What it is: An all-in-one, silicone-free primer & serum that visibly refines pores over time while immediately blurring the look of skin and absorbing oil for a natural, soft-focus, satin finish.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Uneven Texture, and Oiliness
Formulation: Lightweight Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Tapioca and Rice: Visibly and immediately reduce pore size and allow for a smooth makeup application.
- Encapsulated BHA and Strawberry Enzyme: Smooth the look of uneven texture over time.
- Plant-Derived Pore Minimizer and Strawberry Leaf Extract: Absorb excess oil to visibly minimize and blur pores quickly and over time.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This skincare-makeup hybrid prolongs makeup wear and mops up excess shine for up to eight hours. Encapsulated BHA and strawberry enzymes visibly reduce pore size over time, while mattifying tapioca and rice create a visibly blurring effect. Wear under makeup for a natural, satin finish or use as a touch-up in place of blotting paper.
Clinical Results: In a 2-week consumer-perception study of 35 subjects:
- 100% agreed the appearance of pores was minimized
- 97% agreed skin immediately had a soft matte finish without dryness
- 97% agreed T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) looked less oily
Clean + Planet Positive at Sephora
When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand`s products are formulated 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.
-Tapioca and Rice: Visibly and immediately reduce pore size and allow for a smooth makeup application.
-Encapsulated BHA and Strawberry Enzyme: Smooth the look of uneven texture over time.
-Plant-Derived Pore Minimizer and Strawberry Leaf Extract: Absorb excess oil to visibly minimize and blur pores quickly and over time.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Tapioca Starch, Isopentyldiol, Nylon-12, C9-12 Alkane, Distarch Phosphate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Saccharide Isomerate, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Leaf Extract, Salicylic Acid, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Triheptanoin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer, Citric Acid, Fragrance/Parfum.
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 hydroxytoluene (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 Paraffin (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:
To address pores:
-Evenly spread a pea-size amount onto cleansed, toned skin with your fingers, gently patting product in.
-Use daily, morning and night.
-Follow with moisturizer.
To prime skin:
-Use as the last step of your skincare routine.
-Allow to absorb fully before applying any makeup.
-Best applied with fingers.
Recycling Instructions:
-Remove cap and inner plastic lid.
-Wash glass jar with hot water to remove any remaining product, then dry thoroughly.
-Upcycle glass jar or recycle along with plastic cap and inner lid per your local community guidelines.
-Glow Recipe also partners with TerraCycle® for products that cannot be recycled locally. Request your recycling envelope at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/glow-recipe.