Clarifying Mask

What it is: A face mask enriched with balloon vine, viper’s bugloss, and sunflower seed oil to improve the skin’s moisture barrier and balance pH levels, resulting in a clearer and more even complexion.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Mask

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Complex of Balloon Vine, Viper’s Bugloss, and Sunflower Oil Extract: Improve the skin’s barrier properties to restore its natural balance
- Zinc: Counteracts the formation of blemishes.
- Kaolin: Binds excess sebum and has a mattifying effect.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Zinc and kaolin absorb excess sebum and mattify the skin. The potent ingredient purslane provides a soothing and calming effect while providing hydration. Regular usage will result in reduced sebum for a clearer and more even complexion with a boost of hydration.

As an aesthetic doctor with a background in anti-inflammatory medicine, Dr. Sturm is committed to treating the skin with scientifically-proven ingredients and non-aggressive natural extracts. The three pillars of Dr. Barbara Sturm Molecular Cosmetics—hydration, boosting the skin’s natural barrier function, and reducing the visible signs of irritation—help to promote healthy skin that glows from within over time.

Before & After results were achieved by using the following Sturm products for 6 months: Cleanser, Enzyme Cleanser, Balancing Toner, Clarifying Mask, Clarifying Serum, Clarifying Face Cream, Clarifying Spot Treatment.

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-Complex of Balloon Vine, Viper’s Bugloss, and Sunflower Oil Extract: Improve the skin’s barrier properties to restore its natural balance
-Zinc: Counteracts the formation of blemishes.
-Kaolin: Binds excess sebum and has a mattifying effect.

Water (Aqua), Kaolin, Alcohol Denat., Cetearyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract, Octyldodecanol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Cetearyl Glucoside, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Pca, Allantoin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexylene Glycol, Polygonum Bistorta Root Extract, Arginine, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Pantolactone, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol.

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 hydroxytulolene (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 Parrafin (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:
-Apply generously to cleansed skin two to three times a week as an additional treatment.
-After approx. 10 to 15 minutes, remove the mask with lukewarm water.
-Then, apply Clarifying Face Cream.