Skinfood Real Tea Gel Mask - Chamomile

A real flower tea gel mask containing chamomile petal powder and chamomile flower extract that soothes and moisturizes skin.

HOW TO USE

After cleansing, extract mask and tightly apply on facial skin, following the contours of your face. After about 10-15 minutes, remove the sheet and pat face to absorb the remaining essence.

INGREDIETS
Key Ingredient: Chamomile is an anti-aging medicinal herb used to promote resiliency. It nourishes and enhances skin elasticity.

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, 1,2- Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Ricimus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Peg-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Powder, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Water, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Antehmis Nobilis Flower Extract , Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Water, Potassium Hydroxide

THOUGHTS
October 10th, 2018: This was a cool mask to try. It's a gel mask that has actual tea leaves suspended in it. It was a tiny bit of a struggle to get it on the face though because it was very slippery and hard to grasp, but also very delicate feeling...so I was trying to grip it, but at the same time was also trying to be gentle because it felt like I might tear or puncture the mask with my nails.

After I finally got it on, it wasn't the most secure mask...it kept sliding down my face. The top portion wasn't too bad, it did slip a little bit but not too bad. The lower portion, however, kept sliding down so I kept having to push it back up the whole time. This is definitely more of a lay down and relax type of mask, and as far as the fit of the mask...it seems to be a pretty standard size.

It was cooling and calming on the face, but halfway through I did feel the outer perimeters of the lower portion starting to dry out. I don't know if it's because I kept touching and fidgeting with it because it was sliding off my face, but by the time I went to take it off the very edges of the lower portion was dry...the rest of the mask though was fine.

Once removed, the leftover serum absorbed nicely and quickly into the skin and left my face with a bit of a glow. It also left my face soft and smooth and nicely hydrated and it seemed to have calmed down the redness a little bit as well leaving me with a more even complexion. Oh, and while this wasn't sticky or tacky...per se, it did have the teeniest tiniest ever so slightly...kind of like a really old and worn post-it note...that kind of there's a little something there, but it doesn't stick anymore...that kind of feeling. Did that make sense? Hopefully it did.

Anywho, bottom line, would I repurchase this? Probably not. While it was nice, it's expensive at $7 a pop. You can find it for cheaper, but it's still on the pricey side and it wasn't particularly outstanding in any way. If I'm looking for something that's really cooling and calming and soothing I definitely prefer rubber masks for that, there are more hydrating and moisturizing sheet masks out there and as for the glow...I can get that glow or even better with other masks and or products out there and honestly there are sheet masks that I just prefer more over this one, so it's a pass for me. It's just not the best that's out there in my opinion. Perhaps if it was cheaper I would "like" it better, not that I don't like it...you know what I mean. I like it, but just not as much as other masks...but it is a good solid mask if you'd like to give it a whirl yourself.

Not a fan of the scent, but it does perform very well. This smells like cucumbers, which some people may find refreshing and like, but I personally do not. This is an extremely gentle, very thin, barely there, semi-milky gel cleanser that is non-foaming. The look and texture of this cleanser kind of reminds me of...sorry for the gross analogy but well...quite frankly...it reminds me of runny snot, but like a non-sticky slick version. It's a liquid-y, runny, gel formula that is kind of chunky-ish...well not chunky, but squirts out in a blob like form that looks like snot. Like I said this is non-foaming, so it doesn't lather up in the slightest at all. It actually kind of feels like you're cleansing your face with a liquid-y aloe vera gel or something of the sort.

Anywho, despite feeling too thin and gentle for my liking and being 100% completely non-foaming/lathering, this actually does a really good job. Like I said, it feels like you're using aloe vera gel to cleanse the face so when I was using it, it didn't feel like it was doing much to cleanse the face, but once I rinsed it off and dried my face this left it nicely cleansed, hydrated, super soft and a bit smoother.

However, despite being a very good cleanser, I still don't like it and wouldn't repurchase it because I don't like the texture...although it would probably be a great cleanser to use if I had a sunburn. I think I would actually like it that particular circumstance, but that's about it. It just feels too thin and gentle and not like a cleanser for my liking, but if you have very sensitive skin like my cousin you would probably enjoy it, and like I said it is very good. I just don't like the texture.

BTW, this pairs very well with a Foreo device if you use one.

I'm someone that has combo skin, oily t-zone with normal u-zone during the summer, and pretty normal-ish skin with a couple dry patches during the winter and this was not hydrating enough for me. When I used this, I woke up with dry skin the next morning...so I tried using a thicker layer the following evening, but I still woke up with dry skin. I tried layering on even more of the face cream the evening after that, but yet again I still woke up with dry skin.

If you have super oily skin then perhaps you'll like this since it's lightweight, thin, and not that emollient, but if you have combo-dry skin it's not going to provide enough moisture for your skin...at least not during the winter. Maybe it would be better during the hot summer months, but I'm not about to go buy this just to see if it might be better during the summer. This stuff is not cheap.

It is a bit dry the first few uses, but once you break past the initial...I guess topcoat or barrier it gets better. I really like how it glides and melts onto your lips, has the perfect hint of color that isn't too sheer or pigmented, and does a great job of moisturizing.

It is expensive for what it is, but it is a good product that I love and am constantly reaching for. I love slathering this on to run errands, bum around the house, for no-makeup days, and natural no-makeup makeup days.

Plus, this contains sunscreen.