It’s also a natural fungicide in the garden, as I recently learned.
#QUEEN HELENE MINT JULEP MASQUE DETAILS SKIN#
Sulfur is a naturally-occurring element, and according to Skin Deep, it’s used in skin care products for anti-acne and skin conditioning purposes. Propylene glycol is a petrochemical derived from natural gas. It’s definitely a safe ingredient, but for my purposes, I didn’t think it was necessary, and I didn’t want to go to the trouble of looking for it without plastic, so I left it out.ĥ) Propylene Glycol. According to Skin Deep, zinc oxide is a bulking agent, colorant, skin protectant, and sunscreen agent. The bottle does have a tiny plastic cap.Ĥ) Zinc Oxide. I found pure vegetable glycerin in a glass bottle at Lhasa Karnak Herb Company down the street from me in Berkeley. If you want to avoid animal or petroleum-derived glycerin, you have to make sure the label specifies “vegetable glycerin.” Queen Helene’s label says there are no animal ingredients, but it doesn’t indicate whether the glycerin is from plant or fossil sources. What’s more, glycerin can also be synthesized from fossil sources. As such, it can have either animal or plant origins. Glycerin is a component of various fats and can be produced as a byproduct of saponification, i.e. It’s valuable in a mask because it softens and helps attract moisture to the skin.
I have not found kaolin or any other kind of clay around here in bulk, so I just used one kind.ģ) Glycerin. (Duh.) I found bentonite clay powder in bulk at Whole Foods Market and at various smaller health food and herb shops in my neighborhood and bought some in my own jar. These are types of clay - the main ingredient in a clay mask. I’m fine with using plain tap water.Ģ) Kaolin and Bentonite. I thought it would be a neat exercise to go through on this blog. I decided to see if I could make it myself, analyzing the ingredients to figure out which ones were actually therapeutic, which ones were unnecessary or even toxic, and which ones I could find without plastic packaging. Maybe I didn’t want to use this stuff up after all. Not only does this “natural” product come packaged in plastic, but it contains enough questionable ingredients to rate a 5 on Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database. (For those who don’t know, mud masks are used to suck out the oil and dirt clogging your pores and leave your face baby soft.) Following my resolution to use up the plastic-packaged stuff I already have before looking for alternatives, I dug out the Queen Helene and got ready to slather it on my face… until I read the ingredients. I’ve had this same plastic tube of the stuff sitting in my bathroom cabinet for years and had pretty much forgotten about it until a few weeks ago when I noticed my face was getting dirty from all the work in the garden. I mean, it’s found in all the health food stores, so it must be okay, right? Or is it? And is there any actual mint in it? Queen Helene’s hugely popular mint julep masque is widely considered to be a safe product.
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