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Choosing the Right Facial Mask for Beautiful, Healthy Looking Skin

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

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by Debra Myers

I get quite a few questions about masks for the skin. How do they work? Are they necessary? How do I use one? What type should I buy?

The basic components around these questions aren’t difficult but you first need to know your skin type. Is your skin dry, sensitive, acne prone, mature, sun damaged, or oily? Our skin changes constantly, and simply recognizing this will go a long way in determining what type of facial mask is appropriate.

In very simple terms a mask is a delivery system. The goal is to deliver nutrients, vitamins and the like to our skin. A mask is designed to function in a multitude of ways i.e. moisturize, cleanse, calm, restore tone, and protect. (more…)