innisfree Super Volcanic Clusters Pore Clearing Clay Mousse Mask for acne-prone skin
Super Volcanic Clusters
Clay
Salicylic Acid- Volcanic Ash
Glycerin
Average
- HighCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for acne-prone skin; other cleansing masks fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate pore-refining benefits for your combination skin, as kaolin and salicylic acid help to cleanse pores and exfoliate dead skin cells. While effective for general pore care, it lacks specific ingredients to target active breakouts.
- The inclusion of lactic acid and salicylic acid provides good keratolytic action and helps regulate desquamation, making it suitable for combination skin.
- The product is safe for your acne-prone skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of harsh or prohibited ingredients.
How to apply
- Use this cleansing mask during your PM weekly routine. Start 1x/week and increase if your skin tolerates it well.
- Apply this cleansing mask after using your pre-cleanser and cleanser , and before your hydrating toner.
- Spread an even layer of the cleansing mask over your face , avoiding any rubbing to protect your skin.
- Apply the cleansing mask to clean and dry skin to help clear up your blemishes effectively.
- Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.6Overall rating based on 400+ reviewsUsers with oily and combination skin appreciate this mask's airy mousse texture, which is easy to apply and effectively absorbs excess sebum, leaving skin feeling soft and refreshed without over-drying. A significant number of users find the pump dispenser messy and difficult to control, leading to product waste.
Highlights
Airy mousse texture Mostly Mentioned
- “Texture is velvety and feels like soft whipped cream”
- “Spreads so much easier than the jar version”
- “Light-as-air mousse”
Effective pore cleaning Often Mentioned
- “Sucks up the oil”
- “Pores look tighter and cleaner”
- “Face felt a whole lot cleaner”
Messy pump Often Mentioned
- “Mousse gets all over the button cap”
- “Tip gets messy if you don't wipe it”
- “Hard to close the cap without a mess”
Non-drying formula Sometimes Noted
- “Doesn't dry down or crack like other clay masks”
- “Skin feels soft, not stripped”
- “Much more moisturizing than the original jar”
Smoother skin feel Sometimes Noted
- “Skin feels like baby skin”
- “Leaves my face feeling soft and smooth”
- “Texture feels refined after rinsing”
Dosage control Sometimes Noted
- “Flows out non-stop if not careful”
- “Hard to control the amount dispensed”
- “Wasted so much product pushing too hard”
Mild scent Rarely Noted
- “Strong clay scent is not pleasant”
- “Has a slight clay-ey fragrance”
- “Smell might irk you a bit”
Packaging durability Rarely Noted
- “Can dent if you drop it”
- “Cap is tricky to put back on”
- “Plastic lid feels flimsy”
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Questions and answers
How well does innisfree Super Volcanic Clusters Pore Clearing Clay Mousse Mask work for acne-prone skin?
This mask works moderately well for acne-prone skin, as clay and salicylic acid help cleanse pores and gently remove dead skin cells. While it offers general pore care, it lacks specific ingredients to actively target breakouts. A product of this type needs high-quality ingredients like zinc oxide and niacinamide to effectively treat acne and blemishes.
Skin Research and Technology, 2023Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
Which ingredients make this mask a good fit for acne-prone skin?
This mask is a good fit for your acne-prone skin because the kaolin and salicylic acid help cleanse pores and clear away dead skin cells. To work even better for this skin type, a product of this kind needs ingredients like zinc oxide or niacinamide to specifically target active breakouts and control oil.
Skin Research and Technology, 2023BioMed Research International, 2020
What do Super Volcanic Clusters do for acne-prone skin?
Super Volcanic Clusters help soak up excess oil and clear out deep dirt in acne-prone skin, making breakouts less likely. This ingredient is unlikely to irritate dry areas when used as directed.
What does Clay do for acne-prone skin?
Clay helps clear acne-prone skin by reducing blemishes and excess oil while supporting overall skin smoothness and hydration. Using a clay mask regularly is unlikely to cause irritation and may improve skin evenness over time.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Skin Research and Technology, 2023
Where does this mask go in a skincare routine for acne-prone skin?
This cleansing mask goes in your weekly routine after the cleanser and enzyme powder, and before your hydrating toner and treatment. A clay mask of this type works well for this skin when it includes soothing and breakout-fighting ingredients like salicylic acid and sulfur.
Skin Research and Technology, 2023BioMed Research International, 2020
Can I use this mask with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this mask in your routine, but avoid using it on the same nights you apply retinol to prevent potential irritation. Instead, use the mask on a separate weekly night, and follow up with a hydrating toner and moisturizer to keep your skin calm and balanced. For acne-prone skin, a product of this type needs added soothing ingredients and specific blemish-fighting treatments to properly target active breakouts.
