What it is: A powerful clarifying treatment with niacinamide that actively clears the complexion, visibly reduces pores, and helps even skin tone.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness
Formulation: Mask
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Volcanic, White, and French Green Clays: Absorb excess oils, pollution, and impurities while gently exfoliating.
- 2% Niacinamide: Improves skin clarity and visibly tightens pores while supporting skin’s moisture barrier.
- BHA: Helps visibly unclog and keep pores clear.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This creamy, clarifying treatment packs the effects of a pro-grade facial in as little as 10 minutes. It uses a blend of sustainable clays to absorb impurities that can trigger breakouts while exfoliating salicylic acid and balancing kombucha, and nutrient-dense blue algae helps clearer skin function at its fullest potential.
Consumer Results: In a consumer perception study of 34 female and male participants, ages 21-44:
After immediate use:
- Participants agree their pores look clear
-Participants agree their complexion is smoother
-Participants agree their skin feels purified
After 1 weeks of use:
-Participants agree their pores appear smaller
-Participants agree their skin looks clear
After 4 weeks of use:
-Participants agree their pores appear less congested
-Participants agree their skin looks mattified
-Participants agree their skin is softer
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.
On top of meeting the Clean at Sephora formulated without list, these brands are on a mission to do right by your routine and the planet by making climate commitments and focusing on sustainable sourcing, responsible packaging, and environmental giving.
-Volcanic, White, and French-Green Clays: Absorb excess oil while diminishing the look of impurities from the skin.
-2% Niacinamide: Improves skin clarity and visibly tightens pores while supporting skin’s moisture barrier.
-BHA: Helps visibly unclog and keep pores clear.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Kaolin, Stearyl Alcohol,Propanediol,Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Niacinamide, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Bentonite (Volcanic Clay), Cetyl Alcohol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Montmorillonite (French Green Clay), Illite, Calcite, Salicylic Acid, Salix Purpurea (Red Willow) Bark Extract, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Allantoin, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Phycocyanin (Blue Green Algae), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Triticum Aestivum (Wheatgrass) Leaf Extract, Lactic Acid, Sorbitan Stearate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Charcoal Powder, Sodium Citrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Quartz, Silica, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Maltodextrin, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
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:
-Apply an even layer to clean skin.
-Leave on for 10 minutes.
-Rinse off, pat dry, and follow with Superfood Moisture Cream (sold separately).
-Use one to three times a week or as needed.
-Due to the active nature of the formula, some flushing may occur.
Recycling Instructions:
-Take off the cap and dispose into its proper container.
-You can check your local recycling authority`s guidelines to make sure you use the correct one.
-Wash the glass jar thoroughly in hot soapy water, rinse, then dry.
-If you skip this step, containers may contaminate other materials in a mixed-waste stream, like paper.
-Place in your recycling bin and voila!, your glass jar can now be infinitely recycled.