What it is: Vegan formula serum containing 6% blend of BHA and PHA targeted to visibly smooth skin on first use. Helps visibly reduce pore size after 28 days.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores
Formulation: Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 6 percent Natural Salicylic Acid (BHA) & Gluconolactone (PHA) from gaultheria leaves and corn, known as excellent exfoliators.
- Salicylic Acid (BHA) is perfect for oily to normal skin prone to breakouts; helps eliminate dead skin cells.
- PHA is a gentler type of acid than AHA; helps exfoliate for a smoother look.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is also vegan, and comes in recycling packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: 96% ingredients naturally sourced. Formula helps smooth skin texture and reduce shine. Free of sulfates, mineral oil, parabens and other harmful ingredients. Bottle is recyclable. Outer cardboard packaging sourced from sustainably managed forests and printed with vegetable inks.
Clinical Results: In a satisfaction test performed on 20 volunteers after 28 days of use, results included:
- 85% felt their pores had been unclogged
- 90% felt their skin was cleaner
Clean + Planet Positive at Sephora
When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand`s products are formulating without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and environment. They 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.
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-6 percent Natural Salicylic Acid (BHA) and Gluconolactone (PHA): Extracted from gaultheria leaves and corn, both of which are known for their exfoliating properties.
-Salicylic Acid (BHA): Perfect for oily or normal skin prone to acne and pimples, it helps to eliminate dead cells that have accumulated in skin pores.
-PHAs: While being chemically and functionally similar to AHAs, these are a gentler type of acid that helps to exfoliate the skin and make it look smoother.
Aqua (Water), Gluconolactone, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Phytate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, T-Butyl Alcohol, Oleanolic Acid, Denatonium Benzoate.
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%)
Recycling Instructions:
-Outer carton is made from sustainably maintained forests, decorated with plant-based inks, and is 100% recyclable as paper.
-Bottle is recyclable: empty and rinse bottle and replace cap before recycling as glass.