditre, MD, of Penn Medicine, face masks work by creating an occlusion layer, which traps the nutrients in the face mask into your skin layer. This creates the best moisturizing effect that is more intensive than what you see from average moisturizers for the face.

While a face mask shouldn’t replace your daily hydrating moisturizer, it can give your skin a sporadic boost if used once a week or if you’re feeling particularly dry in a way that even the best moisturizers cannot.

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?What Types of Face Masks Are There

There are a few different ways to classify face masks

You can divide your face masks according to application method:

Cream masks

(one of the best facial cream masks is Natura Blisse’s Essential Shock Intense Masks)

Clay masks

Deep cleansing, refreshing, and nourishing

Sheet masks

Home care, a wide range of options, simple and easy to apply

Exfoliating masks

remove blackheads, cleanse and minimize pores, exfoliate dull/dead skin cells.

Gel masks

boosts hydration deeply into the skin be applied to any face structure

divide by purposes

You can also divide face masks based on their purposes. Some face masks supplement anti-aging creams while others act as the best moisturizer for dry skin. Different active ingredients can help you tell which face mask is best for your purposes.

Charcoal masks for cleansing

Salicylic acid for combatting acne

Vitamin C masks for reducing pigmentation (to supplement anti-aging cream, best masks have vitamin C as well)

Hyaluronic acid for the best facial moisturizer for dry skin

Consult with dermatologist

Experiment between a few active ingredients and application types to find the right mask, just like finding the right facial cream takes trial and error. However, beware that some masks can damage your skin. Avoid trendy but damaging masks such as bubble masks, stop using any mask that feels irritating, and talk to a dermatologist for advice.

?Can Face Masks Stop Aging

A lot of people rave about the way face masks act as a great face moisturizer for dry skin or to combat pigmentation, but what about wrinkles and aging?

Face masks cannot replace your wrinkles best cream or a trip to the dermatologist to address deeper lines. However, using face masks regularly can supplement your creams for wrinkles and prevent further damage.

Anti-aging face masks work thanks to the active ingredients Vitamin E, ferulic acid, and resveratrol. These ingredients help fill in fine lines and repair damage caused by the environment. When you’re shopping for the best facial cream or anti-wrinkle creams, look out for these ingredients.

? What Other Products Should Be in Your Skin Care Routine

Face masks should not be part of your daily routine, but a once-a-week or sporadic thing.

Daily, be sure to apply moisturizer. We recommend Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Moisturizer as the best facial lotion for dry skin, and CeraVe’s Facial Moisturizing Lotion as one of the best facial moisturizers for combination skin. You can get a cream moisturizer or a gel moisturizer depending on your preferences.

A cleanser is another important step in your skin care routine, but make sure that it isn’t too drying for your skin.

When it comes to anti-aging cream, best to start early. Begin applying anti-wrinkle creams in your mid-20s to prevent fine lines and damage from forming. There are many good products on the market, but our choice for the best anti-wrinkle cream that won’t break the bank is Olay Regenerist.

Face masks can supplement your face care routine, for example after a night out or when you want to pamper yourself. However, be sure that you supplement them with regular moisturizing, exfoliating, and applying SPF.