Alba Botanica 5-Minute Papaya Enzyme Facial


Since I have sworn off exfoliating scrubs a la Lisa Eldridge,  my skin has been looking a bit dull. Earlier today, I had a small window for a quick pick me up.  The boys had just gone down for their nap. I had 30 minutes to mask, shower, and get ready. To be honest, this Alba Botanica Hawaiian face mask has been sitting in my medicine cabinet for a minute. I was skeptical about it when Health Designs sent it to me a few months ago. The first time I read the directions, "Apply for 5 minutes", I shrugged it off....and I am so sad I waited this long....   



So, I grabbed this 5-minute Alba Botanica Papaya Enzyme mask and hoped for the best.... It is legit. Serious. So, here's what I did...

First, I cleaned my face with a cotton-ball and Simple's Cleansing Micellar Water, my newest love. Then, I applied the papaya enzyme mask. It's cold, gooey, and green. It tingles when you apply it. After 5 minutes, I rinsed it off in the shower with luke-warm water. My skin felt smoother and brighter! Then, I toned my wet face fresh out of the shower.

This mask is hypo-allergenic, pH Balanced, and has 100% Vegetarian Ingredients. No:  Animal Testing, Artificial Colors, Parabens, Phthalates, Sodium Lauryl / Laureth Sulfate or Sodium Methyl Sulfate.

Thank me later! hehehe...









Ingredients:Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Certified Organic Ingredient), Glycerin, Protease, Algin, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Polysorbate 20, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Zingiber Zerumbet Extract, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Fragrance, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex (CI 75810)

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