So you fancy yourself to be the daughter/son of the earth. How far is your commitment to it? Did you know that mud and clay can actually be good for the skin because of how many minerals it has? Even if you’re hearing this for the first time, skincare brands and natural skincare advocates have known this for years now! We even have some of them on LBB. Here are some brands that make liberal use of mud in some of their products.
Got Mud On Your Face, In Case You Need Brands That Embrace All Sorts Of Clays!
Skinish
It’s in the name, they’re all about that natural, vegan, cruelty free beauty regiments. They also love clay it would seem as they have a hair mask that uses five types of it, including one derived from lava! Bentonite Clay, Kaolin Clay and Kaolinite are also offerings by Skinish. For your skin they have a rose clay, and a mud mousse mask, all to suck out impurities for fresh skin
Myra Veda
A brand that not only uses natural ingredients, Myra Veda’s products are also handmade! A brand that makes luxury products minus the luxury pricing. Using ingredients from across the world for various hair and skin concerns, find interesting options like Hawaiian Mud, Zinc Oxide, and even pumice among other things! Their Hawaiian Mud & Seaweed Scrub as well as their Shea & Zinc Scrub mask are our picks!
Wildflower Naturals
Wildflower Naturals is a personal fav. Their Calamine and Bentonite facepack is great for the skin without causing dryness. They also have a facepack with French Pink Clay, and a charcoal face mask if you keep you’re a stickler for familiarity. Speaking of familiar, the Turmeric & Neem pack has light kaolin, bentonite, fullers’ earth (good ol’ multani mitti).
Ohria Ayurveda
Ohria Ayurveda channels the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic practices to make your hair shine and skin glow. Using many endemic ingredients (think champa, night jasmine, kokum among others) in their products, it’s good for you and the planet. Now when it comes to clay, they source some straight from the Himalayas! This is incorporated into some of their masks, and soaps too.
Rooted Store
A brand that is great for all things detox, clarifying, clearing and cleaning is the Rooted Store. Organic, plant-based, and synthetic chemical free, the Rooted Store is great for those of you who want to enjoy the best parts of mother nature. Apart from having a great range for Oily and Acne prone skin, they have a range of clay masks good for you. Apart from a Kaolin option, try their Moroccon Mud mask for acne prone skin, or the Majestic Mineral Anti Ageing mask. They also have a sample pack in case you want to try them all before making a purchase.
Healing Clay Blends
The name has clay in it, so expect some in most of their products. Best for those looking to tackle oily skin problems or acne among other things, they have a range of clay based masks. Including everything from Sea Clay and Red Clay, among others, they even have some cosmetics, salts, and soaps that have clay in them. Cosmetics include a Red Clay lip tint, and a talc free dusting powder, so you know a huge portion of their product range has 'Healing Clay Blends' for you!
Mud And Moon
Mud and Moon has made soaps into art, and uses clay to do everything from purification to adding some earthy hues to their soap bars. Their range of artisanal soaps change periodically, but they're all good for you as far as we know. What had a special place in our heart was the Rainbow soap that had French red clay, carrots, multani mitti, French green clay, indigo & rose clay. These clays make regular appearances in their other collections (individually and in combinations) making sure your bathing experience is extra good for you! And did we mention it's all organic and vegan?
