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White & Elm Unscented Spirulina Green Superfood Nourishing Face Mask

White & Elm
Unscented Spirulina Green Superfood Nourishing Face Mask

Spirulina face mask provides much-needed nutrition to renew your skin's glow
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Ingredients overview

Highlights

#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free

Key Ingredients

White & Elm Unscented Spirulina Green Superfood Nourishing Face Mask
Ingredients explained

Montmorillonite (French Green Clay) - goodie
Also-called: Type of clay | What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier, emulsion stabilising

A type of clay that was originally found next to the French village, Montmorillon. Nowadays, Montmorillonite is used almost like a synonym for the most common type of clay, bentonite. Technically bentonite is montmorillonite and additional crystalline structures, or to put it another way, montmorillonite is 100% clean bentonite. 

As for montmorillonite in skincare products, it's used for its magic absorbent properties. It's excellent at instantly sucking up sebum and gunk from the skin and it might even be helpful in treating some rashes or skin irritations (contact dermatitis). But be careful, it can also be drying. 

Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Leaf Powder*

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Arthrospira Platensis (Spirulina) Powder*

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Symphytum Officinale (Comfrey) Root Powder*
Also-called: Comfrey Root Extract;Symphytum Officinale Root Extract | What-it-does: soothing

A medicinal plant with analgesic (painkilling) and anti-inflammatory magic properties. It contains allantoin and rosmarinic acid that are probably responsible for its soothing power. It's often used in the field of sports for treating bruises or sprains.

The questionable side of comfrey (that prevented us from giving it a goodie rating) is that it also contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). That guy has some proven toxic effect so for example in Germany the permissibale dose of PA is 100 μg/day and if the dose is between 10-100 μg/day the treatment is limited to 4-6 weeks per year.

But do not panic: most probably your skincare product does not contain anywhere near that dose. For example, a German sport-ointment to treat ankle sprains contains only 0.35 μg/g PA, so even with four uses per day, the dose is way below 10 μg/g. The same is probably true for your skincare product. 

Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow) Root Powder*
Also-called: Marshmallow Root Extract;Althaea Officinalis Root Extract

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Echinacea Angustifolia (Coneflower) Root Powder*

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

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what‑it‑does viscosity controlling
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what‑it‑does soothing
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