Which mask is considered nonsetting?

• A. Clay mask
• B. Peel-off mask
• C. Sheet mask
• D. Gauze mask

Answer: (C)

Nonsetting masks stay soft and moist on the skin; they don’t dry into a hard film. A sheet mask is designed to be pliable and saturated with serum, so it stays damp and flexible during use and is removed without peeling off a dried layer. This contrasts with masks that dry down to a film to be peeled off or washed away, such as clay masks that harden as they set or peel-off masks that form a removable film. Gauze masks act as a carrier for the product and aren’t about forming a dry film themselves, but the common example of a nonsetting mask in many curricula is the sheet mask because of its continuous moisture and pliability.