I have the kind of acne that drives you up the wall, painful, cystic, and super stubborn. I usually get maybe one decent week of clearer skin, followed by two weeks of breakouts and another rough week of healing before the cycle starts all over again.

During my most recent breakout, I decided to finally try one of the clay masks I had sitting around and wow, I’m so glad I did. By the next morning, my cystic spots were dramatically better. The newest, most painful ones had shrunk a ton overnight, and the older ones were flatter, not painful anymore, and way less red.

The mask I used was the SHVYOG Vitamin C Face Mask with Kaolin Clay and Turmeric. I’ve always found turmeric helpful when my breakouts get bad, but it usually comes with the hassle of skin staining or being a pain to rinse off. This one didn’t stain at all and washed off pretty easily.

^When I put on the mask, I know I look quite funny there 😄

^ After washing it off, my acne got calmer.

If you deal with breakouts that take forever to calm down, especially cystic ones, I really recommend giving this a shot. It’s officially earned a permanent spot in my routine!