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Cucumber Gel Mask.

Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask
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About this product

A hydrating gel mask with cucumber and aloe vera designed to calm irritation, reduce redness, and soothe reactive or sensitive skin, applied to clean skin for 10 minutes then rinsed off.

Best for

Sensitive skin
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The Guru Index verdict

85%

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✓Approved · 85%
2Reviewers
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1Mixed
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What the gurus are saying

One guru praises it as exceptionally fast at calming redness and irritation, especially after reactions or sunburn, and notes the large jar lasts a long time despite the $55 price. However, another expert found it merely pleasant but not transformative, questioning whether a 10-minute rinse-off formula truly addresses the moisture barrier, and flagged some fruit and citrus extracts that can irritate sensitive skin. Those with reactive or sun-damaged skin may find it worth trying; others may want to patch-test first or consider whether sitting for 10 minutes fits their routine.
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Key actives & flags

Fragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water/​Aqua/​Eau, Butylene Glycol, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/​Leaf Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Sodium PCA, Allantoin, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Blue 1 (Ci 42090)

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Hyram
Hyram
4.36M subs · 31k devotees
✓Approved
"The Peter Thomas Roth cucumber gel mask has saved my life so many times. When my skin has had a reaction, if I've had a sunburn, my skin is reacting to a product or it's super sensitive and I have no idea why, I slap that bad boy on and within 15 to 30 minutes my skin is healed. This product is an absolute must for anyone who has really reactive or really sensitive skin. The ability it has to just remove all of the excess redness from my face and reduce the stinging and the irritation, it really is one of those formulas that just absolutely blows me away. I have not yet found another product that even compares to this formula for immediately being able to reduce my sensitivity and redness and calm down my skin as quickly as it does. Yes, it's $55, which is expensive, but it lasts for such a long time. It's a really big jar and you don't need to use that much across your face. If you're someone who frequently experiences reactions, burning, stinging, sensitive skin, or if you're like me who lives in a place where there's a lot of sunlight and you might get a sunburn every once in a while, this product is going to change your life."
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"The Peter Thomas Roth cucumber gel mask has saved my life so many times. When my skin has had a reaction, if I've had a sunburn, my skin is reacting to a product or it's super sensitive and I have no idea why, I slap that bad boy on and within 15 to 30 minutes my skin is healed. This product is an absolute must for anyone who has really reactive or really sensitive skin. The ability it has to just remove all of the excess redness from my face and reduce the stinging and the irritation, it really is one of those formulas that just absolutely blows me away. I have not yet found another product that even compares to this formula for immediately being able to reduce my sensitivity and redness and calm down my skin as quickly as it does. Yes, it's $55, which is expensive, but it lasts for such a long time. It's a really big jar and you don't need to use that much across your face. If you're someone who frequently experiences reactions, burning, stinging, sensitive skin, or if you're like me who lives in a place where there's a lot of sunlight and you might get a sunburn every once in a while, this product is going to change your life."
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"I also want to recommend their Cucumber Gel Mask this formula is incredible at how quickly it reduces redness. I've used this on sunburns, I've used this on my skin when it has reacted negatively from a product. It works so quickly to reduce redness and every time I get a sunburn I will slather this all over. It really is an incredible mask and for the size that you get it lasts forever."
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"The reason I want to use this one is not only because it is my favorite mask to get rid of redness and irritation on the face but also it does a really good job of hydrating the skin."
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.66M subs · 30k devotees
~Mixed
"It does have cucumber in it that's a hydrating ingredient, but it also has some ingredients that I tend to shy away from because they can be irritating, namely fruit acids as well as citrus extracts which can be irritating to the skin. This product was not bad, it wasn't great, not something I would go out of my way to purchase again. The main annoyance of it is that you've got to wait 10 minutes, not the most time efficient thing out there. I didn't hate using this but would not go out of my way to repurchase it."
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"It's a hydrating gel mask that you put on to clean skin, feels like aloe vera. You leave it on for 10 minutes and then you rinse it off. But when you're thinking of addressing the moisture barrier, I don't know, it kind of defeats the point to put something moisturizing on, use a short contact approach, and then rinse it off. This has some ingredients in it that I'm not too fond of in skincare like some fruity extracts, it has papaya, pineapple. I mean, probably trace extracts of those things if I'm being honest. It's not as though there's freshly squeezed pineapple in here with the enzymes that would be super irritating to the skin. Aloe is rich in humectants. You don't need very much. I've been using it actually daily for the past six days and it's as though I just opened it."
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"It doesn't have a strong fragrance, it's more of a citrus scent. My skin feels pretty good actually, I don't know, it kind of just feels like it did when we started, but I don't have any irritation and it does feel kind of nice going on the skin. But is it the most magical thing? No. I mean, it feels actually similar to just putting like a gel moisturizer on, only now you're stuck sitting here for 10 minutes. I mean, who has time for that? You're stuck waiting 10 minutes and then you rinse it off, so it's just kind of like, I don't know, feels a little touch and go. Peter Thomas Roth does have some good products, but this is a pass."
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"It does have cucumber in it that's a hydrating ingredient, but it also has some ingredients that I tend to shy away from because they can be irritating, namely fruit acids as well as citrus extracts which can be irritating to the skin. This product was not bad, it wasn't great, not something I would go out of my way to purchase again. The main annoyance of it is that you've got to wait 10 minutes, not the most time efficient thing out there. I didn't hate using this but would not go out of my way to repurchase it."
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"I'm still working on this Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask. This has been working really well for me. I do this painting technique with my finger to really apply it well, since there are a lot of sensory receptors in your finger pad and you can really feel where you are applying. When you document your face every day you've got that to look back on, and I came across an old video of myself and I have this little freckle here that I've had since I was a little kid, and I swear it's gotten lighter compared to those older photographs."
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