I think it's about time I discuss this Farmacy Bright On Vitamin C Clay Mask. Considering I've only had these photos in my phone since it launched. It looked like such a cool idea this clay mask that starts purple and turns green when massaged onto the skin. I was sold. Details per Farmacy:
Turn your bright on! Brighten and detox in one step with this color-changing vitamin C clay mask that transforms color as it transforms your skin. Bright On face mask contains antioxidants and AHAs that remove buildup and impurities to visibly improve skin texture and tone. Instantly reveal your brightest, most perfect skin!
Key Benefits:
You can see it working! As Bright On is massaged into skin, vitamin C capsules burst, turning from lavender to green and releasing powerful brightening and clarifying benefits for instant results.
Skin-perfecting multi-tasker. This dual-action formula helps detox and brighten without drying or breaking you out. It’s suitable for all skin types and will never strip. Fruit-derived AHAs gently resurface skin, creating a virtually poreless finish and leaving skin feeling smoother and softer.
Naturally detoxes. Mineral-rich (and food-grade!) kaolin and bentonite clay helps remove excess oil and impurities and visibly reduce the appearance of pores.
Refreshes + cools. Aloe and a special blend of superfoods help cool, soothe and moisturize skin.
Directions Apply a generous amount evenly to clean skin, massaging in circular motions until color transformation has occurred. Avoid eye area. Leave on for 5–10 minutes, depending on skin sensitivity. Rinse with water to remove. May be applied 2–3 times a week.
Key ingredients:
- Micro-Encapsulated Vitamin C: Powerful antioxidant helps smooth, clarify, brighten, even skin tone and promote anti-aging benefits.
- Kaolin and Bentonite Clay: Helps detox skin by removing excess oil and impurities and visibly diminishes the appearance of pores.
- Aloe + Superfood Blend: Apple, broccoli, kale, blueberry and cucumber help nourish, moisturize and soothe.
- Fruit-derived AHA Blend: Bilberry, sugarcane, orange, lemon and sugar maple deliver AHAs (lactic, glycolic, citric, malic and tartaric) to help promote cell turnover, brighten and soothe.
- Echinacea GreenEnvy™ (Cichoric Acid): Powerful antioxidant, helps support collagen, promotes an even skin tone and fights free radical damage for healthier looking skin.
Ingredients
Water/Aqua/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Kaolin, Glycerin, Bentonite, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Sorbitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lauroyl Lysine, Chromium Oxide Greens, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Betaine, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Abies Sibirica Oil, Cellulose Gum, Sucrose, Mica, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Manganese Violet, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Algin, Bioflavonoids, Limonene, Linalool
I don't know what magic they used to make this turn from purple to green, but it really does color change and it's quite cool. This clay mask has encapsulated vitamin C plus fruit AHAs to visibly brighten the skin. The clays will help detox and purify. It has a nice creamy texture. This does dry down like a typical clay mask. I have a really hard time with clay masks for this reason. My cheeks are really dry. It was actually really uncomfortable to wear this mask for the full duration as my cheeks were getting so dried out. That's nothing new for me and it's not anything Farmacy did with their formulation. I tend to not use clay masks on my cheeks and just do t-zone to avoid that tight, uncomfortable feeling.
I think you'll miss lots of the benefits of this mask in particular with that method but not getting the vitamin C and AHAs all over the face. This visibly brightened my skin after one use and my skin was super soft afterwards. So it does work great. I can see this being great for anyone with acne prone or oily to oily combo skin. If you have dry skin this mask probably isn't for you unless you can handle that dry feeling. It'll be personal preference. I only have a small handful of clay masks I can actually tolerate and they all have oils so they don't dry down. The oils may not be best for acne prone types so I feel this is a great choice for anyone in that targeted group I mentioned. It was very fun and effective so I see why it's popular.
Top to Bottom-Thick layer, Thin layer prior to rubbing, thin layer after rubbing:
