I like this mask a lot. It definitely controls oil and seems to tighten pores. I use this pretty much every 3rd day around that "special" TOM when my skin seems to be excessively oily. Starting from a week "before" to a couple days "after" and it seems to keep the hormonal breakouts to a minimum.

Great at reducing oil and getting rid of redness, although it's not a HG miracle product for me. I wish it came in a tube so I wouldn't have to get my hands so messy while applying it! When it dried out, I just added some distilled (deionized) water to it to replace what evaporated, and it was as good as new.

For some strange reason, most of the pot's contents dried before I could properly use it! So while the results I could see were good, I'm sticking with other clay-based masks that do not dry in the pot/tube before I can use them...

I have to say that I'm disappointed by my results with this. I felt like it just didn't do anything for me. I was hoping for similar results that the previous reviewers had stated (mainly reduction in oil the next day), but I didn't really see any. I won't buy this again.

I'm really impressed with the Mario Badescu line so far. I have very oily skin that (of course) is both acne prone and sensitive. So it's a challenge to find something that's strong enough to deal with the oiliness and acne but won't drive my skin bonkers. This is a clay-based mask that also features calamine lotion as an ingredient. I use it about once a week, in rotation with QHMJM and aspirin masks. It is very soothing and does seem to significantly reduce the amount of oiliness the next day. I've been using it for a couple of months and have noticed my face is less oily, though that might be a combination effect of all the MB products I'm using right now. My only complaints are that it's a bit pricy (though unlike other masks, there is a noticeable result) and that the mask tends to dry out a bit in the jar, as I think someone else noted.
Ingredients: Deionized water, PVP, Seamollient, Kaolin, Calamine, Magnesium Carbonate, Bentonite, Sorbitol, Boric Acid.
**EDIT: Took off one lippie cause the packaging sucks...my mask dried out in its jar after a couple of months :(

I really like this mask and I do not generally like using masks. The following day after using this I had significantly less oil and really didn't need to blot my face at all. I received this as a sample and will definitely buy the full size!

I received this as a sample size from Mario Badescu's website. I have very oily skin which I just hate! This mask is to be used every 2 weeks and to be left on your skin for about 10 to 15 minutes. I have been using this mask for 3 weeks and I LOVE it!!! I recommend this to anyone with oily skin! I saw results the first time I used this! I woke up the next day and had about 50% less oil on my face! I have already placed an order with Mario Badescu for this product and others!