Like a passionate whirlwind romance, face masks are an intense burst of what your skin desires the most. You can apply a thick juicy layer and leave them to soak in from 10 minutes or even up to 10 hours for our overnight masks. This gives masks breathing space to work quickly on specific skin issues, helping give you immediate and visible results. Woo hoo!

As you may know, our skin is a multi-layered phenomenon and our faces have several microscopic layers of cells. The beauty of intense cleansing masks is that they can get to places our daily cleansers simply don’t have the time or resources to get to. Clay masks in particular have a special knack of drawing out impurities as they dry. So watch out mug grub!

We’ve all got important places to go and people to see. Amid all that go-getting, it’s easy to forget how to relax. But we’re all starting to realise how important the quiet times are, the yin to our yang. So a face mask can be a double whammy of bliss, in that you get an excuse to chill and practise self-care, while your skin has a chance to rebalance.

The answer to, ‘what do face masks do for your skin’, is more about understanding what your skin needs the most. These intense types can be single-minded trouble-shooters or superstar multi-taskers. Does your beautiful mug need a deep clean, an intense boost of hydration, some gentle soothing or a little bit of everything? Once you’ve established that, they pretty much do what they say on the tin/tub/pack.

The Body Shop masks are a popular bunch that’s for sure. Concocted with all your favourite ingredients from around the world in pots and pouches that wear their hearts on their sleeves, and go out of their way to help to deliver benefits for all skin types. We’ve got every skin concern covered, from blemished and oily, to sensitive and dry. And breathe.

Ideal for troublesome T-zones, helping to absorb extra oil.

Perfect for applying to cheeks for help with hydration.

For help comforting any sensitive areas on your face, avoiding getting too close to the eye area, as ever.

For help reviving dull complexions or uneven skin tone.

Ready Picasso? Time to multi-mask like a multitasking pro. This is all about beautiful sweeping movements with your Facial Mask Brush. First up that pesky T-zone. Take a dollop of our Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask, and sweep the gorgeous dark grey clay texture across your forehead and down your nose. This is the bee's knees for drawing out impurities and mattifying excess oil on the skin’s surface.

Like all artists know, cleaning your brush in between pots is essential. Then you’ll be ready to give the rest of your face the deeply hydrating love it desires. Go for it with our British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask. Lavish across drier areas like your cheeks and cheekbones and feel the indulgent mask melt onto skin. The different textures will feel divine, not to mention the contrasting colours looking like somewhat of a masterpiece.

And now for the master stroke. Again, wash that Facial Mask Brush before dipping it in our Chinese Ginseng & Rice Clarifying Polishing Mask. This is our best The Body Shop face mask for helping to revive areas that look dull or have uneven tone. Sweep it over and around your chin to complete your work of art. Voila, you’re now officially your own personal portrait painter and semi-professional beautician to boot.

All that’s left for you to practise now is the fine art of relaxation. Flick through tunes or pop your favourite show on and lean back, relax. You’ve now got 5-10 minutes of official me time. Nothing to do other than let your artistry do the hard work of pampering and balancing your skin for you. That’s the multi-masking ticket.

Time’s up. You’ll need to rinse all the masks off thoroughly. If you’ve managed to relax, no reason why you can’t stay in the zone. You’ll need a basin or bowl of warm clean water and a Muslin Cloth to dunk in. Wipe away, then rinse and wipe again. Change the water and yes, you’ve guessed it, wipe away, then rinse and wipe again… until your beautifully clean, rebalanced face is ready to be unveiled.

Sometimes excess sebum and grime get the better of our whole face and we feel the need for an all-over deep cleanse. Our Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask can be pasted across your whole face (avoiding the eye and lip area of course) using our Face Mask Brush. Enjoy sweeping the refreshing clay texture across cleansed skin. It gets to work in 10 minutes and can be used 2-3 times a week, helping exfoliate and purify skin, mattifying as it goes.

Sometimes the T in T-zone stands for tricksy, whether you have oily or combination skin. Meaning your forehead and nose can produce more sebum than the rest of your face and be more prone to blocked pores. Which unfortunately can mean blemishes and breakouts. Our Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask masterfully draws out impurities from this problem area, leaving your skin looking refined and feeling soft.

Big trouble with big-looking pores? This is a real issue for lots of you beautiful people, especially around your nose and cheeks. As you might have already guessed, if this is a drama in your life then it's our Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask to the rescue. The whole purifying combo – bamboo charcoal, tea tree oil and green tea leaves – delivered in a gorgeous clay texture helps whip out the nasties, clearing the way to help your pores appear clearer and more refined.

Our Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask will be your bathroom beau for helping to soak up excess oil, lure out impurities and refine the appearance of pores. You’ll wonder how you ever did without this vegan wonder. Enriched with bamboo charcoal, green tea leaves and Community Fair Trade tea tree oil from Kenya, when you let this mask set to work you’ll feel some touchy-feely tingles. Rinse, step back and admire – skin looks purified and mattified.

Feel like you’re constantly battling blemishes? Help keep them at bay with our Tea Tree Skin Clearing Clay Mask, a vegan skin-soother that’s enriched with Community Fair Trade tea tree oil from Kenya. It helps to clear skin of impurities, without over-drying. All you need to do is smooth a generous layer over your face post-cleanse and wash off after 5-10 minutes to reveal how it’s helped to mop up excess oil and clear the complexion.

You’ll be asking, ‘who’s that sensational stunner?’ when you glimpse your face after using our Edelweiss Bouncy Sleeping Mask. Pop on post-PJs – the cream-gel texture feels meltingly light on skin – and wear all night to leave skin feeling refreshed. It’s enriched with edelweiss extract and helps skin to feel replumped with moisture so you wake up looking more rested and radiant.