Yeah, my skin goes through its mood swings, especially as
the seasons change, so with all the heat and humidity of the last few days, it’s
no wonder that my skin has been more oily than usual and where there’s oil, you
can expect a blemish to follow.
After trying to go easy on my skin with a little Benzoyl
Peroxide - to no avail, I finally had to strong arm my sebaceous glands and pull
out the Queen…Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask.
While I don’t use my “Hulk” mask (as my son calls it) often, it is my #1
go to breakout tamer.
I will forever “Stan” for this classic mask. I’ve been using it since high school and it’s
the only thing that calms my skin down when it decides to throw a temper
tantrum. It is probably the first
product to actually make it to “Staple Status” in my beauty arsenal.
So what does this mask do that makes me sing its praises?
The clay mask dries up acne blemishes, shrinks large pores
and whisks away blackheads. It cleans
deep to get rid of breakouts fast.
Ingredients include both Kaolin and Bentonite clay. It has a cool, minty smell and the tingle I feel when I spread it on lets me know good things are being done to my pores.
After washing my face, I spread it on, kick back and in about 30-45 minutes, I take it off. I usually lay a warm, wet washcloth over the
mask, pressing it in to infuse the heat from the cloth and to loosen up the
hardened mask. I then wipe it
clean. I follow that with a few splashes
of cold water. After patting my face
dry, I sweep a cotton ball soaked in toner all over my face, then a
moisturizing lotion.
I like to do this once or twice a week until my skin “bows
down,” which usually takes a week or two.
Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask retails for $3.99 for an 8 oz.
tube, but I like to get the Jumbo 12 oz. jar for $7. The mask is available at Wal-Mart, Sally’s,
Drugstore.com, Amazon.com and other discount beauty retailers.
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