ProvidaIllite Green Clay 2lb (1kg) Fine Powder for Face Facial Body Mask Skin Natural Regenerator

Since I was diagnosed with cancer, most makeup products leave my skin itchy, rashy, or worse. I ordered this green clay to use to for my oily skin. It works wonders with no side effects. I use it as a mask (by adding water) for when I want a deep cleaning or as a kind of powder foundation (by adding a little cornstarch and a pinch of cocoa powder). Though it goes on a pale green as a foundation, the color fades so that it looks natural. (Thanks to YouTube for the recipe!) I am especially proud of its use as a foundation since I can't wear commercial makeup any longer but I still want to feel a little "made up" on occasion. The clay has a faint but pleasantly earthy smell that will fade if you measure out the portion that you wish to use and let it sit out for a while. I mix my powder and leave it overnight in a little bowl and its ready to go first thing in the morning. I love it!2.2lb Illite Green Clay Super Fine Powder for Face Facial Body Mask Skin Natural Regenerator

Great price for a nice size package of green clay. The paper bag was also put inside a plastic bag. Good idea. Considering overseas shipping handlers aren't gentle with things. The corner of the paper bag was torn opened a bit. Plastic bag insurance on their part, priceless. The first thing i noticed was that this isn't as fine as my other clays. perhaps it's the nature of the clay to be more course depending on the mineral content & where it's found in the quarry?. If you need a super fine grade you could use a mortar & pestle or sift it & save the more course grains to work with later.I would like to try it as a wrap for pain since the mineral content is so high . Magnesium delivered transdermally is reported to work quite well for some. I do not know how much Mag. is in this clay. It might be worth looking into

Took a loooong time to arrive. I do have the patience of a gnat though. And it did have to travel across a large body of water. Also, to be fair, I knew right away it would not be a quick delivery. The shipment date when you order, etc, is pretty clear about that. So no problem there. Good service overall. It came packed ridiculously well. Better protected than Fort Knox. It took me awhile to break into it, lol.I will upload a photo for you of what I received. (stay tuned as I have never done this before and may be completely inept)It is not silky smooth. It does have a bit of coarseness to it.I sifted it and took comparison photos.This will work fine for my intended use, which is body wraps. If you are looking for something that needs to be perfectly smooth and has very microscopic granules, you will need to sift it and maybe pulverize further to achieve that.I took a tablespoon of the clay powder and added water to it to see if the graininess would resolve itself when wet. To some extent it did. There were actually a few tiny (really tiny) bits of sand that obviously did not dissolve. You would want to strain thru a very fine cloth or seive to remove them.While the small grains might be problematic for some applications, this will work just fine for my intended use. Just keep in mind what your end result needs to be before purchasing. Super fine in this instance does not mean silky and soft like a really good baby powder. Then again, I am not a cosmetic scientist and this may be what super fine means in that industry.Good luck with whatever fun project you are doing!

Yes, there are larger particles that you should probably either sift out or sift and crush (maybe if you have a mortar and pestle?), but the clay does a great job for a facial mask. I leave the large particles in and just try to be careful when applying/rinsing the mask. A previous comment stated that it wasn't green clay; I don't agree - it IS more of an army green, so it's more grey-green, but the clay does the job sucking everything out the way that dirt/mud (previous comment) wouldn't. Unless you're hoping to impress someone with the green-ness of your clay mask (if they aren't scared and run away first hehe ;-) ), then I will be picking this product over a super green looking mask that either has additives or is just way more expensive. The price is awesome for the quantity. I will buy it again and also recommend it to friends and family.

I love this clay! You can feel the mask working, but it is strong so I wouldn't use it more than maybe once per week, as it is very drying. I was concerned with the elapsed time since my order, so I contacted the seller. He gave me a good idea why it might be delayed, and how long it might be. He then offered to send a replacement with tracking info should it not arrive by the end of the week. I got it the next day, and was very impressed with his understanding of my concern, as well as the offer to ship international with tracking! That would probably cost him more than I even paid for the clay! I was very satisfied overall, but be ready for a long wait! And nobody can blame the seller for the slow shipping, so I am 100% happy with this clay, this transaction, and this seller!!

I purchased this to being making mud mask to match my needs as I want and it does that fine but the product isn’t very finely milled and it doesn’t want to apply a thin and smooth mask that can be easily removed. I mixed up the 1st mask applied it and it ended up being a thicker clump mask that dried down to cement and didn’t have any deep pore clean properties that I could see or feel on my face, I think I can use a spice grinder and try again and see if there are any changes in my opinion.