Few things feel as luxurious as a heavy glass tube of one of The Body Shop‘s face masks – which make them a perfect treat for your skin on a day you want to treat your skin.

The two masks I’ve been using off and on for the last few months are their Chinese Ginseng & Rice  Clarifying Polishing Mask and the Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask. I use one of those soft flexible masking brushes to apply them to my face (it’s basically a small spatula) after I’ve washed my face, and then wear them for roughly 15 minutes.

The Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask is 100% vegan and is infused with bamboo charcoal, green tea leaves and organic tea tree oil. It’ll draw out impurities and refine the appearance of pores for healthy-looking skin. It’s probably the most fun to wear (between the two in this post) just because it’s got little leafy bits in it and it changes colour from brown to dark brown as it dries on your face. It also tingles a little bit which I really appreciate in a skincare product because I like to know that SOMETHING is happening!

The Chinese Ginseng & Rice Clarifying Polishing Mask is inspired by Chinese traditions of blending ginseng extract, rice extract and sesame seed oil into a creamy exfoliating face mask. They do recommend using it 2-3 times a week, but I really don’t mask that often – for me it’s a once every two weeks kind of thing (which means I may not get the intended results). This is one of the more comfortable face masks to wear as it doesn’t dry down and there isn’t any stinging sensation on your face. It promises to improve your complexion by making it brighter-looking and more supple, and I do get a teensy bit of brightness out of this mask, but I really don’t use it as often as they suggest so I doubt I’m getting the full impact. Still… it’s fun to use for a little bit of at home pampering!

Do you have a favourite mask by The Body Shop? Let me know!

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