In September I had a chance to try UMA Oils products for the very first time and
I was pretty much blown away. Such wonderful products, really. I wrote a review
of the ah-mazing hair oil, the Intensely Nourishing Hair Oil*, which was the September’s Beauty Heroes Hero, and you
can check it out here. I adore it so much. Here I also have to mention how much
I love being Beauty Heroes brand ambassador. I can’t express how lucky and
grateful I feel to be a part of such incredible community. So. Much. Love. But back
to UMA. Besides the beautiful hair oil, I also really liked their Absolute Anti Aging Body Oil* which I mentioned here. Now
today I’m going to introduce you to their Ultimate Brightening Face Mask*.
The mask was a part of the BH
discovery, we all received a deluxe sample of it. I had some problems
with it but after chatting to Jeannie (the Beauty Heroes founder) and then to
Shrankhla (founder of UMA), she so very kindly sent me a brand new jar of the
mask. #blessed The masks comes in a matte glass jar (or frosty but without that
cringy nail scraping sound or feel) and has a very pretty design of plants on
it. But you can see that yourself so let me rather talk about the ingredients.
All UMA’s products are100% organic, vegan, and free from synthetic
fragrances and emulsifiers, preservatives, parabens, GMOs, and mineral oils.
In a base of Bentonite Clay, Aloe
Vera, Honey (ethically sourced and tree harvested by the native Adivasi tribe
from the same protected sanctuary that they have lived in for hundreds of years – I always appreciated this sort of information)
and Rose Water, there are some beautiful ingredients that work so great. Truly.
Warming spices, like Cinnamon, Saffron and Sandalwood, bring fresh blood to the
top layer of the skin, promoting healing of existing wounds, acne and inflammation,
they bring luminosity to the skin and minimize pores for an instant toning
effect. Free radical-fighting Orange Peel delivers a rush of Vitamin C deep
into the dermis while also promoting cellular turnover through a gentle peeling
action.
Their age-old brightening formula comes from generations of research into
ingredients that naturally reverse hyper-pigmentation and sun damage. You can
expect visibly even tone, smoother texture, and a radiant glow. Read all that?
It’s so true! My skin is brighter, smoother and visibly less red and inflamed. Don’t
get me wrong, the red scaring doesn’t just disappear in an instant but they do
look brighter and with regular use they disappear quicker. It really is such a
wonderful mask and every time I use it I’m more impressed. You can make this
mask even lovelier following their tip to gently rub an ice cube on the skin
for one minute after mask removal. Honestly, I haven’t done that, since I
never really have ice cubes in my freezer but I do rinse it off with cold
water. Remove with lukewarm water, finish with cold. I have to say that it feels
really nice and refreshing, especially because the mask is warming and also
tingles when I apply it on my skin. Even though the tingling sensation can be
quite intense, the mask doesn’t irritate my skin or anything like that. It
actually helps to reduce inflammation so I don’t mind it one bit. Plus, it goes
away in a minute or two. It is said that you can leave the mask on for 7
minutes or as long as you desire. After a few minutes it dries so I can’t
really move my facial muscles or talk too much, but I still prefer to leave it
on for longer than just 7 minutes.
This mask really is such a beautiful product and I highly recommend it, especially to those with acne prone, oily, combination skin. I believe it would work great on other types of skin too, but I can only write reviews based on my personal experience. I absolutely love it! You can get it here.
Happy weekend!
Much love,
Jana xx
*samples generously provided
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