First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask

Product Description
FAB Ultra Repair® Instant Oatmeal Mask is the perfect antidote to dry or distressed skin. With this 10 minute fix, skin is rehydrated and soothed. The result: soft, smooth, supple skin. The formula blends a duo of protective oats (Colloidal Oatmeal and Avena Sativa Oat Bran) with botanical antioxidants and skin nourishing ingredients to repair and revive the skin.


BENEFITSCalms, nourishes and soothes distressed skin. Rehydrates and smoothes parched, rough skin. Combats free radicals. 
FEATURES
No Parabens, Harsh Chemicals or Colorants. 
Safe for Sensitive Skin.

Key Ingredients :
RELIEVE ITCHING and IRRITATION: Colloidal Oatmeal
REDUCE INFLAMMATION: Bisabolol
MOISTURIZE and NOURISH: Shea Butter
COMBAT FREE RADICALS: Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract (Sea Buckthorn), FAB Antioxidant Booster

I have a mini notebook which I will usually record down the list of products that I wanted to try out and First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask is one of them. With the Sephora 20% storewide sale, it was a good chance for me to snag them at $28 instead of the original $35.

In the facial salon which I visited regularly, they usually use oatmeal mask on my skin for nourishment, hence I have some expectations where it comes to First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask. Unfortunately, it is a very medicore mask which hardly does much on my skin.

Made in USA, this instant oatmeal mask is allergic tested, fragrance free, paraben-free, phthalates-free and colorant-free and you only need 10 minutes to get the job done. At 56.7g, the tube is travel-friendly and depletes pretty quickly too, as you need to use a generous layer on the skin.

The instant oatmeal mask, with a medium consistency and tiny bits of oatmeal which thankfully, isn't too difficult to remove with water, looks and feels like a creamy oatmeal spread on the skin. The scent smells delicious too.

While it is a gentle and mild product, feels almost cooling, calming and comfortable during usage and makes my skin pretty smooth after treatment but it doesn't do much to improve the hydration level on my dehydrated skin at times.

The product description states that it is recommended to use 2 ~3 times per week but despite that, I didn't feel that it nourishes the skin as much as I thought. In fact, I hardly feel a difference on dehydrated skin after each treatment. On optimal skin, it works well, to maintain its condition.

In terms of itchiness and irritation, I tried to test its effectiveness by using it whenever I have slight eczema flare-ups between the eyebrows and it virtually does nothing at all, to improve the condition.

A product which I can use to maintain my daily skin condition but not one which I will reach as an emergency fix.

According to Paula, the instant oatmeal mask actually has a moisturising and emollient formula with an impressive amount of skin-soothing oatmeal, with rich plant butters and oils that function as antioxidants. So, with a leap of faith, you may consider trying it, who knows, your skin type may have better luck than mine.

Ingredients :
Aqua (Water, Eau), Colloidal Oatmeal, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Polysorbate 20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Decyl Glucoside, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Bisabolol, Vanillin, Polysorbate 60, Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA

Source : FAB