Tightening Clay Mask

Tightening Clay Mask

Approximately 6 to 12 uses per 1/2 oz Jar

Benefits:

Plumping, Nourishing, Tightening, Brightening

Our clay and buttermilk masks are called “Clay-Opatra” because the famously beautiful Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bathed in buttermilk daily to maintain her gorgeous skin. These buttermilk and clay masks will be your new favorite facecare routine!

Ingredients:

Powdered Cultured Buttermilk

• Buttermilk gives your skin a natural extra boost of beautifying proteins and AHA’s (alpha-hydroxy acids) to renew and nourish your skin from the outside-in.

• AHA’s increase cellular turnover and encourage skin’s rejuvenation, making your skin act and appear more youthful.

• The main AHA in buttermilk is a protein called Lactic Acid.

• It would take an entire article to explain all of the nutritious benefits of buttermilk… so we did! Read our article about the vast nutrient contents of buttermilk here.

White Kaolin Clay

• While a kaolin clay face mask isn’t ideal for dry skin, it may help those with oily skin and those who are acne-prone.

  “Kaolin absorbs sebum and prevents pore clogging. It’s used to draw out impurities and toxins from the pores. [It then] clears the skin of excess oil, dirt, and pollution without causing any redness or irritation,” says Alessandra Caceres, a licensed aesthetician.

• Because of its antibacterial properties, kaolin clay may be useful in treating acne, too.

  The minerals in kaolin clay can remove oils, secretions, and contaminants from the skin. They serve as cleansing and refreshing agents by absorbing moisture and impurities and by reducing blemishes.

  A 2012 study (Source) offered preliminary evidence that a healing clay facial mask can be an effective treatment for mild acne.

• However, one 2012 study (Source) tested the effectiveness of topical clay application on collagen fibers in rat skin. The study showed that clay may increase collagen fibers, which may account for its benefits.

100% Grass-Fed Bovine Hide Collagen Peptides

• Topical collagen application has been shown to improve skin elasticity and viscoelasticity parameters. (Study Source)

• Skin elasticity, hydration and echogenicity of dermis can improve after 1 month of consistent topical collagen application. (Study Source)

• Collagen is found in skin, hair, nails, tendons, cartilage, and bones. Collagen works to maintain skin elasticity, volume, and moisture. It also a building block to make up proteins such as keratin that form skin, hair, and nails.

Egg White Powder

• For aging skin, egg whites can help tighten and firm instantly and even moreso overtime with consistent use.

• If you have large pores or acne-prone skin, egg whites help close pores with its oil-pulling and tightening effects.

• Similarly, if your skin is oily, egg whites can clarify pores and hair follicles that make too much sebum.

• One of the benefits of an egg white face mask is its ability to increase skin hydration. The proteins in an egg white face mask may function as humectants. A humectant is a hygroscopic substance that has a molecular structure with several hydrophilic (water-loving) groups, such as hydroxyl groups (OH) and/or amine groups (NH2). Ovalbumin contains both OH and NH2 groups in its chemical structure, as do many of the other proteins found in the egg white. The OH and NH groups hydrogen bond with water, essentially “grabbing” it and holding it on the skin. Humectants slow water from evaporating and therefore keep the skin hydrated.

• Another egg white face mask benefit is its antibacterial activity due to the protein lysozyme. Lysozyme has the ability to lyse (break down) the wall of certain Gram-positive bacteria. Propionibacterium acnes is the Gram-positive bacteria that causes acne. Specifically, blemishes form when pores become clogged with oil and dead skin cells. Then, P. acnes accumulates and the pore becomes inflamed, thus leading to pimple formation. Since the lysozyme protein in egg white can destroy P. acnes, an egg white face mask could help to prevent the formation of blemishes. An egg white face mask can also help to absorb excess oil from the skin, which further helps to reduce the chances of pores becoming clogged.

• If it can grow a chicken, think of what it can do for your skin with all of those amazing nutrients!

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

• Vitamin C works synergistically with the collagen ingredient above for a super anti-aging combination!

• The antioxidant properties of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and its role in collagen synthesis make vitamin C a vital molecule for skin health. Topical ascorbic acid has beneficial effects on skin cells, and some studies have shown that vitamin C may help prevent and treat ultraviolet (UV)-induced photodamage.

• Topical vitamin C is a science-backed, dermatologist-favorite ingredient that may help slow early skin aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, and acne.

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