Whether your skin needs an extra dose of hydration, a brighter complexion or a deep cleanse, facial masks are an easy way to elevate your skincare routine. From sheet masks and creamy overnight treatments to clay and gel formulas, today’s masks are designed to target specific concerns such as dryness, dullness, excess oil and uneven texture. Used regularly, the right mask can help leave skin looking smoother, refreshed and more radiant.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Facial Mask
- Start with Clean Skin: Always apply a mask to freshly cleansed skin. Removing makeup, sunscreen and excess oil allows the ingredients to absorb more effectively.
- Choose the Right Mask for Your Skin’s Needs: Different masks serve different purposes. Hydrating masks are ideal for dry or dehydrated skin, clay masks help absorb excess oil and unclog pores, while soothing formulas can calm redness and sensitivity. Look for ingredients that address your current skin concerns rather than using the same mask every time.
- Follow the Recommended Time: Leaving a mask on longer than directed doesn’t necessarily improve results. In fact, some clay masks can become overly drying if left on for too long. Always follow the instructions provided by the brand.
- Don’t Overuse: Using facial masks too often may irritate the skin or disrupt its natural barrier. Most masks are designed to be used one to three times a week, although some gentle hydrating or overnight masks can be used more frequently.
- Moisturize Afterwards: After removing your mask, apply a serum and moisturizer to help lock in hydration and maximize the benefits of the treatment.
- Patch Test New Products: If you’re trying a new mask—especially one containing active ingredients such as acids or retinol—perform a patch test first to reduce the risk of irritation or an allergic reaction.
- Listen to Your Skin: If your skin feels tight, stings excessively or becomes unusually red after using a mask, rinse it off immediately and discontinue use. Healthy skin should feel comfortable, balanced and nourished after masking.
- Multi-masking—using different masks on different areas of the face—can help target multiple skin concerns at once.
- Store gel or sheet masks in the refrigerator for a cooling, de-puffing effect.
- Avoid combining exfoliating masks with other strong active ingredients, such as retinoids or exfoliating acids, in the same routine unless the product instructions specifically recommend it.
- Consistency matters more than frequency. Using the right mask regularly as part of a balanced skincare routine often delivers better long-term results than occasional intensive treatments.
NEURAÉ harmonie The Sleeping Mask, $190
Designed to work in harmony with the skin’s natural overnight renewal cycle, this nourishing sleeping mask deeply hydrates, comforts and helps restore a healthy-looking glow by morning. Its rich balm texture melts effortlessly into the skin, while a neuro-fragrance infused with Gardenia jasminoides extract promotes relaxation and supports the skin’s overnight recovery. Enriched with shea butter, kokum butter and babassu oil, the formula delivers long-lasting moisture without feeling heavy or greasy.
Dermalogica MultiVitamin Power Recovery Mask, $109
This nutrient-rich rinse-off mask is formulated to work in just 10 to 15 minutes to visibly repair, brighten, and restore skin showing signs of environmental damage and accelerated aging. It targets the appearance of fine lines, pores, and dark spots while visibly firming and nourishing skin. It also supports natural collagen synthesis to hydrate and reveal brighter, smoother-looking skin.
Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask, $95
Reveal smoother, clearer-looking skin in just minutes with Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask. This warming treatment combines Okinawa Kucha clay, Japanese konjac and volcanic ash to help purify pores, gently exfoliate and absorb excess oil without over-drying. In as little as three minutes, skin feels refreshed, refined and visibly more radiant.
SkinCeuticals Clay Face Mask, $90
A purifying clay mask designed to deeply cleanse pores, absorb excess oil and help improve the look of congested skin. This non-drying formula combines high-quality kaolin and bentonite clays to draw out impurities, botanical extracts and minerals to help soothe and comfort skin, along with a hydroxy acid blend that gently exfoliates for a smoother, more refined complexion.
Skinbetter Science Scrub Mask, $90
This dual-functioning scrub mask uses biodegradable spherical beads and non-physical elements to exfoliate and promote smoother, more even-toned skin. A mixture of clays promotes sebum absorption and removes impurities leaving skin feeling clean and refreshed.
Institut Esthederm Lift & Repair Instant Repulp Mask, $89
Drawn features, dull complexion, sagging facial contours… These signs of skin aging can be reduced in just 10 minutes: the LIFT & REPAIR Instant Plumping Mask immediately lifts the skin for a smoothing effect and instant beautification.
Rhode Caffeine Reset Sculpting Cream Mask, $57
It’s a caffeine-packed mask that visibly depuffs and provides a stimulating effect, invigorating skin to look lifted and more awake. It’s clinically shown to visibly tighten skin quickly and all day, and provides lasting hydration and radiance.
