Bioré Self Heating Mask

OK, so these are a little on the expensive side, but hey what a face mask! I've never really gone in for the whole-hog routine thing, but these little capsules contain a full-facial in under 60 seconds. Which is really useful when you have a two year old braying on the shower screen door! You basically squeeze the stuff out of the capsule and apply to wet skin, and massage around a bit, while the whole thing turns blue and warms your face right up and then rinse off. My skin has honestly not been as clear for years. Big big thumbs up from me! ...

It was a bit worrying the first time I used this, I mean I know it says self heating but for some reason I didn't really believe it and couldn't think how it would work. Still don't know how it works but its less worrying now I know its not going to burn me or anything!! It is quite expensive and comes in a packet with about 6 or 8 small sachets. You have to wet your face quite well before using it as it is very thick and gloopy. The little blue bits in the mixture are I assume the self heating part and as you rub it into your face they disolve and turn the whole lotion blue. Almost immediately as soon as you start massaging it onto your face you can ...

Product Information: The back of the box says the mask is supposed to “open up and intensively cleanse pores”. The thermal heat “purifies and refines your skin by absorbing excess oils and getting rid of pore-clogging dirt and dull, dead skin cells”. The product is dermatologist tested, hypo-allergenic, and non-comedogenic. One box contains 8 single use masks that are applied for one minute. Packaging: The American box (I believe it may be different in the UK) is made of cardboard and is Biore’s standard green color. Inside, the mask is packaged in metal “pods”, which was pretty unexpected to me (I was expecting a bottle, rather than individually wrapped ...