With one hand movement: mask-film

Remove fatigue, soften skin, cleanse pores – a good mask-film will cope with any of these tasks. And it will give you a few minutes of silence and solitude in anticipation of wonderful changes.

Mask-film: what is it and how does it look

This wonderful invention of cosmetologists looks like a cream or gel. But when you apply the mask to the skin, it hardens, forms a film (usually transparent) and then is removed with one hand movement. Everything that you wanted to get rid of remains on the inside: pollution, excess fat, keratinized skin particles. A minimum of effort – and what a result!

The mask may include:

  • latex;

  • absorbent substances (eg coal);

  • moisturizing (glycerin, aloe extract, etc.);

  • ingredients aimed at combating imperfections (for example, salicylic acid, tea tree oil, etc.).

Indications and contraindications

Film procedures are a godsend for oily or combination, problematic or tired skin.

The film mask helps:

  • remove contaminants;

  • cleanse pores;

  • fight peeling;

  • win acne;

  • make skin visibly younger.

The mask-film is sticky, and in order to remove it correctly, you have to make some efforts, so the product cannot be used:

  • on thin dry sensitive skin (it can stretch it, increase irritation);

  • if there are wounds, scratches or damage;

  • with capillaries close to the surface and with rosacea.

What effect do film masks give

Let’s talk about the benefits of film masks in more detail.

  • Cleansing. They carefully remove impurities from the pores, exfoliated cells, the secret of the sebaceous glands, bacteria. Moreover, the skin does not have to be rubbed – the mechanical effect is minimal. Everything else just sticks to the film.

  • Food. Due to close contact with the skin, the mask saturates it well with useful substances – vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are part of it.

  • Toning. Masks with ginseng extract, menthol, caffeine have an invigorating effect, awakening tired skin.

Cleanses, nourishes, tones – this mask should definitely be in your cosmetic bag!

Comparison of a homemade remedy and a finished mask

Of course, such a mask can be made at home – for example, from paraffin. But will it be as effective as the store? Dermatologist, Garnier expert Marina Kamanina thinks not: “Homemade masks have the right to exist if you urgently need to solve a specific problem, for example, cleanse or invigorate the skin, but there is no opportunity to purchase a ready-made product. But you need to understand that you can only make a mask at home from improvised means, and their skin does not always accept with gratitude. In addition, they can cause irritation, allergies.

Composition

If homemade masks are prepared according to inspiration (everything that was mixed, without much thought about proportions), then the composition of purchased samples is strictly verified. It has no random components.

Efficiency

For homemade tools, it is small. The mask can solve the problem, or it can cause new ones – for example, redness, rash, peeling. And you will not be glad that the mask was made. Finished cosmetic products were tested for effectiveness and safety.

Ease of use

And here the industrial facilities are at their best. Homemade masks don’t spread well, don’t absorb well, break or spread, and you have to make incredible efforts to remove them from the skin. Store ones are easy to apply and quickly removed. They are nice to look at and a pleasure to use. Finally, they are convenient to store on a shelf in the bathroom. Home remedies are usually disposable. They are not subject to storage.

Review of the best cosmetic masks

In this review – not only film masks. We have chosen the most pleasant and effective cleansing, nourishing and toning masks, according to the editors of Healthy-Food.

Facial mask “Magic clay. Detox and Radiance, L’Oréal Paris

The formula, enriched with three types of clay at once, perfectly copes with impurities and makes the skin beautiful and radiant.

Mask-film “Clean Skin Active with Charcoal” for the face against blackheads, Garnier

Thanks to its balanced composition, which includes absorbent charcoal and salicylic acid, it provides excellent care for problem skin. It cleanses the skin well from blackheads and impurities. Does not contain alcohol.

Age Expert 55+ Repair Sheet Mask, L’Oréal Paris

The formula, enriched with hyaluronic acid, adenosine, apricot and rice oils, actively moisturizes, improves complexion, makes the skin more elastic and supple. You will see the result 15 minutes after application.

Age Expert 45+ Firming Sheet Mask, L’Oréal Paris

The composition of the product, in addition to hyaluronic acid, includes proretinol and peptides. The mask intensively moisturizes the skin, improves its elasticity, makes it soft and supple.

