Clearer looking pores and less shine, without leaving skin parched.
Your T zone gets shiny, and it feels like your pores always look clogged somewhere.
This clay masque draws out excess surface oil and the debris that clogs pores, so skin looks clearer and more refined, while glycerin keeps it soft and hydrated. Sulfur helps minimize the look of excess surface oil, and kaolin and bentonite, two mineral clays, absorb oil and lift away what sits in your pores. Use it all over, or on a single spot.
Who It Is For
Oily skin that gets congested, and anyone who wants a quick reset for clogged pores after a sweaty workout.
Acne Safe
What You Will See, and When
Skin looks less shiny and feels cleaner after the first use. With weekly use, pores look clearer over the following weeks.
How to Use
One to two nights a week, smooth a thin layer over clean skin, all over or just where you get oily, and leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and follow with moisturizer.
The Science
Sulfur has been used on oily skin for generations. It gently loosens the surface cells that can plug pores.
Kaolin and bentonite are fine mineral clays with a large surface area, which lets them soak up oil as the masque sits on the skin. Glycerin, a humectant, holds water in the outer layer so the clay does not leave skin feeling tight.
Questions
Can I use it on just one area?Yes. Use it all over, on your T zone only, or on a single spot.
Where does it go in my routine?At night, after cleansing. Rinse it off, then follow with moisturizer.
What does it feel like?A smooth clay that spreads in a thin layer and rinses clean with warm water.
Why a Routine Made for You Works Better
General advice is written for everyone, so it has to assume nothing about you. It can tell you what is safe. It cannot tell you what will work for your skin.
Skin changes when it is challenged just enough, then given time to recover and adapt. That amount is different for every person, and it moves as your skin gets stronger. Ask too much and your skin spends its energy recovering instead of improving. Ask too little and nothing changes. Finding that point for you, and moving it at the right time, is where results come from.
Where that point sits depends on:
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Your skin: its history, how it reacts, and what it is doing today
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Your health: hormones, medications, pregnancy and any condition that changes how skin behaves
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Your lifestyle: sleep, stress, diet, sun, exercise and climate
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Your routine: what you use now, and what has and has not worked before
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Your goals: what you most want to change
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Your expectations and timeline: how soon you want to see change, and what is realistic for your skin
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Your consistency: how much time and how many steps you will keep up with, because the best routine is the one you actually do
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Your treatments: what you have had and what you have planned
A skin therapist weighs all of this, builds a routine you can keep, and adjusts it as your skin responds. That is why we guarantee our products when they are part of a routine designed by one of our skin therapists. If you have been reading general advice, bring your questions. We will help you sort out what applies to you and what does not.
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Key Ingredients
SulfurHelps minimize the look of excess surface oil
Kaolin and bentonite claysAbsorb oil and lift debris to help keep pores clear
GlycerinKeeps skin soft and hydrated
Full Ingredient List
Aqua/Water/Eau, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Kaolin, Sulfur, Glycerin, Bentonite, Propylene Glycol, Ethylene Brassylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Chlorphenesin, Ultramarines (CI 77007).
References
1. Gupta AK, Nicol K. The use of sulfur in dermatology. J Drugs Dermatol. 2004;3(4):427-431.