Red Clay

This mineral-rich clay has been used by people to enhance skin and hair for centuries. This is also the clay used to prepare cleansing body wraps in Turkish baths.

What else you should know:

Red clay is considered one of the rarest and purest clays of the earth. Once reserved for Egyptian royalty, Red Clay has been used as a cleanser and conditioner for hair and skin for centuries and continues to be a popular spa treatment in many world-class retreats. Abundant in magnesium, iron, calcium and potassium, red clay is reputed to clarify and moisturize the skin while improving texture and elasticity. In the same way that a paste of clay is applied to the face and body as a cleaner or detoxifying mask, red clay can be used to regularly cleanse the hair and scalp instead of shampoo (although a dab of conditioner is recommended).

Background: Red Clay is an excellent moisturizing and cleansing facial clay.

Red clay is considered one of the more rare and pure clays of the Earth. It has been used for health and beauty for centuries and continues to grow in popularity. From home spas to world-class retreats, the beneficial effects of red clay are well known.

It is appropriate to use as an addition to your homemade beauty products, and you will find red clay in many commercial beauty products like soaps, scrubs, masques and shampoos. Its tendencies to readily cleanse, exfoliate, absorb impurities and detoxify the skin, combined with its ability to improve conditions of dryness, scaliness and to clarify skin texture and firmness make it very desirable.