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Blemishes and oil

Kaolin

White clay, a soft natural mineral powder.

  • Absorbs excess oil
  • Gives the formula its color
What it does
Used in clay masks, cleansing foams and pore packs to draw out excess oil and leave skin matte and clearer-looking.
How often
Usually weekly or a few times a week in masks and pore packs, while cleansers and moisturizers can be daily and cleansing balms are for evenings. Makeup is worn when wanted; the retinol set starts its retinoids gradually on separate evenings and finishes morning care with sunscreen.

Pairs with

Ingredients that sit well beside kaolin in a routine.

Use apart

What we recommend keeping out of the same session as kaolin, and why.

  • AHAAvoid together

    A kaolin mask soaks up oil, and an AHA the same day can leave skin tight and dry. Use them on different days.

  • BHAAvoid together

    A kaolin mask and BHA both draw oil out of pores, so used together they can leave skin feeling stripped. Give each its own day.

  • RetinolAvoid together

    A kaolin mask leaves skin a little drier, and retinol that night makes it drier still. Keep retinol for the nights you skip the mask.

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