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Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment for dry skin

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Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment

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A weak match for dry skin; the cleansing masks alongside fit it better.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. 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 exfoliation for your dry or flaky skin due to the presence of multiple exfoliating acids like mandelic acid and salicylic acid, which can strip moisture and exacerbate dryness.
  • While the product excels at pore cleansing with acids such as glycolic and pyruvic acid, it lacks sufficient humectant action from ingredients like glycerin to adequately support your dry skin type.

How to apply

  • Use this cleansing mask PM as part of your weekly routine, starting 1x/week and increasing slowly if needed. Always follow with a rich moisturizer to prevent dryness.
  • Apply the cleansing mask after using your cleanser and enzyme powder, but before your hydrating toner and moisturizer. This ensures the mask works effectively on your dry skin.
  • Smooth an even layer of the cleansing mask over your face while avoiding any rubbing. Let it sit for the recommended time before gently rinsing it off.
  • Apply the cleansing mask to clean, dry skin for the best comfort. Since your skin is dry, this method helps prevent any potential irritation.
  • Avoid the sensitive eye area during application. Do a patch test before your first use to ensure your skin tolerates the product well.

People Say

★4.2Overall rating based on 10.0k+ reviews

This mask is widely praised by users with oily and acne-prone skin for its ability to visibly clear pores and dry out active blemishes. However, many users find it prohibitively expensive for the small amount of product provided and note that it can be overly drying or cause a burning sensation on sensitive skin. This summary is based on a very large amount of data and should definitely be taken into account.

Highlights

  • Clears pores Mostly Mentioned
    • “sucks oil out”
    • “pores look smaller”
    • “visible dots on nose”
    • “clears gunk immediately”
  • Very expensive Mostly Mentioned
    • “way too pricey”
    • “not enough product”
    • “luxury price tag”
    • “wallet hurts”
  • Effective spot treatment Often Mentioned
    • “zits gone overnight”
    • “shrinks angry bumps”
    • “great for emergencies”
    • “dries out whiteheads”
  • Drying and irritating Often Mentioned
    • “face felt tight”
    • “caused redness”
    • “too harsh”
    • “stripped my skin”
  • Fast acting Sometimes Noted
    • “instant results”
    • “immediate difference”
    • “skin looks brighter instantly”
    • “works in 20 mins”
  • Smooths skin texture Sometimes Noted
    • “baby soft skin”
    • “smooths rough patches”
    • “makeup applies better”
    • “feels resurfaced”
  • Burning sensation Sometimes Noted
    • “burns like crazy”
    • “stings at first”
    • “face on fire”
    • “tingling is intense”
  • Small quantity Sometimes Noted
    • “tiny jar”
    • “dried up fast”
    • “only 10 uses”
    • “mostly packaging”

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Questions and answers

Why is Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment a weak match for dry skin?

This mask is a weak match for dry skin because its multiple exfoliating acids can strip away essential moisture and make dryness worse. It also lacks enough hydrating ingredients to properly support dry skin. A cleansing mask for dry skin needs extra hydrating and soothing ingredients to give real moisture without any risk of irritation.

Which ingredients make this mask a poor fit for dry skin?

This mask contains multiple exfoliating acids like glycolic, salicylic, lactic, and mandelic acid that can strip moisture and worsen dry skin. A cleansing mask for dry skin needs gentle hydrating and soothing ingredients that provide relevant skincare benefits without risks of irritation or unsuitability.

What does Glycolic Acid do for dry skin?

Glycolic acid helps smooth and soften dry skin by speeding up the shedding of older surface cells. Because it can also cause the skin to lose more moisture, dry skin needs extra hydrating ingredients like glycerin or hyaluronic acid alongside it to keep the skin comfortable.

Acta Dermato-venereologica, 1995

What does Salicylic Acid do for dry skin?

Salicylic acid is generally not a good fit for dry skin, as it is meant to clear out pores and remove dead skin rather than hydrate. Because dry skin needs soothing and moisture rather than exfoliation, a product for dry skin needs nourishing ingredients like urea to lock in moisture and keep the skin soft.

Where does this mask go in a skincare routine for dry skin?

This cleansing mask is used as an evening treatment in your weekly routine, but because it is a weak match for dry skin, it may strip moisture and exacerbate dryness. To suit your dry skin, a product of this type needs plenty of moisturizing ingredients like glycerin to adequately support your skin type.

Can I use it with retinol, and in what order?

This cleansing mask is a weak match for your dry skin because its acids can strip moisture and worsen dryness, so using it alongside retinol may cause severe irritation. A product of this type needs soothing plant extracts and heavy moisture-attracting ingredients like glycerin to comfortably care for dry skin.

How often should I use this mask?

This mask is a weak match for dry skin because its acids can strip moisture and it lacks enough hydrating ingredients like glycerin to support your skin type. When your skin is dry, a product of this type needs soothing plant extracts and plenty of hydrating ingredients to keep your skin soft and comfortable.

Can it clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?

Yes, this mask may cause irritation and dryness on dry skin because it contains multiple exfoliating acids that strip moisture and lacks enough hydrating ingredients. A product for this skin needs gentle exfoliating acids paired with plenty of rich, soothing hydrators to protect the skin barrier.

Is this mask fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, limonene, and linalool).

What the research says

  • Repeated short-contact 70% glycolic acid peels provided superior results in atrophic acne scars compared to daily low-strength glycolic acid cream or placebo in 58 women over 24 weeks.

    International Journal of Dermatology, 2000

  • Serial glycolic acid peels combined with a modified Kligman formula significantly reduced facial PIH severity in Indian patients compared to the modified Kligman formula alone.

    Dermatologic Surgery, 2017

  • Cryotherapy 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, 2010

  • 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, 2020

  • Treatment 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, 2024

  • Application of a cream containing lactic acid 12% and pramoxine HCl 1% significantly improved skin dryness, hydration, and itch compared with a nontreated control in 24 women with a history of dry itchy skin.

    Cutis, 2004

  • Topical 12% ammonium lactate produced a significant sparing of epidermal and dermal atrophy induced by clobetasol propionate in human volunteers, without influencing the corticosteroid's bioavailability or antiinflammatory properties.

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1992

  • A lactic acid/ceramide lotion significantly improved skin moisturization and desquamation compared to no treatment in women with dry, rough skin on the anterior shins.

    The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2020

  • Treatment with 45% mandelic acid peel showed nearly equal overall efficacy as 30% salicylic acid peel in patients with mild-to-moderate facial acne vulgaris, but with fewer adverse effects.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

  • Chemical peels using 35% glycolic acid, 20% salicylic-10% mandelic acid, and phytic acid reduce acne scores by 70.55%, 74.14%, and 69.7% respectively, and significantly decline the postacne hyperpigmentation index in Asian patients with mild to moderate acne.

    Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, 2019

  • Commonly used chemical peels showed no significant differences in effectiveness for acne vulgaris in most comparisons, though combined salicylic and mandelic acid peeling was superior to glycolic acid and glycolic acid was superior to placebo, based on twelve randomized controlled trials.

    BMJ Open, 2018

  • Soap-and-water wash and superactive charcoal paste applied topically at various times after T-2 toxin exposure effectively reduced skin lesion severity in swine compared to untreated controls.

    Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, 1989

Why other cleansing masks fit dry skin better

Ingredients

Water, Kaolin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Mandelic Acid, Carbon, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf, Tartaric Acid, Pyruvic Acid, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Powder, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Licorice Root Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Hedera Helix Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract Matricaria Extract, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Peppermint Oil, Hectorite, Hexylene Glycol, Glycerin, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Maltodextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Iron Oxides Ci 77499

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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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