Green clay is a non-expanding clay crystalline mineral. Its green colour is attributed to the clay’s iron oxide and decomposed plant matter content. The main minerals found in green clay are magnesium, calcium, potassium, dolomite, silica, manganese, phosphorous, cooper and selenium. It is used in beauty products and for body detoxifying.
Clay is a fine grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Depending on the soil’s content in which it is found, clay can appear in various colours – white, rose, grey, green, blue, brown or deep orange-red. The first recorded use of medicinal clay is on Mesopotamian clay tablets. Also ancient Egyptians used clay as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent, but legendary Cleopatra made clay applications to preserve her beauty. Throughout centuries clay has been used to treat different skin issues and to purify the body.
Mix of Bentonite clay, Green clay and Fullers clay is the main ingredient in Atlantis Skincare Two Part Face Mask with Clay and Ginseng.
Remember not to use metal utensils while mixing the mask as clay loses its beneficial electromagnetic qualities through contact with metal.