Rose French Clay

I never had acne as a teenager, but once I hit my 30's that changed and I started getting the hormonal chin zits and my skin looked dull. I had tried the pre-mixed (in a squeeze tube) clay masks from the drug store, but they didn't clear up the acne and usually dried out my face. After a little online reading I decided to mix my own clay mask at home using clay and strong green tea (the regular caffinated kind).Amazon offered all sorts of price points when it came to buying clay powder and I decided to try this because it is middle of the road when it comes to cost. At the same time I also ordered a cheaper clay wondering how big of a difference it could really be.HUGE difference between the two clays! The cheap one sucks and this one is amazing!From this company I ordered the Rose French Clay, the Red French Clay and the Green French Clay.I gave the cheaper clay to friend and will never buy anything but this brand ever again.So here's the run-down of how I use these clays:The green clay mask is the most drying. Probably great if you have oily skin, but I have combination most of the year and dry in winter, so this mask was too much for me. I use it as a spot treatment and it really works.The red clay mask is my favorite and I will use it every-other or every-third day if I am having a breakout. As a preventative, I use it alternating with the Rose clay mask. The red clay seems to go the farthest, getting the most masks out of the small tin since you seem to need less clay per mask. When I first purchased all these clay powder masks I was very broken out with huge, painful zits. I tried them all once, then used only the red clay for two weeks and by week three my acne was under control and by week four my skin was darn near perfect. As an fyi, I use cetaphil cleanser for combination skin and clinique (yellow) moisturizer in the morning and neutrogena tone repair night moisturizer at night.The rose clay mask is milder than the red, but only by a little. Good for combination/dry or normal skin. This is the one I use the most in the winter and at other times of year I alternate it with the red.I use the mask at night and my routine on "mask nights" is:1) Put about 2 inches of brita water in a mug with a green tea bag (metal staple that holds the paper tag on removed!) and microwave for one minute.2) Wash my face while the microwave is going and tea is steeping. After my face is clean, I leave the washcloth over my face for about 20 seconds to help open the poors, then I run it under hot water again, ring out, and repeat. I do this maybe three or four times.3) Quickly mix about 1 tablespoon of mask with about half a tablespoon of the strong green tea. You might need to add a drop or two more, but only add a VERY LITTLE tea at a time. It takes some practice to be able to eyeball how much clay vs. tea to use, but you'll catch on quick! It is okay if your skin is dry by the time you are done mixing as long as your skin doesn't feel tight.4) Apply mask to face, being careful to go around your eyes....I avoid the undereye area too since that skin is so sensitive. I apply the mask with my fingers but you can get fancy and get a mask brush if you want. Keep in mind it is easier to put on a couple layers of a too-wet mask than it is to spread a too-dry mask, so if you eyeballed the clay/tea ratio wrong and your mask is a little thin, no worries!5) Look in mirror, laugh at how silly you look having the colorful mask on your face, and be thankful you are the only one still awake to witness this interesting sight. Contemplate waking up the kids and scaring the bejesus out of them with your awesome mask-face. Remind yourself that would be mean, and go watch about ten minutes of that show you recorded but didn't watch yet.6) When mask is totally dry, run washcloth under warm-hot water and place over face for 15 seconds to rewet mask. Then wipe mask off, rinsing the washcloth out often....be warned, it will stain the washcloth. I have dedicated washcloths just for this purpose.7) Once the mask is all washed off, run the washcloth under COLD water, wring out quickly and press to your face, especially in any areas that are broken out. Hold in place for a few seconds.8) Pat face dry and apply favorite night moisturizer.ENJOY YOUR CLEAN SKIN! (And maybe finish watching that recorded show that you now only watched ten minutes of.)

Love this stuff. Takes some practice getting the right consistency but works great. Helped reduce redness on my face and pore size

Nice clay - was shocked by the small amount but that was completely my fault for not paying attention to sizing. Good quality stuff though!

Very nice, this has reduced my acne and closed my pores quite well.

Great stuff