What it is: A rapid-action treatment with two percent salicylic acid to target breakouts.
Skin Type: Oily, Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Acne and Blemishes, Pores, and Oiliness
Formulation: Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic Acid: An FDA-approved acne solution that helps to unclog pores and target and prevent breakouts.
- Glycolic Acid: An alpha-hydroxy acid that resurfaces skin‘s appearance and discourages the formation of visible post-acne marks.
- Aloe Vera: A botanical that calms, soothes, and nourishes skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Visibly clear up acne, blemishes, whiteheads, and blackheads on the spot with this maximum-strength salicylic acid formula. Packed with exfoliating and resurfacing acids and fruit enzymes, it helps fight the formation of acne marks. Soothing aloe, bisabalol, and oatmeal help minimize visible redness and calm skin.
Clinical Results: In a consumer-perception study after 3 applications in 24 hours:
- 100% agreed this product visibly improved the appearance of their blemish-prone skin
- 93% agreed this product reduced the appearance of their whiteheads, made their blemishes appear less red, and made their skin look clear
Clean at Sephora
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-Salicylic Acid: An FDA-approved acne solution that helps to unclog pores and target and prevent breakouts.
-Glycolic Acid: An alpha-hydroxy acid that resurfaces skin’s appearance and discourages the formation of visible post-acne marks.
-Aloe Vera: A botanical that calms, soothes, and nourishes skin.
Salicylic Acid 2.0%, Water/Aqua/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyeth-ylcellulose, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycolic Acid, Urea, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Bisabolol, Colloidal Oatmeal, Maltodextrin, Carica Papaya (Pa-paya) Fruit Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Ex-tract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium phosphate, monobasic, Citric Acid.
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category – this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytulolene (BHT) under 0.1% , Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Parrafin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos) , Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1, 4, Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1’4 Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%)
Suggested Usage:
-After cleansing, cover problem areas with a thin layer up to three times daily.
-Because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one application daily, then gradually increase to two to three times as needed.
-If bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other day.
Precautions:
-For external use only.
-When using this product, skin irritation and dryness is more likely to occur if you use another topical acne medication at the same time.
-If irritation occurs, only use one topical acne medication at a time.
-Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, flush thoroughly with water.
-Stop use and ask a doctor if skin irritation occurs or gets worse.
-Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.