Chantecaille Detox Clay Mask with Rosemary and Honey
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Chantecaille Detox Clay Mask with Rosemary and Honey (kaolin) • Feinstein's, 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd., 664-7330

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SkinCeuticals Clarifying Clay Masque
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SkinCeuticals Clarifying Clay Masque (kaolin and bentonite)
• Advanced Aesthetics, 9500 Kanis Road, 537-0130

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Lumié Secret-in-a-Tube Facial Mask
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Lumié Secret-in-a-Tube Facial Mask • B. Barnett, 8201 Cantrell
Road, 223-2514

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Darphin Purifying Aromatic Clay Mask
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Darphin Purifying Aromatic Clay Mask (kaolin) • Feinstein’s

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Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay
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Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay (100% natural calcium bentonite clay) • Whole Foods Market, 10700 North Rodney Parham Road, 312-2326

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Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Clay Mask
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Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Clay Mask  (loess) • Box Turtle, 2616 Kavanaugh Blvd., 661-1167

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It’s time to shed our winter coats and embrace spring’s transformative powers. We’ve scoured the city for clarifying clay masks for purging impurities and revitalizing dull complexions. Peruse the gallery above for our favorite springtime finds.

Loess
Sometimes called “yellow mud,” it is composed of windblown silt with trace amounts of sand and clay. The glacial form originates from the floodplains of glacial braided rivers; the non-glacial variety is derived from deserts, dune fields, playa lakes and volcanic ash.

Calcium Bentonite
From the Montmorillonite clay family, Bentonite is a sedimentary clay composed of aged volcanic ash.

Kaolin
The mildest of all the clays, Kaolin is a white clay, high in calcium, silica, zinc and magnesium and mainly composed of the mineral, kaolinite.

Slather your face and décolletage in rich clay masks that extract impurities and soften skin.