Cheap by the application
Cream masks
The cheapest of the five formats with a page here, and the one that reads least like a mask: 29 products, 28 of them European, at a median of 48 cents an application. The lists run longer than the catalogue's median and carry an emulsifier, a fatty alcohol, a plant oil and an antioxidant far more often than the catalogue does. They are also, by a distance, the most fragranced lists of the five formats here.
- In the catalogue
- 31from 16 brands
- Median per use
- €0.48€0.23-€10.00
- Median list length
- 2813-42 entries
- Fragrance-free
- 5of 31
Prices are indicative, captured once from the source recorded on each product page, and they drift. 12 of the 31 per-use figures are estimated from pack size at a typical application rather than counted off a sheet count.
The short read
A median of €0.48 an application - the cheapest of the five formats here, roughly a quarter of what a sheet mask costs per use and about a ninth of a hydrogel.
Only 5 of the 29 are fragrance-free, the smallest share of any format here, and 18 declare at least one fragrance allergen on the label. Linalool leads on 13 lists, limonene on 11.
Tocopherol is on 21 of the 29, sunflower seed oil on 19 and cetearyl alcohol on 14 - an antioxidant, an emollient oil and a fatty alcohol, each at roughly two to three times its catalogue share (1.8, 3.2 and 2.1). The profile is a moisturiser's rather than an essence's.
What these lists print that others do not
Not the most common ingredients - water is on nearly every list ever written and tells you nothing about a format. These are the entries that appear far more often here than across the 215 masks as a whole, counted by encyclopaedia entry rather than by printed name.
- Well tolerated
- No meaningful concern for most people; irritation is possible but rare.
- Depends on you
- Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
- Worth knowing
- EU-restricted, a common contact allergen, or subject to live debate.
- Lactic Acid11 of 31 here·19 of 215 overall
- Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil22 of 31 here·45 of 215 overall
- Tocopheryl Acetate9 of 31 here·20 of 215 overall
- Glyceryl Stearate Citrate8 of 31 here·21 of 215 overall
- Butyrospermum Parkii Butter12 of 31 here·32 of 215 overall
- Linalool14 of 31 here·44 of 215 overall
- Limonene12 of 31 here·38 of 215 overall
- Cetearyl Alcohol16 of 31 here·51 of 215 overall
Names without a link have no encyclopaedia entry yet, so we make no claim about them beyond the count.
All 31 cream masks
Cheapest use first. Every one is on sale in the EU and has a published ingredient list we could source and check.
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Aloe Vera
21ingredients
3 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Hyaluron
29ingredients
4 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Milch & Honig
36ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Niacinamide
17ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Retinol
23ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Balea
Gesichtsmaske Vitamin C
23ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice€0.23 per use
Schaebens
Aloe Vera Maske
34ingredients
7 ingredients we would look at twice€0.28 per use
Schaebens
Gesichtsmaske Feuchtigkeit Sofort-Effekt
38ingredients
4 ingredients we would look at twice€0.28 per use
Schaebens
Gesichtsmaske Kollagen Boost
27ingredients
4 ingredients we would look at twice€0.28 per use
Schaebens
Gesichtsmaske Panthenol
22ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice€0.28 per use
Schaebens
Gesichtsmaske Zink
27ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice€0.28 per use
SUNDANCE
After Sun Gesichtsmaske
25ingredients
6 ingredients we would look at twice€0.28 per use
Balea med
Gesichtsmaske kühlend ultra sensitive
13ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice≈€0.30 per use
alverde Naturkosmetik
Gesichtsmaske Q10 mit Vitamin C
40ingredients
9 ingredients we would look at twice≈€0.32 per use
Balea MEN
Gesichtsmaske Creme-Gel Hydro
31ingredients
5 ingredients we would look at twice€0.48 per use
Balea MEN
Gesichtsmaske Q10 Anti-Falten
28ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice€0.48 per use
Santé Naturkosmetik
Glow Boost Maske AHA
29ingredients
8 ingredients we would look at twice€0.48 per use
Santé Naturkosmetik
Moisture Fresh Maske Hyaluron
24ingredients
7 ingredients we would look at twice€0.48 per use
Santé Naturkosmetik
Skin Vitality Maske Parakresse
33ingredients
9 ingredients we would look at twice€0.48 per use
Schaebens
Hyaluron Maske
32ingredients
5 ingredients we would look at twice€0.70 per use
lavera
basis sensitiv Anti-Falten Gesichtsmaske
42ingredients
9 ingredients we would look at twice€0.98 per use
DERMASEL
EXKLUSIV Totes Meer Maske Anti Aging
26ingredients
3 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.06 per use
DERMASEL
SPA Totes Meer Maske Erholung
31ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.06 per use
DERMASEL
Totes Meer Mineralien Nährende Arganöl Maske
29ingredients
6 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.06 per use
Dear, Klairs
Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask
30ingredients
8 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.13 per use
Caudalie
VinoHydra Moisturising Cream Mask (Masque-Creme Hydratant)
32ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice≈€1.15 per use
BIOMARIS
Super Rich Mask
19ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.50 per use
Avène
Soothing Moisture Mask
26ingredients
2 ingredients we would look at twice≈€1.86 per use
Rosental Organics
Botanical Lifting Effect Mask
28ingredients
≈€4.23 per use
LA MER
Ultra Booster Premium Mask Effect
41ingredients
8 ingredients we would look at twice≈€4.86 per use
Dr. Barbara Sturm
Face Mask
18ingredients
1 ingredient we would look at twice≈€10.00 per use
Read another format
The other formats
The single-use format
Sheet masks
90 masks · median €1.95 per use
The mineral format
Clay masks
28 masks · median €1.25 per use
The longest lists
Hydrogel masks
24 masks · median €4.43 per use
The one you leave on
Overnight masks
16 masks · median €1.15 per use
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