What is the innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask 80g?

It is a clay mask in the 80g tub, spread as a thin visible layer on cleansed skin and rinsed off after about ten minutes. It works best on the nose, chin and forehead rather than across a whole face. Rinse while the layer still looks matte rather than waiting for it to crack.

How long should the clay mask stay on?

About ten minutes, and rinse while the layer still looks matte rather than waiting for it to crack. The cracked stage people wait for is the drying stage, not the working stage. Use a timer and soften the layer with wet hands before rinsing.

Can I use it on my whole face?

You can, but on most faces it is better on the nose, chin and forehead where the skin is actually oily. Applied over drier areas weekly it tends to leave tight patches that then need managing. Targeted use also makes the pot last considerably longer.

How often is sensible?

Once or twice a week for oily and combination skin, less if the skin feels tight afterwards. A clay session is not a step that rewards frequency, and going daily is the usual way people end up with a stripped feeling. Always follow it with a moisturiser.

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Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask 80g

Name: innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask 80g
Brand: innisfree
SKU: 13512641352
Price: 20.0 USD
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A clay mask in the 80g tub, worn for ten minutes on the oilier areas of the face, aimed at people watching the look of pores and shine.

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80 g

$25.00 per 100 g

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: Oily skinCombination skinCongested looking skinNormal skin

Helps with: The look of poresShine on the nose and foreheadCongested looking skinA weekly session

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How it works

This is the mattifying treatment format: a thick layer worn for ten minutes and then rinsed off, not a layer to be pressed in. The setting is the timer, and the point at which the layer looks matte rather than cracked is the point to rinse. It goes after cleansing and before toner, and everything after it goes onto damp rinsed skin. It works best as a targeted step on the nose, chin and forehead, since the drier parts of a face gain nothing from it. Used on the nose, chin and forehead rather than the whole face, the 80g tub lasts a long time and leaves no tight patches behind on the cheeks.

Key benefits

What it is: clay mask, 80g, used a ten minute session on the oilier areas.
Texture: a visible layer that sets matte and rinses off.
Aimed at: the look of pores, shine on the nose and forehead, congested looking skin.
Original Korean Formula: the version sold on Korean shelves, not a US reformulation.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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Water solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Silica absorbent: Silica is finely milled mineral, essentially very pure sand. It absorbs oil, stops powders clumping and soft-focuses the look of pores and fine lines.
Trehalose humectant: Trehalose is a sugar that some desert plants use to survive drying out. In skincare it is a humectant that holds water in the outer layer and helps a formula feel comfortable rather than tight.
Kaolin absorbent: Kaolin is white clay, the mildest of the cosmetic clays. It absorbs oil and lifts loose debris from the surface without stripping, which is why it is the clay used on drier skin.
Bentonite absorbent: Bentonite is a volcanic clay that swells in water. It absorbs oil, thickens a mask, and holds pigments and powders evenly suspended.
Polyvinyl Alcohol film former: Polyvinyl Alcohol is the polymer behind peel-off masks: it dries into a continuous film that lifts away in one piece.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
Glyceryl Stearate emulsifier: Glyceryl Stearate is glycerin joined to stearic acid, and one of the most used emulsifiers in skincare. It holds oil and water together and thickens the result, and it softens skin at the same time.
Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol: Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.

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Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract plant extract: The peel extract of the satsuma mandarin, the gyul grown on Jeju. It carries flavonoids and aromatic oils and is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract.
Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract plant extract: Prickly pear fruit extract. The fruit carries betalain pigments and water-holding sugars, and it colours a formula pink.
Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract plant extract: The leaf extract of the Korean camellia, the same plant as the seed oil pressed on Jeju. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract.
Pvp film former: PVP is polyvinylpyrrolidone, a water-soluble polymer that dries into a clear flexible film. It holds pigment or hair in place and washes off with water.
Peg-100 Stearate emulsifier: PEG-100 Stearate is a water-loving emulsifier almost always paired with glyceryl stearate. Together they form the standard cream base of the last fifty years.
Polysorbate 60 emulsifier: Polysorbate 60 is a water-loving emulsifier used with a fatty co-emulsifier to build stable lotions and creams.
Stearic Acid fatty acid: Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
Palmitic Acid fatty acid: Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil occlusive: Plant oil hardened by hydrogenation. It behaves as a soft solid, so it gives balms and sticks their body and slows water loss from the surface.
Xanthan Gum thickener: Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) colorant: Iron Oxides are mineral pigments in red, yellow and black, and the three are blended to make every skin-tone shade in a tinted product. They are inert and sit on the surface.
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch absorbent: Corn Starch absorbs oil and moisture and gives a soft, matte finish. It also thickens a formula.
Sorbitan Stearate emulsifier: Sorbitan Stearate is a mild emulsifier and thickener used to hold oil and water together in creams.
Polyacrylate-13 thickener: Polyacrylate-13 is a pre-neutralised thickener that gels instantly and holds an emulsion together, so a formula can be built without heat.
Mannitol humectant: Mannitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant and antioxidant. It hydrates and helps stabilise the rest of the formula against oxidation.
Microcrystalline Cellulose absorbent: Microcrystalline Cellulose is purified cellulose ground fine. It thickens, holds powders in suspension and gives a soft, matte feel.
Lactic Acid exfoliant: Lactic Acid is a larger AHA than glycolic, so it works nearer the surface and is easier on skin, and it is a humectant as well as an exfoliant. It is the AHA of choice for dry skin.
Polyisobutene film former: Polyisobutene is a synthetic polymer that forms a flexible, water-resistant film. It gives gloss and holds a formula in place, which is why it appears in lip products and long-wear textures.
Menthoxypropanediol humectant: Menthoxypropanediol is menthol joined to a glycol. It hydrates and gives a long, low cooling feel rather than the sharp hit of menthol itself.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
Polysorbate 20 emulsifier: Polysorbate 20 is a solubiliser: it dissolves small amounts of oil or fragrance into a watery formula so nothing separates or floats.
Disodium Edta chelator: EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
Phenoxyethanol preservative: Phenoxyethanol is the most widely used cosmetic preservative outside the paraben family. It keeps a water-containing formula from growing bacteria and mould, and is capped at one percent in most markets, so it always sits low on a list.

How to use

Start on a clean face and apply it where the skin is actually oily instead of everywhere by habit.
Give it around ten minutes and use a timer, since the visual cue people wait for is already too late.
Soften it with wet hands and rinse with lukewarm water, then go straight into toner and moisturiser.
Avoid using it on dry or flaking areas, and never leave it on overnight.

Worth knowing

Rinse while the layer is still matte rather than letting it crack and go hard.
Use it on the oilier areas rather than over dry or flaking skin.
Follow it with a moisturiser, since rinsed skin loses water quickly.

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