Checks and Balances™ Polishing Face Scrub

What it is: A gentle yet effective face scrub that uses polishing power from nature—Bamboo & Mineral Silica—to reduce the look of pores and reveal smoother-looking skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Bamboo and Mineral Silica: Gently and effectively buff skin for a polished look.

- Tourmaline: Purifies and visibly re-energizes skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Infused with mint essential oil to balance the senses and visibly re-energizing tourmaline, this scrub whisks away dull, dead skin cells and surface impurities with natural bamboo and mineral silica. It rapidly and visibly minimizes pores, unclogging them after one week.

Clinical Results: In clinical testing on 25 women, after 1 use:

- 92% showed rapid reduction in the look of pores

After 3 uses in 1 week, prior to cleansing skin:

- Pores were unclogged

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-Bamboo and Mineral Silica: Gently and effectively buff skin for a polished look.
-Tourmaline: Purifies and visibly re-energizes skin.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Silica, Calcium Carbonate, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Esters, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin, Potassium Stearate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Decyl Glucoside, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Styrax Benzoin Gum, Limonene, Linalool, Bambusa Arundinacea (Bamboo) Stem Extract, Tourmaline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Sucrose, Caprylyl Glycol, Caffeine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, PEG-100 Stearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Bentonite, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

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, massage scrub onto damp skin with circular motions, avoiding your eyes.

-Rinse and pat dry. -Use up to four times per week.