Active Cleansing Mask
Most people know that it is necessary to use a skin cleanser every day, to remove make up and all the other impurities from the face. However, more and more people are realizing that this on its own is not enough for real deep down skin cleansing. To ensure the skin is really clean, it is important to use a cleansing mask at least every fourteen days – this will not only provide really deep cleansing, but will revitalize the skin as well.
There are actually very good reasons for using a cleansing mask in addition to daily skin cleansers. While most of our body is covered with clothing, our faces are exposed every day and all day to the air and the general environment, which are full of toxins such as cigarette smoke, fumes from petrol and diesel, and general dirt, not to mention make up, which many women use on a daily basis. An ordinary daily cleanser cannot possibly keep up with the particles from the atmosphere that builds up on the face.
A cleansing mask has the potential to reach where an ordinary cleansing cream cannot go – provided it has the right ingredients. It has to contain a balance between elements that cleanse the skin, and those that cherish and care for it, otherwise it will do more harm than good. To achieve this, there are certain ingredients that must be included.
On the one hand, the most powerful cleansing ingredients are clay extracts like Kaolin and Bentone Bel. These uniquely have both antiseptic properties to combat skin infection, and drying properties to absorb excess oils from the skin. Along with these, the cleansing mask must contain natural moisturizers to balance out the drying elements, and among the very best of these are macadamia oil and Shea butter – Shea butter being akin to the oils produced by the skin’s own sebaceous glands. Ideally, Manuka honey should be added to the mix, since no other product in the world can equal it for its antibacterial and antioxidant properties, and its ability to slow down the aging process.
Ingredients in this amazing cleansing mask:
Kaolin: (an extract from a special New Zealand clay) which absorbs oil and gently pulls out grime from your skin. Kaolin’s mildly drying and disinfectant properties also help heal blemishes and inflammation, and prevent new ones from forming.
Bentone Gel: is made from a special type of clay, mixed with emolients. It works in synergy with Kaolin to improve its cleansing effectiveness even further.
Macadamia Oil: is a luxurious oil, which is easily absorbed into the skin and is proven to protect the skin cells from aging. Macadamia oil has an unsurpassed ability to penetrate damaged skin, replenishing oils lost during the day. It contains palmitoleic acid, an essential oil which has long been known as beneficial to the skin.
Shea Butter: is a natural moisturizer and emollient, which softens the skin, and also soothes inflamed skin. It helps to reduce scars, blemishes and brown spots on the skin, and smooth out wrinkles and stretch marks. Shea butter absorbs rapidly into the skin without leaving a greasy feeling. It contains several natural moisturizers, which are almost identical to the moisturizers produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
Active Manuka Honey: This is a special type of honey from New Zealand, which contains unique enzymes with scientifically-proven healing properties for the skin. Only certain types of honey gathered from the manuka bush contain these special properties, which scientists call the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF). It helps to restore and rejuvenate your skin, making it look younger and softer.
Allantoin: Helps to soothe your skin and ease inflammation. It has also been scientifically proven to stimulate skin growth and help restore damaged skin. It also works to soften the skin. Allantoin is a natural compound occurring in herbs such as comfrey, wheat, and sugar beets.
Xtend-TK: Truly is the closest thing to a miracle ingredient in reversing the aging process of the skin. It contains bio-active keratin, which is similar to the basic protein found in human skin. This means it is powerfully effective in rejuvenating the skin. In fact, Xtend-TK is almost like applying a ‘liquid skin’ to your face and body, in a unique bio-available form which stimulates the growth of new skin cells. Furthermore, it is a wonderful moisturizer, which penetrates deeply into the skin, and also forms an invisible barrier to retain moisture.
There is actually only one cleansing mask available that contains every single one of these ingredients combined, and that is the one produced by Xtend Life. In addition, however, it contains a unique formulation found nowhere else, called Xtend-TK. This stimulates the production of collagen, to replace what is lost by aging, and thus smoothes out wrinkles and sagging skin. Along with this, it contains a special protein called Keratin, which is actually based on the components of the human skin, and works as what can be called a liquid skin, replacing lost nutrients.
With this unique combination of ingredients, it is clear that this cleansing mask is indispensable for your skin, and should be used every two weeks. All make up should be removed before applying it, and then it should be massaged into the face and neck, avoiding the area round the lips and eyes. Leave it on for 20-30 minutes, to ensure the powerful ingredients penetrate right into the pores to target all the impurities, and then wipe it off with a damp washcloth, using a gentle circular motion.
What is so special about this particular cleansing mask is that all the nutrients it contains are basically what the body makes in the first place, and loses as time goes on. By replenishing these substances, the mask gives your skin a new fresh start. This way the skin revives itself, and keeps the youthful, glowing look which you really desire.
