Viridis Arcanum, “The Green Secret,” is a luxury spa mask crafted with mineral-rich clays and potent antioxidant botanicals to draw out impurities, refine pores, and reveal radiant, silky-smooth skin. This professional-grade powdered mask isn’t just skincare, it’s a ritual of glamoury and Earth magic. Its blend of mineral-rich clays, potent plant extracts, and pure essential oils creates a deeply purifying yet gentle treatment that leaves skin glowing. Designed for complete customization, you can mix it fresh each time with water, herbal tea, or witch hazel extract to suit your skin’s needs. This is the exact formula I handcraft for high-end spas worldwide, and it’s similar to the recipe featured on page 126 of The Practical Witch’s Almanac 2026: Green Witchcraft.

What to Expect
When first applied, the mask will feel cool and refreshing, a sign that it is reducing inflammation. As it begins to cure, you’ll notice it warming slightly as it begins to draw out toxins. Just before it’s ready to remove, you may feel a gentle tingling and tightening sensation, and some users even notice a faint pulse-like throbbing as the tightening action boosts circulation beneath the skin’s surface. This is all part of the invigorating and detoxing process that leaves your skin feeling smooth, firm, and revitalized.

Directions for Use

1. Combine 1-2 teaspoons of mask powder with 1/2-1 teaspoon of water or your preferred liquid.
2. Cleanse your face thoroughly and pat dry.
3. Apply an even layer of the mask to the face and neck, avoiding eyes and lips. Thin mixtures can be applied with a blending brush. Thicker pastes can be applied with fingertips or a spatula.
4. Leave on for 10–20 minutes, or until the mask is fully dry.
5. Apply a warm, wet towel (steam towel) to the face for one minute, and then rinse gently with cool water, using circular motions to lift away the mask and exfoliate. Mask removal is easiest in the shower.
6. Pat skin dry and follow with your favorite moisturizer to lock in hydration.

For Insect Bites & Stings: To reduce swelling and redness, and to help remove poisons, apply a thick paste directly to the affected area and rinse when dry.

Professional Spa Tips

Powdered masks are the preferred choice of professionals for their unmatched shelf life (up to 10 years) and adaptability. For example, dry or sensitive skin thrives with a hydrating blend of chamomile tea and a drop of jojoba oil, applied as a thin slurry with a blending brush for 10 minutes. Oily, congested, or acne-prone skin benefits from a thicker paste made with witch hazel extract, left on for 20 minutes for maximum pore-clearing action.

• Dry and sensitive skin: Add one drop of nourishing oil per teaspoon of powder before mixing with liquids such as chamomile tea, coconut water, or rose water. Make a thinner slurry and apply with a blending brush.
• For deep exfoliation: Create a thick paste and massage it into the skin with circular motions. Allow to cure as usual. To boost exfoliation, use yogurt to hydrate the powder, or a combination of 50% water and 50% apple cider vinegar.
• Normal skin and routine use: Combine with water, hydrosols, or cucumber water. You can also use aloe vera gel or honey diluted with an equal part of water. Apply as usual with fingertips or a spatula.
• Limit application to no more than 20% of the client’s body per treatment.
• Keep the client comfortably warm during the mask’s curing phase to prevent chills.
• Incorporate alpha-lipoic acid, hyaluronic acid powders, and other actives directly into the mask powder before adding liquids for enhanced efficacy.
• Aftercare: Toner is not necessary as skin is perfectly prepped to get the most out of serums and moisturizers, and these should always be used in aftercare to prevent dryness and excess sebum production.

Caution: Do not use more than twice a week. If dryness occurs, reduce to once a week and create a thinner mask. Once removed, your skin is primed to get the most out of serums and moisturizers—always follow with moisturizer after use. For external use only. Avoid applying the mask to cuts, scrapes, broken or irritated skin, sunburned areas, or any open wounds. Discontinue use if irritation or allergic reaction occurs. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with the eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.

FDA / INCI-Compliant Ingredient Listing:

Ingredients: Montmorillonite, Camellia sinensis Leaf Powder, Moroccan Lava Clay, Boswellia serrata Extract, Mentha piperita Oil, Salvia rosmarinus Leaf Oil, Rosa damascena Flower Oil, Rosa damascena Flower Extract, Origanum vulgare Leaf Oil, Gaultheria procumbens Leaf Oil.