First Aid Beauty FAB Arnica Relief and Rescue Mask.

Masks & Peels

About this product

A light blue rinse-off mask in a tube containing arnica, calendula, and shea butter, designed to soothe and support the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cetearyl Olivate, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Xanthan Gum, Tanacetum Annuum Leaf Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Trideceth-6, Tocopheryl Acetate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Colloidal Oatmeal, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Light texture that rinses clean
Tube packaging is convenient

What they flagged

Takes effort to rinse out completely
Shea butter may clog pores if you're acne prone

What the gurus are saying

This mask earns praise for its thoughtful ingredients and easy tube packaging, though it takes real effort to rinse away completely. The formula includes arnica and calendula for soothing alongside shea butter to protect the barrier, which means anyone prone to breakouts may want to patch-test first since shea butter can sometimes trigger sensitivity in acne-prone skin. Expect to massage any stubborn residue into the skin or wipe it away rather than simply rinsing.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

Masks & PeelsCream

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Hyram

4.34M subs

~Mixed

"One minor complaint I do have about this product is that it did take a little while to rinse off, like I really had to get in there to get it out of my skin. My skin feels fine. I'm not noticing a huge difference. The good thing is that my skin doesn't look red, it looks very even toned, which is good. That's not always the case when I use a new product. But I'm not noticing my skin is particularly more moisturized or hydrated than it felt before."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"I like the packaging. [...] It comes in a tube and you just have to apply it on your face. [...] This is a light blue hue [...] and then you put it on your face and you wash it off. It has calendula, it has arnica, it has shea butter to help protect the skin barrier. They say to leave it on for fifteen minutes and then to massage any remaining product into the skin or to wipe it off with a tissue."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is First Aid Beauty FAB Arnica Relief and Rescue Mask?

A light blue rinse-off mask in a tube containing arnica, calendula, and shea butter, designed to soothe and support the skin barrier.

Is First Aid Beauty FAB Arnica Relief and Rescue Mask worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is First Aid Beauty FAB Arnica Relief and Rescue Mask's Guru Score?

First Aid Beauty FAB Arnica Relief and Rescue Mask holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.