Celderma

CELDERMA makes face masks, and that is mostly the whole story. The lineup we carry is built from hydrogel masks and essence gel masks, so you are buying a treatment step rather than a daily staple. That narrow focus is the point. Each mask is meant to deliver a concentrated dose of moisture or actives in 15 to 20 minutes, then come off. If you already have a cleanser and a moisturiser you trust, CELDERMA slots in as the extra step you reach for when skin feels tired, tight, or dull.

The range splits into two textures. The Active Repair Green Hydrogel Mask and the Crystal Skin Mask use a hydrogel sheet, a jelly-like material that grips the face and holds serum against the skin without dripping. Hydrogel tends to feel cooling and stays put even if you move around. The Daily Hyaluronic Essence Gel Mask and Daily Collagen Essence Gel Mask, by contrast, are gel masks loaded with essence, so they read wetter and lighter. Pick hydrogel when you want a sealed, spa-style treatment; pick the essence gel masks when you want something you can use more casually and often.

Two products lean on collagen: the Collagen Fitting Gel Mask, sold in a five-piece set, and the Daily Collagen Essence Gel Mask at 29g per sheet. Collagen in a topical mask sits on the surface and acts as a humectant, drawing in water so skin looks plumper and feels smoother straight after use. These suit anyone whose skin reads a little flat or creased by the end of the day and who wants a quick bounce-back before an event or after travel. The five-piece Fitting set is the easy way to try the collagen route without committing to a single large sheet.

The Daily Hyaluronic Essence Gel Mask is the hydration workhorse of the range. Hyaluronic acid is a humectant that binds water in the upper layers of skin, so this mask is the one to reach for when skin feels tight, flaky, or stripped after cleansing or a long flight. At 29g it carries a generous amount of essence, and the "daily" in the name signals it is gentle enough to use often rather than as an occasional treat. If your main complaint is dryness rather than dullness, start here.

The Active Repair Green Hydrogel Mask, a four-piece set, is the one aimed at skin that feels irritated or overworked. Green-toned soothing masks in K-beauty usually pair a calming, hydrating base with a hydrogel sheet to lock it in, so this is the mask for days after sun exposure, a strong active, or a long stretch of screen time and poor sleep. Use it when skin looks red or feels reactive and you want to calm things down rather than push more actives at it.

The Crystal Skin Mask is the brand's glow-and-clarity option. Hydrogel masks in this style aim to leave skin looking dewy and even, which makes this a good pre-makeup or pre-event step when you want a fresh, lit-from-within finish. Treat it as your "looking good tonight" mask rather than a daily one, and apply it on clean skin a little before you plan to go out so the surface has time to settle.

The routine is the same across the range. Cleanse, pat skin until just damp, then unfold the mask and smooth it over the face, pressing out air bubbles so the sheet makes full contact. Leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes; do not let it dry out completely on the skin, since a dried sheet can pull moisture back off. Remove the mask, pat in whatever essence is left, and follow with moisturiser to seal it. With the hydrogel masks you can usually peel the top and bottom halves separately, which makes them easier to position.

A mask is a treatment step, so it goes after cleansing and toning and before your heavier creams. Most people use a sheet mask two or three times a week, though the gel masks labelled "daily" can go more often if your skin tolerates it. Put the mask step at night when you have 20 minutes free, or in the morning before makeup if you want the smoothing and glow effect to carry into the day. There is no need to layer multiple CELDERMA masks at once; one sheet does the work.

Because these are Korean-made masks, buy from a seller that sources them properly so you get fresh stock with intact essence and current packaging. Check the format before you order: some products here are single sheets and others, like the Collagen Fitting and Active Repair sets, come in multi-piece packs, which changes the per-mask cost. If you are new to the brand, a multi-piece set is the sensible first buy, since it lets you repeat the same mask a few times and judge how your skin responds.