Hydrogel mask for the radiance of youthful skin Advanced Génifique Hydrogel Melting Mask, Lancôme

A mask containing probiotic extract energizes the skin. Provides immediate visible hydration and radiance. Wrinkles are visibly smoothed out. After 30 minutes, the skin becomes more hydrated, smooth and elastic.

Purifying Mattifying Mask Effaclar, La Roche-Posay

Two types of clay effectively absorb dirt. The mask cleanses the skin of even imperceptible impurities, controls excess sebum production.

Nourishing face mask with avocado Avocado Nourishing Hydration Mask, Kiehl’s

Formulated with avocado extract and oil, supplemented with Kiehl’s favorite nourishing ingredients: squalane, evening primrose oils, shea butter and cupuaçu. No wonder this mask nourishes, smoothes and softens the skin well.

Rare Earth Pore Cleansing Masque, Kiehl’s

The main components of the mask are white clay, which cleanses the pores of blackheads, and aloe vera extract, known for its soothing effect on the skin.

Intensive soothing mask with herbal extracts Phyto Corrective, SkinCeuticals

The formula with active ingredients, plant extracts, soothing dipeptide and hyaluronic acid, moisturizes, reduces discomfort and restores the natural radiance of the skin. The mask has a cooling effect.

How to properly use a face mask

  1. Gather your hair and put it under a towel or scarf: the mask-film is very sticky – if it gets on your hair, it will be difficult to remove it.

  2. Cleanse the skin properly – with a crab / peeling or foam / gel. You can lubricate the skin with a little warm cosmetic oil – apricot, grape, almond, olive, etc., so that the mask can be removed more easily.

  3. Apply the composition with a wide flat brush, starting from the chin and ending with the forehead, moving along the main massage lines. Avoid the area around the lips and eyes.

  4. Relax, try not to use facial expressions. Keep the mask on for 10-20 minutes, no longer – otherwise there is a risk of overdrying the skin.

  5. Start removing it from the chin. Pull the mask not perpendicularly away from you, but up towards the hair. Do not make sudden movements so as not to tear the mask, act carefully.

  6. Wipe the skin with a cotton pad moistened with warm water.

  7. Apply moisturizer.

A mask-film is a godsend for oily problem skin.

How to make a face mask at home

These unpretentious recipes are circulating on the net – users write that such masks are as effective as industrial masks. In fact, of course, they are inferior, but in extreme cases (when your favorite remedy is over) they can come in handy.

With paraffin

Ingredients:

white purified paraffin (yellow, which is used in medicine, is not suitable).

How to cook

  1. Melt the paraffin in a water bath.

  2. Cool slightly – it should be warm, but not hot, so as not to burn the skin.

How to use

  • Cleanse the skin – wash with water, using the usual means.

  • How to blot the skin with a towel or napkin, it must be absolutely dry: drops of moisture after applying paraffin can cause burns.

  • Lubricate the skin with cosmetic oil – olive, apricot, grape, almond, etc.

  • Apply warm melted paraffin.

  • Withstand 20 minutes.

  • Remove paraffin, starting from the chin, moving up.

  • Wipe the skin with a cotton pad moistened with warm water.

  • Apply moisturizer.

With egg

Ingredients:

1 the egg.

How to cook

  1. Separate the white from the yolk.

  2. Beat the protein lightly.

How to use

  • Clear skin.

  • Apply whipped egg white on face.

  • Put a paper napkin with slits for the eyes on top (it will be easier to remove the mask with it).

  • Wait until dry.

  • Remove the mask, starting from the chin, moving upwards.

  • Wash off the rest of the mask with warm water.

  • Apply moisturizer.

with gelatin

Ingredients:

  • ½ activated charcoal tablet;

  • ½ tsp dry gelatin;

  • 1 tsp warm water.

How to cook

  1. Crush coal.

  2. Mix with gelatin.

  3. Pour in warm water, stir.

  4. Send for 25 seconds in the microwave.

How to use

  • Clear skin.

  • Apply gelatin mixture.

  • Leave on skin until dry (about 15 minutes).

  • Remove, moving from the chin up.

  • Wash off the rest of the mask with warm water.

  • Apply moisturizer.

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