How often should I use this mask?
This cleansing mask can be used once a week as part of your weekly routine, as it is safe for your skin and helps clear pores. If your skin handles it well and you see good results, you may carefully use it more often. A product for acne-prone skin also needs specific ingredients to target active breakouts.
Can this mask clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for acne-prone skin?
This mask is unlikely to clog pores or cause irritation for your acne-prone skin, but because it lacks specific ingredients to target active breakouts, this skin needs formulas with soothing ingredients and acne-fighting actives to better calm pimples and clear pores.
Skin Research and Technology, 2023Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
Is this mask fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no fragrance and contains drying alcohol (alcohol).
What the research says
A moisturizer containing licochalcone A, 1,2-decanediol, L-carnitine, and salicylic acid significantly reduced noninflammatory, inflammatory, and total acne lesion counts compared to a vehicle control in Thai patients during a 12-week maintenance phase.
BioMed Research International, 2020Twice daily application of a multitargeted dermocosmetic cream provided comparable efficacy to benzoyl peroxide 5% gel in reducing inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and total lesions in 150 Caucasian subjects with mild-to-moderate acne over 56 days, while demonstrating superior skin tolerability.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024The use of a salicylic acid-based dermocosmetic significantly reduces the needed quantity of benzoyl peroxide without impacting efficacy in mild to moderate acne, and as maintenance post-benzoyl peroxide allows a significant reduction of acne relapse compared to vehicle.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023Twice-weekly use of a clay mask over 4 weeks in 75 adults with oily or combination skin improved acne-related outcomes, sebum content, skin evenness, hydration, and reduced dryness and irritation.
Skin Research and Technology, 2023Clay jojoba oil facial masks reduced total skin lesions by a mean of 54% after 6 weeks in 133 participants with acne-prone, lesioned skin and mild acne compared to baseline.
Forschende Komplementarmedizin, 2012Vectorization of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid with clay enabled its penetration into deeper skin layers and led to a significant clinical reduction in fine lines in the crow's feet area compared to placebo after 28 days.
Skin Research and Technology, 2024Quaternized carboxymethyl chitosan/organic montmorillonite nanocomposite demonstrated superior moisture-adsorption and retention compared to hyaluronic acid, good UV-protection ability, negligible dermal irritation, and prominent moisture-retention efficacy on human stratum corneum when formulated into a cosmetic cream.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017Barrier emulsions including medical grade carbon and montmorillonite clays effectively adsorbed toxic hydrophilic pesticides and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, showing high binding percentages and low desorption rates to block dermal contact with water-soluble pollutants.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen achieved a higher cure rate (39%) than salicylic acid (24%) and a wait-and-see approach (16%) for cutaneous warts at 13 weeks in primary care patients.
CMAJ, 2010Treatment with 2% supramolecular salicylic acid hydrogel resulted in a regression and markedly improvement rate of 51.01% compared to 43.10% for Adapaline gel in patients with mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris, showing no significant difference in efficacy.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Topical 5% benzoyl peroxide plus salicylic acid achieved the greatest lesion reduction at early 2 to 4 week time points compared to benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin, and combination benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin, while 5% benzoyl peroxide plus salicylic acid and combination benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin showed similar efficacy at 10 to 12 weeks in acne patients.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2010A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001
Why other cleansing masks fit acne-prone skin better
Biomimetic hyaluronic acid-stabilized zinc oxide nanoparticles selectively inhibited C. acnes, outperformed erythromycin in preclinical acne models, and safely reduced acne lesions and redness in a clinical trial.
Journal of Controlled Release, 2025Topical 0.5% hyaluronic-ZnO nanogel applied twice daily reduced inflammatory-lesion counts by 58% at week four in human subjects compared to baseline without causing erythema.
Biomedicines, 2025A fixed combination of hydroxypinacolone retinoate, retinol glycospheres, and papain glycospheres in aqueous gel applied once daily for 12 weeks achieved a 41% mean reduction in GAGS score and a 40.8% mean reduction in total lesions, with 15.3% of patients experiencing mild to moderate local side effects, in 94 evaluable patients with comedonal-papular, mild to moderate acne of the face.
Giornale Italiano Di Dermatologia E Venereologia, 2015
Ingredients
Water, Silica, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Kaolin, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Alcohol, Volcanic Ash, Glycerin, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Bentonite, Palmitic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Hydroxypropyl Phosphate Starch, Sorbitan Stearate, Juglans Regia Shell Powder, Iron Oxides Ci 77499, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Lactic Acid Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Iron Oxides Ci 77492, Disodium Edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Colloidal Sulfur, Myristic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Nitrogen
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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