BKIND Soothing Exfoliating Face Mask with AHA, $48
Formulated with fruit acids, a natural source of AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids, water-soluble acids), this face peel offers a gentle chemical exfoliation without abrasion that is perfect for sensitive skin! It helps exfoliate dead skin cells, stimulate cell renewal, smooth skin, even out and revive the complexion.
Bioderma Pigmentbio Night Renewer, $45.99
Featuring BIODERMA’s LumiReveal™ Technology, along with vitamins C, E and PP, the formula helps visibly reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation, strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier and improve radiance. Enriched with Hexapeptide-2 to promote firmer-looking skin, its lightweight night-mask texture delivers up to eight hours of hydration, leaving skin feeling smoother, plumper and refreshed by morning. Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
Three Ships Superfruit Lactic + Multifruit 8% AHA Exfoliating Mask, $38
This gentle exfoliating mask combines physical and chemical exfoliation. Rice Powders polish the skin’s surface while Fruit-Based AHAs brighten and clear away dead skin cells.
La Rosée Nourishing Mask Stick, $37
The La Rosée Nourishing Mask Stick deeply comforts and hydrates with organic sweet almond oil. Its 100% natural origin formula is specifically designed for normal to very dry and sensitive skin, working to nourish, soften, and smooth the epidermis. This concentrated blend of nourishing actives helps restore suppleness and vitality, leaving skin feeling soft and comfortable.
Hanyul Korean Yuja Brightening 2-in-1 Mask to Foam Cleanser, 30ml | $16, 120ml | $30
Made with 13 Korean Yujas per tube, this jammy formula smells delightfully citrusy as it gently smooths away excess dead skin cells as a mask, then transforms into a cushiony foam for a thorough yet visibly brightening, gentle cleanse. It also removes light makeup and sunscreen. No added fragrance or colorants.
BYOMA Bio Collagen Radiance Facial Mask, $25
The mask begins as a pink gel and transforms into a clear film as the active ingredients penetrate the skin, signaling it’s ready to remove. Once dry, the mask peels away leaving behind a smoother, hydrated complexion. Formulated for firmer-looking skin with visibly improved elasticity and reduced fine lines, this advanced moisturizing treatment works to optimize the environment for skin’s own renewal for bouncy, luminous results.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Face Sheet Mask, $4.88
Give dry, dehydrated skin an instant moisture boost with the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating 100% Hydrogel Mask. Infused with purified hyaluronic acid, this cooling hydrogel mask hugs the contours of the face to help deliver intense hydration for smoother, softer and more supple-looking skin. The gentle, non-comedogenic formula leaves skin feeling refreshed, replenished and radiant after just one use.
StriVectin Peptide Plump™ Collagen Cushion Eye Masks, $48
For the delicate eye area, the Peptide Plump™ Collagen Cushion Eye Masks provide an instant boost of hydration and plumping benefits. Powered by StriVectin’s Alpha-3 Peptide™ technology, these cushiony hydrogel masks help smooth the appearance of fine lines, reduce the look of fatigue, and leave the under-eye area looking refreshed and revitalized.
Di Morelli Hydrating Eye Mask, $45.95
Designed to deeply hydrate and refresh the delicate under-eye area, it helps reduce the appearance of puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines.
The Forever Eye Masks are thin, lightweight, and made from 100% medical-grade silicone. Designed for all skin types, they deliver targeted under-eye hydration, protect against makeup fallout, and are perfect for anyone who loves a consistent eye masking ritual, without the waste of single-use masks.
Naturium KP Body Scrub & Mask, $32.99
A 3-in-1 exfoliating treatment formulated with pumice, jojoba esters and AHA/BHA/PHA chemical exfoliants to instantly transform the look of bumpy, dry and rough skin. Used as a scrub or in-shower mask, it helps polish and smooth skin for a more even appearance.
StriVectin TL Advanced® Sculpting Neck & Jawline Mask, $20
Brings the benefits of StriVectin’s renowned neck care expertise into an easy, at-home treatment. Designed to visibly firm, smooth and contour the neck and jawline, the hydrogel mask helps improve the appearance of skin elasticity and delivers a refreshed, lifted look in just 20 minutes.
NYX Professional Makeup Fat Cheeks Butt Mask, $15
Packed with FAT care, Fat Cheeks Butt Mask is infused with avocado oil and jojoba oil to leave your cheeks looking soft, supple, and bikini-ready. Apply the sheet mask on to clean, dry buttocks. Keep the mask on for around 10 minutes and avoid sitting while wearing. Remove the mask and massage excess product into skin.
Bushbalm Hydrogel Vajacial Triangle Mask, $12
This innovative triangle-shaped mask soothes, cools, and reduces the appearance of redness, while also rejuvenating your bikini line. Formulated with natural ingredients like hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, and green tea extract, each mask provides the ultimate pampering experience.
