Face mask

Korean face masks: sheet mask, night mask, and wash-off face mask

How is a face mask used?

A face mask is added to the skincare routine, depending on whether it is a wash-off face mask, a sheet mask, or a night mask.

Wash-off face mask applied immediately after cleansing, left on for the time specified on the product (usually 5-20 minutes), and then washed off.

Sheet mask applied to the face after cleansing, let it work, after which the fabric is removed and the treatment liquid still remaining on the skin is patted onto the face and neck. Finish with a serum if you want, but at least a face cream.

Night mask added as the last step in the evening routine, either after the face cream or instead of it. As the name suggests, the night mask stays on overnight and does not need to be washed off, but the face is normally washed in the morning with water (and if needed, a water-based cleanser).

What comes after the face mask?

After the face mask, you should always add at least one face cream (excluding the night mask).

After a wash-off face mask, you can also add toner, essence, serum, and/or ampoule from your skincare routine, before the face cream.

After a sheet mask, add at least one face cream, but depending on the type of face mask (if the mask is enriched with essence or serum), you can also add a serum and/or an ampoule.

Should a face mask be washed off?

Korean sheet masks are not washed off, but the essence still remaining on the skin after the treatment time is patted into the skin.

Wash-off face masks, such as clay masks, should be washed off after the treatment time, just as the name suggests.

The night mask does not need to be washed off, but the face is normally rinsed off in the morning with water (and if needed, a water-based cleanser).