When we say this Rhassoul Clay Mask recipe is simple, we mean it. It’s just kaolin clay and rhassoul clay. It’s designed to be customized with your favorite ingredients.
If you have oily skin, all you need to do is mix the mask with water and apply to the face. The clays absorb oil and leave the skin feeling fresh. If your skin is dry, mix the mask with a lightweight oil like borage or rosehip seed to add moisture. If you need even more hydration, try a heavier option like olive oil.
Kaolin and rhassoul have a silky texture that feels great on dry skin. You can also mix the mask with essential oils, jojoba beads, extracts, or even liquid soap. Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil and tea tree essential oil are great scent options. The sky’s the limit with this simple recipe.
You may have noticed that this recipe fills two 8 ounce jars but it doesn’t contain 16 ounces of ingredients. That’s because the clay is not very dense (kaolin is less dense than rhassoul). Read more about weight vs. volume here.
What You Need: Click below to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart!Rhassoul Clay Mask DIY
Two Short 8 oz. Bail Jars
6 oz. Rhassoul Clay
3 oz. Kaolin Clay
Optional: Rhassoul Clay Mask Label Template
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ONE: Measure 6 ounces of rhassoul clay into a medium mixing container.
TWO: Add 3 ounces of kaolin clay and mix the two clays together thoroughly.
THREE: Transfer the clays into bail jars or another container. Once you’re ready to use, place a small amount of the clay into a small bowl or the palm of your hand. Mix with water or oil until you have a thick paste. Spread the mixture onto clean skin and leave it on for about 10-15 minutes. Wash off.
- Two Short 8 oz. Bail Jars
- 6 oz. Rhassoul Clay
- 3 oz. Kaolin Clay
- Optional: Rhassoul Clay Mask Label Template
- Measure 6 ounces of rhassoul clay into a medium mixing container.
- Add 3 ounces of kaolin clay and mix the two clays together thoroughly.
- Transfer the clays into bail jars or another container. Once you’re ready to use, place a small amount of the clay into a small bowl or the palm of your hand. Mix with water or oil until you have a thick paste. Spread the mixture onto clean skin and leave it on for about 10-15 minutes. Wash off.
Hello! I’d like to make a variation of this dry mask to give as Valentine’s gifts to friends and family members, but I have a question. I want to gift it to them in powder form, but I’d like the mask to have a nice scent when they use it. If I add a small amount of EO to the powder, will the mask stay in powder form and remain stable without needing preservative, or will it become too wet? Thank you!
We wouldn’t recommend adding essential or fragrance oil to the mask in powdered form. It would most likely make that powder wet / clump up. Also when you add water to dilute the mask it would blend well with the EO/FO.
If doesn’t have to be a powder mask it sounds like you may prefer an emulsified mask so you can add scent. This would also make more of a creamy mask.
Rose Clay Face Mask DIY: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/rose-clay-face-mask/
In this recipe are ingredients measured by weight or volume?
They are measured all by weight in this recipe.
I made a similar mask but used ground coffee, cocoa powder and drops of safflower oil along with rhassoul and kaolin. After 3 weeks it started smelling funny. I know dry masks can be stored for longer. Can you please tell me what is the problem? I have kept it in an airtight container and there was hopefully no water contact with it. I did store it near my bathroom sink. Also, will adding preservatives to dry masks help? Please let me know.
You can add a preservative to a dry mask if you are concerned about it going bad. I would recommend Phenonip at 0.5% usage. I am not positive about why yours would have had that happen unless the coffee grounds were wet originally. If you can email [email protected] with your recipe information we would be happy to help further.
Is it possible to make this in a liquid form and if so which will work best water or oil?
Yes, you can make this into a liquid mask. If you have dry skin, a lightweight oil like sweet almond or avocado would work well. Start with 1/4 tsp. and add more until you get a consistency you like.
Sweet almond oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Sweet-Almond-Oil-P3205.aspx
Avocado oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Avocado-Oil-P3198.aspx
If you have oily skin, distilled water works well. Again, start at 1/4 tsp. If you add water you’ll also need a preservative at 1% of the total weight of the mask. Optiphen or Phenonip both work.
