Ready To Use Preservative-Free Honey & Pink Clay Mask

Ready To Use Preservative-Free Honey & Pink Clay Mask

Juliette van der Meer

Clay facial masks containing water-based substances are typically difficult to properly preserve, so we tend to make ours as we need them -

BUT

- there are some ingredients that you can safely add to a ready-made mask that does not require any preservation as they are self-preserving (like Honey, Glycerine, and Propanediol).

Provided that there is no water in the system - to introduce microbial contamination and activate the clay - you can safely create your ready-to-use mask that can even be stored. Self-care Sunday has never been easier!

What Are the Benefits of This Preservative Free Mask?

Each Ingredient was carefully selected to boost your facial nourishment experience:

  • Honey: brightening and will leave your skin with a wonderful glow. It also has healing properties.
  • Oat flour: gives some gentle exfoliation and has soothing properties.
  • Pink Clay: lightly cleanses impurities and evens skin tone.
  • Glycerine and Propanediol: additional moisture and humectant properties.

DIY Pink Facial Mask Recipe for Glowing Skin

Variations: if you don't have oat flour, you could try almond flour or coconut flour.

You could substitute more honey for the glycerine if you like.

Ensure all your mixing bowls, utensils and the storage jar are sterile before you begin. Then weigh out all the ingredients and blend together until well combined. Decant into the jar.

To use, scoop some of the mask out with a spoon and apply to clean skin. You can brush it on with a mask brush or simply use your fingers to massage in. Rinse off after 20 minutes and follow up with a moisturiser as you normally would.

SHOP THE TOP INGREDIENTS: honey, pink kaolin clay,vegetable glycerine, propanediol, 100ml jar

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Juliette van der Meer

Fascinated with all things Nature, Science, Chemistry and Cosmetic Formulation; slave to four cats; my sweet tooth fuels my sweet nature.

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9 comments

Hi Pooja,

Should your mask pass stability testing, allergy testing and efficacy evaluations – they could be safely used commercially.

For a full checklist for formulators, feel free to check in with the blog attached to the following link:
https://essentiallynatural.co.za/blogs/the-business-blog/natural-cosmetics-a-best-practice-checklist-for-formulators-in-south-africa

Kind Regards,
Aiden

Aiden

do you think it can be used commercially without a preservative/

Pooja B

Hi Mo, yes you are welcome to play around and adjust the ratios of the ingredients. I wouldn’t change the wet ingredients however. You can add in some SCI powder, just reduce from the clay or oats to make room for it.

Juliette

Hi Julliet can l also add a bit of SCI for rinse off. Or if l do that l will then need to add a preservative?

Monza

Hie Julliet
I love this mask is it possible to add more clay and reduce oats flour. May be 15 or 20% clay

Mo

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