What it is: A fast-acting gel featuring salicylic acid, AHAs, and monk‘s pepper to reduce the appearance of breakouts and unclog pores.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Acne and Blemishes, Oiliness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Lightweight Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic Acid: An oil-soluble BHA that unclogs pores and fights blemish-causing bacteria.
- Monk‘s Pepper: Diminish excess oil to reduce future breakouts.
- Niacinamide: Supports the lipid barrier‘s function to retain moisture while helping clear pores, absorb oil, visibly reduce redness, and diminish the look of post-breakout marks.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Visibly clearer, smoother, and more balanced skin is yours with this fast-acting, shine-absorbing formula. Salicylic acid exfoliates to remove surface debris and waxy buildup, monk‘s pepper and niacinamide diminish excess oil, and soothing green tea visibly reveals a beautifully calm complexion.
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand`s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.
-Salicylic Acid: An oil-soluble BHA that unclogs pores and fights blemish-causing bacteria.
-Monk’s Pepper: Diminish excess oil to reduce future breakouts.
-Niacinamide: Supports the lipid barrier’s function to retain moisture while helping clear pores, absorb oil, visibly reduce redness, and diminish the look of post-breakout marks.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Alcohol Denat. (SD Alcohol 40-B), Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Salicylic Acid, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Hydroxide, Carnitine, Vitex Agnus-Castus Extract, Glutathione, Bisabolol, Niacinamide, Phytic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Retinol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Farnesol, Sodium Pantothenate, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Phospholipids, Tocopheryl Acetate, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Soy Isoflavones, Zinc PCA, Ethoxydiglycol, Octoxynol-9, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Pentasodium Pentetate, BHT, BHA, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Glycolate, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.
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:
-Cover the entire affected area with a thin layer one to two times daily.
Precautions:
-Because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one application daily, then gradually increase to two or three times daily if needed or as directed by a doctor.
-If bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce your application to once a day or every other day.