How many times a week should it be applied? For both facial and body use, apply once a week; it is not necessary more often, and if you have sensitive skin, every two weeks.

How is this exfoliant used? First, it is advisable to shake the container vigorously to mix all the ingredients well, or even mix the product with a spoon, as vegetable oils weigh more than sugar and tend to sink. Then take a handful of the mixture into the palm of your hand and apply it to the skin (dry or damp, it makes no difference, but we prefer it damp), using gentle circular movements. Finally, rinse with warm water.

As it is a friction and mechanical-removal exfoliant, two or three passes over the skin are enough, and it is normal for the product to fall off or to fall away as it is applied. It is a different exfoliant, with a coarse grain, that is true, but it leaves fantastic, clean and regenerated skin. You do not need to apply a moisturiser after exfoliating with Matarrania; the skin is left naturally soft and elastic!

As it has no preservatives, how should I look after this product so that it does not spoil? The only precautions to take with our products are: avoid high temperatures (you do not need to keep the product in the fridge, but you should avoid, for example, creams being inside the car in summer), oxidation (close the jar after use) and humidity (contact with water).

What is the expiry date of a product once opened? All Matarrania products have a period after opening of 8 months (indicated on the product boxes with the symbol of an open jar and the English acronym PAO: Period After Opening).

Is this cosmetic suitable for vegans? Yes, it is a vegan product; it has not been tested on animals and contains no ingredients from animals nor products generated by them.

Can some components of the products cause allergies? Yes, there are two groups of components that can cause allergic reactions: the vegetable oils extracted from tree nuts and essential oils.

Since the vegetable oils we use as ingredients are pure, virgin and unrefined, they contain the allergens of nuts. A person allergic to almonds cannot use Matarrania products that contain sweet almond oil; the same applies to hazelnuts (hazelnut oil), sunflower seeds (sunflower oil) and sesame seeds (sesame oil). Essential oils are natural aromatic substances secreted by plants and are composed of many components. Some of these components are allergens, that is, they can cause allergies, such as geraniol or citral.

The cosmetics safety regulations require that the allergenic components of essential oils appear in the list of ingredients when their concentration is greater than 0.001% in products that are left on the skin, and greater than 0.01% in products that are rinsed off the skin.

People who are allergic to these components of essential oils cannot use cosmetics that contain them.