The gentle, creamy formula feels comfortable on your skin and the mask doesn’t dry down to a hard finish, so no chisel required when it comes to removing it. That’s a huge bonus for me; I find lots of clay masks too aggressive and by the time I’ve soaked and flanneled them off, my skin feels as though I’ve spent eight months hand-gliding over the Sahara.

The Soothing Mask is hypoallergenic and has been formulated with anti-inflammatory Mallow Flower as well as a blend of three different clays; Kaolin to absorb excess sebum and the mineral-rich Montmorillonite and Ghassoul clays to clarify and help eliminate blemishes. Mallow Flower extract has long been used as a  herbal remedy to help soothe bites, stings, rashes and wounds so it’s a fitting hero ingredient for this skin-calming mask. I’ve talked recently about the side effects of my enthusiastic retinol and glycolic testing – a general dryness, sometimes a bit of itching – and I’m trying to make sure that all of my other products are very gentle and sympathetic to my skin’s plight. (I mean. The things I do in the name of research!) The Pure Clay Soothing Mask is a lovely addition to my SOS kit and would be brilliant for those with drier, more sensitive skin who don’t get on well with the more traditional clay masks.
It’s deep-clean that won’t dry you out. All for a very reasonable £7.99. The fact that it comes housed in a heavy glass jar al...