Read the Label: Aritaum Nature in Life Sheet Mask

Dec 8th, 2017

Katerina Steventon, Ph.D., FaceWorkshops, LLC

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AmorePacific's Aritaum brand "Nature In Life Sheet Mask" is representative of the facial sheet masks that are gaining popularity worldwide. The mask contains Yeoju rice extract, whereby the rice has been cultivated in clean water and soil rich in organic matter, grown under large differences of day and night temperatures. According to the manufacturer, it imparts highly moisturizing benefits due to the rice's fermentation with red malt for eight days.

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