Aesthetic masks made from medical dressing products turn popular

On receiving a call from a deliveryman in her neighborhood, Yu Shasha, a 27-year-old office clerk in Beijing, went out to fetch her delivery. Inside the box were six packages of masks she bought－but not the kind of masks most people are talking about these days.

The superficial wound masks, also known as medical aesthetic masks, are made of medical dressings and touted as a superior skin quality preservation and rejuvenation product than traditional skin care masks. Produced by pharmaceutical enterprises or other medically qualified companies, they are fast-becoming beauty-conscious Chinese consumers' new favorite health and wellness product.

With rising living standards and enhanced healthcare awareness, the global dressing sector has been constantly growing. The medical dressings, originally used to cover sores, wounds or other skin imperfections, now have a broader range of use, including skin care.