Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm sure my review will be buried under the masses of rave reviews, but I do have some helpful tips if any of you get a chance to see this! First, this stuff is pretty sweet. After quite a few trial and error, I've found a few things: 1. BEST TIP - if you have any left over protein powder plastic scoops (c'mon I know you have a stash hidden somewhere that you swear you'll find a use for someday), you can just use one of those suckers to mix this mask in. Granted, you cant use a thimble sized scoop. Just use a regular one if you have it. 2. Next, just take your scoop and gather a small amount from the clay jar. Then you can just pour in the Apple Cider vinegar in a 1:2 ratio (1 part ACV to 2 parts clay). It takes a while to find the right amt to get the desired consistency, but it's not too hard. NEXT just take a wooden chopstick and stir. Stir a lot . It's pretty neat cos once you pour in the ACV it all starts bubbling and snapping at you. When mixed thoroughly it has a kind of "whipped" consistency. Then you just smear all over your face/ back/ arms/whatever. Then you wait until it starts pulling and burning yo skin! This stuff burns my face as it tightens, then itches like crazy, then feels like someones throwing ice cold water at my face. I dont normally get a pulsing sensation, and maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I enjoy it so leave me alone! Anyhoo, I find the plastic scoop method works the best, and leaves minimal clean up, as opposed to using a kitchen bowl and spoon which tend to leave quite a bit more mess. Usually I can just get all the last bits of the mask out of the scoop with my finger, leaving the scoop almost totally clean, then just wipe the chopstick off on a body part to get all the excess off. Real classy like. I always see how long I can keep this stuff on; usually 20-40 min. It tightens your face to the point where you cant even open your mouth, so it's kind of a hassle if your significant other is home, and you can't do anything but whimper at them like you're a pre-oiled Tin Man. I highly recommend doing this when you are home alone. The clean up is the only crappy part of all this and I have yet to find a good (and easy) solution, save from hosing myself off in the back yard :/ I really hate the idea of using all the paper towels we own just to wipe it off, and I don't like the idea of using a bath towel (since that goes in the washing machine, and who knows how much that'll clog up the machine). As of today my solution to this issue is getting half off with paper towels then jumping into the shower and pretending like nothing will harm the plumbing. Sometimes I try to rinse off equal parts in all 4 of our sinks, just to distribute the mess evenly. Once again also pretending like that will not clog up our plumbing... I think the pretending is working! 3. pro tip with the paper towel clean up - soak the towels in hot water, then lay it over your face for 10 seconds, then slowly drag the cloth down your face. If you just jump right in and smear the cloth over your face you're going to scream like Macaulay in Home Alone. 4. When I first received this product, I used it 4 days in a row. Normally, using any kind of product that many days would wreak havoc on my skin, break me out, and dry the eff out of my face. Surprisingly enough, no damage has been reported. I have naturally dry skin that is insanely flaky, so after I clean the mask off I just apply a thick coat of Look, No X Ma! cream. I use that stuff religiously, and after the mask it works just fine. Results! I do see it working on my face. At least, I hope it's the mask. The right side of my face had a TERRIBLE disgusting break out for like, 3 months. I couldn't figure out what was causing it, and have tried everything natural to get rid of it... all the products only agitated it more, which was infuriating. After I used the mask 4 days in a row, I saw things clearing up a bit. Then I got lazy and quit, because the mess is just such a hassle, but now my acne's gotten a bit worse. Back to the mask! OH also, DO NOT LAUGH while this mask is drying. I made the mistake of watching SNL once to pass the mask drying time. once. Never again. Also, we now have a thin layer of grey, green clay coating over everything in the house (mainly the computer desk). But fear not, this stuff wipes right off anything. No biggie. Also, I saw people complaining that this clay is a greenish grey color, which they took to be "impure" because it wasn't white (racists!) WELL I read on a website from this super knowledgeable person that the white stuff is actually the over-refined/bad quality clay, so THERE. I mean, they seemed to really know their stuff, so I'll just choose to believe them over researching it more. It's the American way! Hoped any of this helped .. someone. Just one person, even. That would be worth it. ...