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Isntree Real Mugwort Clay Mask
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About this product

A clay-based face mask formulated with kaolin, bentonite, and mugwort extract, designed to absorb excess oil while maintaining skin hydration.

Full ingredients

Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Bentonite, Artemisia Princeps Extract, Stearic Acid, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Illite, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Powder, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Cynara Scolymus (Artichoke) Leaf Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Montmorillonite, Calcite, Phaseolus Angularis Seed Powder, Canadian Colloidal Clay, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Beta-Glucan, Methylpropanediol, Algin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Tromethamine, Polyquaternium-51, Ethylhexylglycerin

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What the gurus are saying

This mask degreases oily skin without the excessive drying that plagues many clay masks. It combines oil-absorbing clays with soothing, moisturizing actives like mugwort extract, oat kernel extract, and beta glucan. People with oily skin can apply it daily to their whole face or just the T-zone, leaving it on for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take November 2024

What they liked

  • Absorbs oil without over-drying
  • Fragrance-free
  • Minimizes pore appearance

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

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    Type

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    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    AliceintheRabbitHole
    AliceintheRabbitHole
    59k subs
    ✓Yay
    "They say it's designed for sebum control, but it's also using artemia, another ingredient that works really well for my acne prone skin, so [...] it might be really great for oily skin types but [...] it's not too drying for a dry, acne prone skin type like mine either. It smells so good, [...] it's calming, and in spite of all the clays used in this formula I suspect the panthenol and other humectants keep it from being too drying. [...] I did not expect to like this and yet I very much do."
    Dr Dray
    Dr Dray
    2.69M subs
    ✓Yay
    "The Isntree Real Mugwort Clay Mask is a long-standing favorite of mine. It has a variety of different clays: kaolin, bentonite, and Canadian colloidal clay. While the clays absorb excess oil, it's also very moisturizing. People with oily skin tend to believe that because they're oily they're moisturized, but oil and sebum is actually not that great of a moisturizer and you can still have dry skin. Using a product that is too drying may end up irritating your skin in the long run."
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    "The Isntree Real Mugwort Clay Mask is a long-standing favorite of mine. It has a variety of different clays: kaolin, bentonite, and Canadian colloidal clay. While the clays absorb excess oil, it's also very moisturizing. People with oily skin tend to believe that because they're oily they're moisturized, but oil and sebum is actually not that great of a moisturizer and you can still have dry skin. Using a product that is too drying may end up irritating your skin in the long run."
    THE BEST KOREAN SKIN CARE OF 2022 🏆 Dermatologist @DrDrayzday
    "Isntree also makes a mugwort clay mask that I rather enjoy."
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    "Isntree makes a mugwort mask. It's phenomenal."
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    "They make a Mugwort Mask that's really good."
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    "I suggest the Isntree clay mask, it's quite good."
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    "This is a favorite product that appeared in my best acne skincare video. I like this calendar because it includes full-size products, not little teeny tiny things. [...] It has mugwort extract or artemisia, which is a botanic extract that may be anti-inflammatory, and a variety of different types of clay that can help absorb excess oil from the surface of the skin and from within the pores. [...] It's not overly drying and I really like it a lot."
    BEST ACNE SKIN CARE PRODUCTS OF 2021 @DrDrayzday
    "I really enjoy this—you can do this as tolerated daily. You put it on the skin or just on the areas most prone to being oily like the T-zone, leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes, and rinse it off. This one is definitely worth mentioning because clay masks [...] can be helpful for people with oily skin. It does a good job degreasing the skin without drying you out, which is key, because some clay masks can just be too drying and have irritating scented ingredients that can worsen your acne."
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    "I really like the Real Mugwort Clay Mask. This is good for those of you who have excess oiliness and shininess on the surface of the skin. It has clays in it that help absorb that from the surface of the skin and from the top part [...] of the pore and help in improving the overall look of the skin, allowing your cosmetics to go on better."
    How to STOP GETTING SHINY SKIN | Dr Dray
    "I got this product and I really like it. It is by Isntree, and it is their Real Mugwort Clay Mask. This is awesome. It's pretty moisturizing like the Cetaphil product. It has kaolin clay in it to absorb that excess oiliness from the surface of the skin, and it's got artemisia in it which is anti-inflammatory."
    Cassandra Bankson
    Cassandra Bankson
    2.46M subs
    ✓Yay
    "This mask is the Real Mugwort Clay Mask from ISNTREE, and they are one of my favorite K Beauty brands. Mugwort is actually a plant that's antibacterial and antifungal, and this one specifically is amazing for sebum care, so if you do have an oily area such as I do in my T-zone, it's really really helpful. It does mildly exfoliate."
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    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Humectants and emollients

    Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

    Source: DermNet

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