Origins Clear Improvement™ Active charcoal mask Review

Hi girls, 

What can be a little treat for your weekend? A relaxing bubble bath, a good dinner, or a movie?
 Every girl can treat herself with all of those plus a good facial mask. What do you expect from your skin, after a whole week exposing to the sun, wind, and dirt? If it look dull, it is normal. Even we wash our faces everyday, a detoxifying mask that effectively cleans your pores and prevents you from potential acne is necessary every week or every two week at most.

Activated charcoal is known to have the power to draw out dirt, oil, toxins and impurities from the skin. Origins has a top seller product containing this magic black:

Clear Improvement™ Active charcoal mask

This mask is so gentle that you may want to use it no matter it is summer or winter, though it sounds more attractive in the summer when you feel the oil on your skin more often. Anyway, let me tell you how it is, and it is up to you when to apply.

This mask, with the main ingredient charcoal, as expected, will be black. It is actually more like dark grey. It looks thick but it goes smoothly on your skin. If you apply a very thin layer, it will dry so quickly. If you apply a thicker layer, it may take around 5 minutes to dry. For me, a nice even coating is good enough. Your skin will feel a little tight, but not uncomfortable. You will even like it, a bit warm and tight feeling gives you a signal that the mask is working. 

The mask is designed for 10 minutes leave in. I highly recommend that you wash your face with your regular cleanser, put a warm cloth on your face to open pores, put the mask on, let it work, rinse with warm water and with cold water as the last step to tighten the pores. You will feel the difference on your skin. It will be brighter, smoother and some people say it will be firm. Your skin is no more dull and this mask, once a week, is going to prevent you from developing blackheads and enlarged pores.

One more thing I like about Origins masks, that is you can just apply the mask and will be free to do anything you want. Because it will be either dry on your skin or your skin will absorb it like a moisturizer ( this is true for Origins Drink up mask, which will be reviewed later). You don't have to worry that your mask will leave mark on your clothes or you have to stay still to keep the mask stick on your face.

 It is even better now when Origins introduce the travel size version - Mask to go. It is limited edition, so don't miss it if you are planning for a vacation :)

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