All You Need To Know About Sheet Masks Before You Buy Them On Sale Or Otherwise!

In the past 3 to 4 years, the boom of Korean skincare has changed the way we see skincare. The way we take care of our skin now has changed 360 degrees. It all started with a sheet mask which hydrates your skin and is available in different variants serving different purposes. From anti-ageing to giving a glow to hydrating, there is something for everyone and easily available online. But what really are sheet masks? Are we using them right? How do they truly do their job and what is its origin? Here is an all you need to know list which will satiate your curiosity. 

What Are Sheet Masks?

Cut into a big round with space for your eyes, nostrils, and mouth, sheet masks are glazed with a solution called serum. These masks could be made of different materials like gels, fibers, and papers. Meant for only one-time use, they are convenient masks. 

How To Use These Masks

 

 

 

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All you have to do is wash your face and then apply this mask and keep it for 20-30 minutes and not more. Apply it thrice a week and you do not always have to spare extra time for it. You can keep it while watching TV, reading a book, or cooking as well. But remember not wash off the goodness once you take it off. Use the spare serum in the pack on your neck and arms. Apply it from the forehead and then roll it down from there, adjusting it on your nose, letting your mouth and eyes free.

Origin Of Sheet Masks

They are basically South Korean or Japanese as these two countries are extra cautious about their skin health than any of us. So much so that they follow a ten-step routine which is why you can see that their skin is so tight and glowing.

How Do They Work

 

 

 

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The concentrated serum in these sheets have ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamins dissolved in water. The sheets prevent the serum's evaporation which is intended to penetrate deep into the skin.  

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The Benefits

They hydrate the skin and stay on for 30 minutes which makes the skin drink in all the goodness. To put it in lay man's terms, they are spa sessions for cheap which are super effective.

Ingredients In The Masks

 

 

 

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The sheet masks could contain many ingredients depending upon the need of the skin. It could have rice water, seaweed, ginseng, vitamin C, fenugreek paste, pearl extracts, snail extract, red wine, etc.

Material Of The Sheets Used

There are many kinds of sheets which are dipped in the serums. Here is a list going from the best material for you to the worst one which should be avoided.

• Bio-cellulose: This sheet is made of all-natural material, is good with absorption properties.
• Hydrogel: These sheets have a gel like consistency as the name suggests and fit the face well as they come in two pieces which is easier to apply. 
• Cotton: These sheets are way more affordable, but the problem is that they have lower capacity than the above to in terms of delivering the serum into the skin.
• Non-woven fiber: These are very cheap and extremely low in doing their job. 

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