This smooth and simple clay face mask comes together in no time, and leaves your pores clean and your face firmed and refreshed. And, with luxurious ingredients like silk and green tea, it’s perfect for an indulgent girls night in.
Does this mask bring out my eyes?
I never miss a weekly clay face mask thanks to clay’s wonderful ability to vacuum out my pores, boost circulation, and give a healing kick to any zits that have been lurking about. In this mask I’ve teamed clay up with aloe, green tea, and silk for an added dose of awesome.
Aloe juice is a long time favourite for healing, soothing, and moisturizing, so including it was really a no brainer. Green tea is loaded with antioxidants like vitamins C & E, and it’s said to be a powerful anti-aging ingredient to boot.
Whisking in the green tea extract… which is brown…
Silk is a wonderfully versatile natural protein that protects and hydrates the skin whilst contributing a soft, silky glow.
All creamy and ready for application!
The final mask is smooth and green, and imparts a good dose of vitamins, antioxidants, and beneficial proteins. Treat yourself 😉
Soothing Green Tea & Silk Face Mask
1 tbsp aloe juice (not the scary green goo!)
1 tsp matcha powder or green tea extract
1/4 tsp silk peptides, powder, or amino acids
4–6 tsp French green clay5 drops jojoba oil (USA / Canada)
Measure the aloe vera juice out into a small dish. Whisk in the green tea and silk, and then slowly start whisking in the clay, one teaspoon at a time, until you have a thick, creamy paste. Whisk in the jojoba oil (USA / Canada).
To use, pull your hair away from your face and spread a thick layer of the mixture across your skin. Rinse off after about 20 minutes—the mask will start to feel tight as it dries out. Follow up with some argan oil and enjoy your refreshed, smooth skin!
I can feel my pores getting cleaner.
Hi dear! and…hahahaaaaa haaaa haaaahaaa haaa! the photo is amazing!!, probably the funniest photo I’ve ever seen!…I could say that your post is very good with only a picture! ha ha! I did not have to put anything and recipe!, sometimes really wonder how can you be so funny! your kids are lucky to have you, Mom!…but to stop teasing…yeah, the recipe is exxelent as always…but I must admit that I laughed a lot today with this so funny picture!…Greetings.Athanasia.
Hahha, thanks Athanasia 🙂 I figured I might as well go for full-funny since I was already covered in green goo 😉 I don’t have kids, though 😛
don’t listen to Athanasia! You look just fine!! As fine as all girls in such mask would be 🙂 Thank you, Fiona, for the awesome post ! 😉
LOL that’s what I was going for—as good as it gets, considering the goo 😛
I have everything but the silk – would it still be a good mask without that? (And sorry if you hate this question about changing your recipes)
The clay is definitely the powerhouse of this recipe, so you can get away without the silk 🙂
Hi Marie!…yeah it was very funny! you don’t have kids? oh! yeah? you don’t have..What would be the best parents they had children (like you) do not have and those who do not deserve to have children have …..that’s life!…Hello from Grecce!….
I’m young, there’s still time 😛
hi Marie! what’s the shelf life of this lovely mask, once mixed up?
Hi Erin! If you just mix up the powder it will last indefinitely when stored in a tightly sealed container, but once you add water it’ll likely sprout mould pretty fast—in a matter of days, in my experience.
You mentioned in your Potions Cabinet post about a French Green Clay mask using seaweed powder. I couldn’t find the recipe though. Would it be the same as this one, only substituting the silk peptides with the powder? Thanks!
I think this is it, but it’s pretty ingredient heavy and I haven’t made it in years. I’d just start with 2 parts clay, 1 part seaweed and see what you think 🙂
Hi any idea if I can incorporate tussah silk, if yes please tell me how!?
You can’t; it won’t dissolve. You need hydrolyzed silk, as I’ve used 🙂