Phenonip: https://www.brambleberry.com/Phenonip-P4038.aspx
Optiphen: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-P3682.aspx
do you have any other dry powder mask recipes? Loving this idea!! 🙂
We sure do, I’ll link those below.
Silky Coconut Milk Face Mask: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/soaks-and-scrubs/silky-coconut-milk-face-mask/
Oatmeal Facial Scrub and Mask: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/soaks-and-scrubs/oatmeal-facial-scrub-and-mask/
Cleansing Clay Masks: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/soaks-and-scrubs/cleansing-clay-masks-on-soap-queen-tv/
Isn’t the metal spoon bad for the clay?
We haven’t had any problems using a metal spoon, but you can use plastic or silicone if you like.
How long ‘ll this mask last
This mask will last at least a year. We recommending storing it in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Learn more about storing products here: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-store-handmade-bath-products/
How much lavender eo should be added to this recipe? Should the eo be added when using, or can it be added to the entire recipe and stored that way?
Thanks!
You can use our Fragrance Calculator to find out how much essential oil to add: http://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx
It’s easier to add it to the entire recipe and store it that way, as adding it to use may be hard to measure.
The fragrance calculator at brambleberry doesn’t list facial masks as an option for figuring out how much essential oil to use for this recipe. Would you give some tips for figuring out how much tea tree essential oil or spearmint essential oil to use?
Yes, you can use the Lotion option for facial masks: https://www.brambleberry.com/Pages/Fragrance-Calculator.aspx
We recommend the light recommendation, as the essential oil is really strong right by your nose and eyes. Also, when you’re blending essential oils you want both to add up to the light recommendation. For instance, if the calculator calls for .2 oz., that can be .1 of spearmint and .1 of tea tree, not .2 oz. of both for .4 oz.
Learn more in this post on blending essential oils safely: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-blend-essential-oils-safely/
Hello!
You mentioned adding jojoba beads to this mask. When do you add them? Only when you are read to use or do I just mix them in with the dry clay and leave it in the container?
You can add them right to the clay if you like, that way you just need to add liquid and apply to the face.
You mention adding liquid soap to the mask – what is the benefit of using liquid soap in a face mask?
Soap makes the recipe very cleansing, which is a good option for oily skin. If you add liquid soap, you’ll want to use the mask more like a face wash rather than leaving it on the skin too long. This recipe is similar: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cleansing-charcoal-facial-scrub-diy/
Hi,
I currently sell the Activated Charcoal Mask for combination/oily skin at the local Farmer’s Market. I would love to add Calendula Infused Sweet Almond Oil to the Rhassoul Clay Mak recipe and sell as a moisturizing mask for dry skin at the Farmer’s Market. (I buy the dried calendula and sweet almond oil from Brambleberry & infuse in my “lab.”) Should I also add a little optiphen, as I do to the Charcoal Mask?
You can add a bit of Optiphen just to be extra careful. We usually recommend that when selling products just in case the mask is kept in a humid area or if it comes in contact with water. You can add .5-1%.
Optiphen: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-P3682.aspx
Will melt n pour homemade soaps clog the drains?
No, we’ve found it doesn’t clog drains. To be extra careful you can put a drain protector to catch any additives like poppy seeds.
Thanks a lot for that info. I wanted to know if I could add vitamin E oil while making this dry mask. If so how much? Also how about adding camels milk powder or coconut milk powder to make this dry mask and how should I proportion it? Would it be ok to do so? Thanks in advance.
Yes, you can add anything you like to this mask. For the vitamin E, you only need a few drops. If you add a lot it can feel sticky, so start small: https://www.brambleberry.com/Vitamin-E-Oil-P3200.aspx
As for the milk powder, I would recommend starting with about 1 ounce and seeing what you think. If you want more you can add from there.
Coconut Milk Powder: https://www.brambleberry.com/Coconut-Milk-Powder-P5669.aspx