Hello, darlings!
I always enjoy a sheet mask after a long stressful day. One of my favourite brand is Missha sheet masks. I find their Pure Source sheet hydrating and soothing. And something about the Time Revolution Artemisia Jelly Sheet Mask intrigued me enough that I have decided to review it. So here we are.
According to the brand, this is a single-ingredient sheet mask. All it contains, according to the English ingredients on the back of the pouch, is 23g of their “double fermented” Artemisia annua extract.
Also known as mugwort, artemisia is trending in K-beauty thanks to its purporsed anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. Theoretically, that should make it good for calming redness and irritation, as well as for fending off wrinkle-accelerating free radical damage. Fermentation, meanwhile, breaks down compounds into smaller and theoretically more bioavailable fragments, which may help skin get the most use out of them.
The lack of preservatives in this single-item ingredient list makes me happy. However, the trendy single-ingredient artemisia products on the market now aren’t preservative-free. Brands use “heat and cooling technologies to extract 100% of the extract from a solution of water and preservatives and all that good stuff.”
The form of this mask is very unusual. I guess it was designed for Asian people, so there might be some troubles wearing it. I didn't bat an eye, because I usually lay down with my eyes closed and doing some meditation with my sheet mask on.
I was surprised to discover that this isn’t a hydrogel mask. The essence isn’t thick and jelly-like, either. Instead, it is, according to the package, “a jelly sheet.”
Personally, I wouldn’t call it that. The sheet is indeed strange. It’s a soft, floppy, thick but stretchy material that does feel quite puffed up with essence, but it isn’t “jelly.” The essence, meanwhile, is thin and scentless. This is not at all what I imagine when I imagine a jelly mask.
The mask stayed moist on me for about 30 minutes. The results were good. It hydrated about as well as any budget sheet mask might and left my skin slightly calmer than it was when I first applied the mask.
The one-ingredient concept sounds exciting. The extracts are the fun stuff! Be sure to try it too if you have oily / combination skin and the climate is hot and humid.