How to Use a Facial Mask

Video Transcript

"Hi my names Teri, and in this segment I'm going to show you how to put on a facial mask. Now no I'm not getting ready to be the Hulk for Halloween, we're actually getting ready to put a facial mask on. And of course if you can see, I've done half of my face already; and I'm going to show you how to apply the other half. I'm using a clay mask; it's a shine control clay mask. I do that once a week, remove the excess oil off my skin and really cleans; gets deep down dirt and oil off. So take a small, maybe a quarter size amount, a little goes a long way with a mask, and you want to rub it around in the palm of your hand, and take your finger and gently work it around the edges of your face first and then fill it in. You want to get as close to your lips, not on your lips, but as close to your lip area as possible. Same with not in the nostril, but all around your nose area. The only place you don't want to get too close to is your eye area. It's just too gentle of an area to be putting a mask on; so keep a nice distance, this distance right here is just about right. And of course you want to get up to your forehead, you don't want to put it right on the eyebrow area because when you're taking it off your hair just pulls a little bit it's an uncomfortable feeling. It can be around the eyebrow area but I wouldn't recommend putting it right over top of the eyebrows. And if you want you can also put it right up and all down your neck area as well; if you want some firming, to be a little firmer you can do that as well. Alright and apply extra as needed; I think I'm good here. Now it's important to let the mask sit for 15 to 20 minutes or until completely dry. Now I suggest taking a nice warm face cloth at least room temperature, but the warmer the better; just it gets the mask off a lot easier. And you're just gonna, I start right at the top at the forehead and I work my way down my face. Sometimes you might want to hop right in the shower instead of doing it in this method. Just hop right in the shower with the washcloth and that way you can ensure it's going to be off if you get some in your hair, your ears, but this will work too. And it's all removed you can go ahead and moisturize if you like with your favorite moisturizer, and voila nice clean fresh skin."