I’m a sucker for a good scrub, a good mask, & charcoal so this Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar Facial Polishing Mask appears to check all the boxes.
As you can see from the handy squeeze bottle packaging this is a dual action gel mask & scrub that is supposed to instantly detox pores & smooth skin. The activated charcoal is supposed to absorb oil (great cause my skin is oily) & impurities without over drying. The black sugar is supposed to exfoliate away dulling skin cells for softness & clarity (also great cause my texture needs help).
Freeman boasts itself as being cruelty free, animal friendly, & nature inspired so the ingredient list is filled with extracts like banana, coconut, ginger, papaya, raspberry, sandalwood, & lavender. The sugar & charcoal are right at the top in the first 3.
This has a nice dark pigment out of the tube & you can see the sugar granules for scrubbing. When applied it’s a little messy & doesn’t actually dry completely, but it has a nice fine grit that is very satisfying for the scrubbing promises of the product.
I was targeting a specific area (which Freeman suggests with their full range of products) that was feeling particularly bumpy & dull. The directions state to apply to clean damp skin & leave on for 5-7minutes. This is to let the charcoal do it’s thing. Like I said, it doesn’t really dry & it’s messy. I don’t love leaving it like a mask, but I guess letting it sit is supposed to give me more benefits. After it’s set I used warm water to scrub it around a bit in circular motions & rinsed it off. Again, I found the scrub very satisfying. The granules are decent sized, think raw sugar crystals, but combined with the thickness of the base it feels more like a fine grit to me.
I think you can see in these pictures my skin texture is a little smoother & little less dull. If you could feel my face you would be completely sold on this product. I really does leave my skin buttery soft. This is maybe one of my favorite scrubs EVER. Not my favorite mask because it isn’t really a mask in the typical sense, but at about $5 a tube this is quite an affordable product to work into my problem places a couple times a week.
-Cassy
Definitely want to try this now! My chin has always been my biggest problem area, and the pores on my nose as well
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I need to use it more consistently cause my skin always feels/looks much better after.
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I used to have this, but I found that the tube no longer closed well after the first use and it completely dried up. 😦
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Oh no! I have noticed it gets grimy & becomes slightly temperamental. I’ll have to watch out for that.
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Shortly after I found this post in September, I went and bought this mask at Walmart and Its still my all time favorite (even over the $50 facial cleansers I have) and I seriously just love it so much. My face has never felt softer. Thank you so much for introducing me to this product!
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Oooo! You are so welcome! I have a bad habit of buying new masks to try so I don’t get back to this one often enough, but you just reminded me how much I love it too!
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Glad I could be of service lol
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