The first and last time! (Garnier Synergie Deep Pore Sauna Mask)

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Product:	Garnier Synergie Deep Pore Sauna Mask
Date:	06/06/01 (386 review reads)
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Advantages: Works very well, These single masks are great value at 99p

Disadvantages: No label to show it's not tested on animals

I've never tried a face mask before but when I saw this on offer in Boots for 99p and gave it a try. It's designed to dry up the oily patches on your skin and do some deep down cleansing. I hate the sticky icky feeling in warm weather!
For 99p you get a 10ml sachet which basically one face mask treatment. I'm not sure if you can buy a pack containing several masks though.

It's made with active natural ingredients and has a self-heating action. (To open pores and cleanse deep down) The pure clays in the mask absorb excess oils from your skin and there is some Zinc, which is known for its regulating action according to the packet. The mask is hypo-allergenic so it's tested to minimise the risk of allergic reactions. But tested on what?

You need to apply the mask with your fingers, and boy is this fun! When you open the wrapper you'll see the mask is really thick and bright sky blue clay type stuff. It very dense and feels heavy on your face but it's quite soothing in an odd way. You can smell the clay substance that it in it, a pretty neutral smell really.
The wrapper says to concentrate the mask on the T-Zone (forehead, nose and chin) as this is where most skin oils tend to build up and create more grime. You massage the mask gently into your skin and as you do you trigger the self-heating action. I really didn't expect to feel anything as I thought maybe it was another one of those skincare gimmicks. However I really did notice a warm and tingling sensation - but only on my chin.
You leave the mask on for 3 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water. My skin was slightly too dry afterwards but definetely felt really refreshed and super clean. It's probably too harsh to use more than once every few weeks.

I'd definetely buy a similar mask to this occasionally, but just not this particular brand. The packet has no mention of the manufacturer being "against animal testing" a
nd unfortunately I've since read articles claiming Laboratoires Garnier were in a spot of bother for using animals to test products. If the stuff is so full of dodgy chemicals I don't think I want it on my face anymore!
I'm keeping an open mind but there's definetely no label to reassure me about this.

So, on the basis of the mask only, I'll give it 2 stars for working well. It did what it claimed to do. I'm taking more stars away for the report that Garnier are excessively into testing products on animals and I won't buying it again knowingly. I'll stick to The Body Shop. Thanks to dooyoo-ers who reviewed their masks, I've read that Body Shop do equally good masks, if not better.

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