I knew that would get your attention.  I have finally decided that it is time for me to add a weekly mask to my skincare regimen.  I am pretty lazy before bed and it takes just about everything I have to even brush my teeth, wash my face, and apply a serum and moisturizer, but the time has come.  Full disclosure: until my mid-twenties, I went to bed with my makeup on.  Today, just the thought makes me ill.

If you have not checked out Tata Harper Skincare, you need to.  Every ingredient is grown on Tata’s family farm in Vermont before being included in formulas painstakingly created in their own lab.  While this is skincare at its most natural, do not mistake it for simple hippie potion.  This stuff is potent and it works.

On to the mask-task at hand.  This resurfacing mask is amazing.  It improves any skin type except those plagued by extremely sensitive skin and rosacea.  It goes on clear, dries, and after you wash it off in 20-30 minutes, you are left with clearer, glowy, even, tightened, poreless skin.  True story.  It is one of the best masks I have ever tried.  Cost: about $55.  Purchase it here.

If you are like my former self and don’t think masks really “do” anything, check out these hard-working active ingredients:

• Pink Clay reduces pore size, detoxifies and tones without stripping the skin
• Beet extract promotes hydration in the outer layers of the skin, helping increase elasticity
• White Willow Extract gently exfoliates, relieves red skin and refreshes the skin’s appearance
• Aloe Vera naturally stimulates healthy cell growth, repairs damaged tissues, and hydrates the skin
• Witch Hazel minimizes pores and reduces inflammation with its strong antioxidant properties

*This mask does contain willow bark extract, which is the natural form of salicylic acid.  Pregnant women are supposed to avoid this ingredient, so I will not be using this mask regularly until a later date.  I don’t think using it once or twice will make your baby come out with three arms, but I am not a doctor, so check with yours!*

Ingredients: Water/Eau, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice*/jus de feuille*/, Salix alba (Willow) bark extract/(saule) extrait d’écorce, Sclerotium gum (derived from root vegetables & corn), Lactobacillus ferment, Leuconostoc ferment filtrate (radish root extract/ racine de radis extrait), Hamamelis virginiana (Witch hazel) distillate, Punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit ferment extract/(grenadier) d’extrait de fruits fermentent, Caprylyl/capryl wheat bran/straw glycosides, Maltooligosyl glucoside (derived from carbohydrate syrup), Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder*/ poudre de jus de feuilles*, Hydrolyzed corn strarch, Beta vulgaris (Beet) root, Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate (derived from corn starch), Fusel wheat bran/straw glycosides, Kaolinite (Rose Clay), Polyglyceryl-5 oleate (naturally derived), Sodium cocoyl glutamate (derived from coconut/dérivé de noix de coco), Glyceryl caprylate (derived from fatty acids of corn, coconut and glycerin), Sodium phytate (derived from rice bran), Essential oil blend clinical grade essential oils**/ mélange d’huiles essentielles de qualité clinique; Citral, Citronellol, Limonene *Ingredients from organic farming **Fragrances from 100% natural clinical grade essential oils.  81% Organic. 

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