What it is: An antioxidant-rich facial essence brewed with ferulic and lactic acids for visibly glowing skin. In just seven days, skin looks smooth and even with less-visible fine lines.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ferulic Acid: Defends against free radicals to prevent visible signs of aging and dullness.
- Lactic Acid (AHA): Refines the look of tone and texture for visibly smoother, more even, glowing skin.
- Squalane: Hydrates and supports skin’s moisture barrier.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It also comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: With ingredients brewed for 120 hours, this 99 percent natural* formula with ferulic acid, lactic acid, and squalane provides powerful antioxidant protection to visibly smooth and even texture and tone, reduce fine lines, and impart a healthy-looking glow.
*Kiehl’s Since 1851 considers ingredients to be naturally derived if they retain more than 50 percent of their molecular structure after being processed from a natural source.
Clinical Results: In a 4-week consumer-perception study of 60 subjects, after 7 days:
- 92% agreed skin looked hydrated
- 92% agreed skin looked rejuvenated
- 90% agreed skin felt smoother
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand‘s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and 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.
-Ferulic Acid: Defends against free radicals to prevent visible signs of aging and dullness.
-Lactic Acid (AHA): Refines the look of tone and texture for visibly smoother, more even, glowing skin.
-Squalane: Hydrates and supports skin’s moisture barrier.
Aqua/Water, Arginine, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Propanediol, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Salicylic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Caramel, Adenosine, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Linalool, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Brassica Campestris Extract/Rapeseed Extract, Brassica Campestris Sprout Extract/Rapeseed Sprout Extract, Mentha Piperita Oil/Peppermint Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil.
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:
-After cleansing and before opening, shake the bottle five times to mix the formula inside.
-Pour five generous drops into the palm of your hand.
-Gently press onto skin five times, focusing on your cheeks, forehead, and chin.
-Follow with serum and/or moisturizer.
-Can be used morning and night.
Recycling Instructions:
-Recycle the bottle and carton.