Indian healing clays have been used for centuries to beautify and refresh when used as a facial mask.

Cleopatra used clay from the Nile River and the Arabian desert over 1800 years ago, as part of her beauty ritual.

German and Roman spas have been using clay packs and treatments in the spas they built 4,000 years ago.

Many of these spas still exist and use clay even today.

Many famous naturopaths, such as Kuhn, Just, and Kneipp have contributed to the revival of the uses of clay through their natural treatments for arthritis and skin ailments.

Pliny the Elder devoted an entire chapter of his natural history to the many uses of clay for pimples, blackheads, and skin tightening.