Glow, radiance, healthy skin, hydration. Do you want to get glowing skin after 50? If you want to get the glow back to your skin masks are a great resource for mature skin. When you need some help to add those attributes to your skin nothing substitute proper skin care, but there is a temporary short cut, masks. There are some great masks that can bring back the glow.
Today I share with you some fabulous masks that leave my skin looking amazing (and younger). These are my favorite exfoliating and hydrating masks that bring the glow back. I have tried a zillion masks, the ones I am sharing today I know work very well and I keep them in my bathroom. The following products are good for all skin types including the temperamental ones (sensitive) like mine.
Farmacy Honey Potion Renewing Antioxidant Hydration Mask with Echinacea GreenEnvy™
A funky name for a great mask. It is a light skin exfoliant, it hydrates and leaves the skin feeling and looking amazing, smooth, soft, glowing and radiant, the sexy glow returns. This is currently my favorite mask. I have sensitive skin and this mask does not irritate at all. The only con is it price.
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Ingredients
Glycerin, Diglycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Honey Extract, Propolis Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Panthenol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Honey, Water/Aqua/Eau, Flavor, Vanillyl Butyl Ether.
As you can see in the ingredient list, it is made of different types of honey, propolis and some vegetable ingredients. It is considered clean beauty in Sephora.
Price: US$38 for 50 gr. US$56 for 117 gr.
How to use this mask?
I used it once a week; less sensitive skin types can use it more often. I also use honey masks sometimes (from my pantry) and although the results are similar, my skin responds better to this mask. A yogurt mask may give a more similar effect.
Fresh Rose Face Mask
This mask feel so luxurious, this is in part because of its rosy smell, which comes from rose water and rose extracts. My skin feels very hydrated, calm, soft and fresh after I use it. It is mainly a hydrating mask and it helps temporarily reduce pore size. It is ideal when we need more hydration; however, I think for extreme conditions it is not the best (such as, after skiing). This is the way to get glowing and smell the roses at the same time.
Ingredients
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Rosa Centifolia Flower, Maris Aqua (Sea Water), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Faex (Yeast Extract), Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Caramel, Maltodextrin, Parfum (Fragrance), BHT, Citronellol, Phenoxyethanol.
Price US$62 for 100ml
How to use it?
I tried it once a week, but it can be used twice a week.
Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask
This is a great mask that leaves the skin feeling fresh, soft and radiant. It has beta hydroxy acids and post-biotics (by-products of fermented ingredients) as well as clay. The ingredients really honor its name, they are resurfacing, they eliminate dead cells.
Ingredients
Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Sclerotium gum, Aqua/water/Eau, Lactobacillus Ferment, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Lactobacillus/Punica granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Beta vulgaris/Beet Root Extract/Extrait de racine de betterave, Kaolin (Rose Clay), Sodium Phytate, Aroma*, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool.
Price US$62 for 30 ml
How to get glowing skin this mask?
Use it once or twice a week.
Le Mieux Bio Cell sheet mask
This mask is a wonderful quick fix for radiance. It is very hydrating and leaves the skin looking plum, soft, brighter, more even, and just nicer in 10 to 15 minutes. It is a seaweed mask with peptides and vitamins. It is the best sheet mask that I have used.
Price
US$ 30 for 4 masks.
Ingredients
Hyaluronic Acid, Lavandula Officinalis (Lavender) Flower Water, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Extract, Freeze-Dried Marine Collagen (proprietary formula), Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Morus Alba (Mulberry) Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis (Chinese Skullcap) Root Extract, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Allantoin, Glucosamine HCI, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, UGL Complex (Glucosamine HCI, Algae Extract, Yeast Extract, Urea), Fagus Sylvatica (Beech) Bud Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa (Green Algae) Extract, Chitosan, Glucose, Glucose Oxidase, Lactoperoxidase.
Just a comment
When it comes to get our sexy glow back there are many great masks and some of them are very inexpensive. The ones in this list are my favorites. There are also great natural ingredients that can give similar results such as, yogurt and oats, white clay or honey among my favorites for mature skin.
Do you have any masks that you love? Leave a comment below and let us know which is your favorite mask. Read about my experience with Nuface.
I’m only 34 and already my skin is starting to bum me out. I’ll have to try some of these!
Hi Kate. These are great masks at any age, they are light exfoliators and good moisturizers.