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Hydration and suppleness: DIY hydrating mask vs. Vichy Quenching Mineral Mask

Vichy Masque Mineral

A deeper look at the ingredients in the masks:

Vichy Quenching Mineral Mask

  • pH Balancing Thermal Water: 10% of this mask is made up of this water, which is known to rebalance skin’s pH, and has intense hydrating benefits.
  • Niacinamide (vitamin B3): It calms down inflamed skin and helps visibly brighten skin tone.
  • Glycerin: Known for its comforting and hydrating benefits.
  • Menthoxypropanediol: Brings down skin’s temperature progressively upon contact with skin to provide immediate and long-lasting cooling effect.

DIY hydrating mask

  • Oat: This helps to gently exfoliate your skin and probably won’t directly contribute to hydrating it.
  • Honey: This has anti-bacterial and hydrating effect on skin.
  • Milk: It keeps your skin moist and also helps reduce redness.

Vichy Masque Mineral Application 2

We applied the Vichy Quenching Mineral Mask on the right side of Kristen’s face, and the DIY mask on the left side of her face.

Kristen’s impression of both masks

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Kristen says: While the Vichy Quenching Mineral Mask glides on easily, it has a sticky feeling. Thankfully, this goes away quickly and it even continues to bring down my skin temperature, leaving a “minty” feeling on skin, which feels refreshing. Both masks did a decent job in making my skin feeling smoother and more hydrated. However, I’d say that the Vichy Quenching Mineral Mask wins by a notch. Because other than delivering smoothness and hydration, it also leaves my skin feeling more supple and bouncy. I can’t stop touching the right side of my face after I’ve rinsed it off!

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Verdict: I really like the effects that both masks left on my skin. However, the hassle of removing it and the thought of preparing all the components are definitely turning me off from it. I’d much prefer something fuss-free.

Additional tips to masking

If you’re hoping to achieve hydration benefits, apply your mask right after your shower. The mask will be able to step up on locking in the moisture as your skin is slightly damp. Having a shower before masking also ensures your hands and face are clean, and you’re not introducing any bacteria to your skin.

Our conclusion

Vichy mineral masks

Before the blind tests, we have thought that DIY masks that we create out of our own kitchen are definitely going to give very good results – after all, everyone has tried it as their SOS facial. But it turns out that the Vichy mineral masks (they’re the first derma cleansing masks in the market!) outperformed them and were very convenient to apply and remove. They gave us better skin in less than 10 minutes and most importantly, saved us the hassle of chopping up cucumbers, squeezing lemons, and mixing different ingredients together.

The new Vichy mineral masks are available at leading pharmacies including Watsons, Guardian, Unity and selected hospital pharmacies at SGD39 each. You can also get a Mask Trio Set (15ml x 3) for just SGD19.90 to try all of them, or to do multi-masking (apply different mask on different areas of your face).

The DIY masks’ ingredients, if you need to know, can be found at any grocery stores or market in your neighbourhood.

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