Revision Skincare Black Mask for oily skin
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- SuperiorOily Skin Fit
- SuperiorEffectiveness
- ExcellentSafety
One of the best cleansing masks for oily skin.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. 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
- Excellent suitability for your oily skin is provided by the high concentrations of bentonite and kaolin clays, which effectively absorb excess oil and impurities to combat oily shine. Salicylic acid further aids in deep pore cleansing and seboregulation, working synergistically with the clays to refine your skin's texture.
- The inclusion of soothing oat kernel extract and bisabolol ensures a gentle experience, minimizing any potential for irritation on your oily skin.
- This formula is safe for your skin, featuring a blend of beneficial ingredients without any harsh or prohibited substances.
How to apply
- Use this cleansing mask PM as part of your weekly routine, starting 1×/week and working up if tolerated.
- Apply this cleansing mask after your cleanser and enzyme powder, and before applying your hydrating toner.
- Smooth an even layer over your face using clean fingers, avoiding harsh rubbing.
- Apply this cleansing mask on clean, dry skin to help control excess oil effectively.
- Avoid the sensitive eye area and always do a patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.8Overall rating based on 400+ reviewsThis clay-based mask is highly regarded by users with oily and acne-prone skin for its pore-cleansing abilities, leaving skin feeling comfortable and hydrated. Reviewers frequently mention that it effectively refines skin texture and calms breakouts, with many appreciating its non-stripping feel, making it suitable even for sensitive or combination skin types.
Highlights
Deeply cleans pores Often Mentioned
- “pulls out impurities”
- “clears my pores”
- “unclogs congestion”
- “blackheads reduced”
Smooths skin texture Often Mentioned
- “leaves skin polished”
- “baby soft”
- “smooth and refreshed”
- “glowy look”
High price Often Mentioned
- “expensive”
- “pricey tag”
- “wallet destroyer”
- “luxury cost”
Non-drying formula Sometimes Noted
- “moist after-feel”
- “non-drying”
- “doesn't feel like cement”
- “hydrating for clay”
Reduces acne Sometimes Noted
- “blemishes clear quicker”
- “keeps skin acne free”
- “great for breakouts”
- “calms inflammation”
Stains fabrics Sometimes Noted
- “stains clothing/towels”
- “ruined my washcloth”
- “black hue stains”
- “use cotton pads”
Long-lasting tube Rarely Noted
- “a little goes a long way”
- “tube lasts months”
- “worth the investment”
Messy removal Rarely Noted
- “hard to rinse”
- “messy black mask”
- “requires cleanup”
- “leaves sink dirty”
Potential irritation Rarely Noted
- “strong for sensitive skin”
- “tingling sensation”
- “caused redness”
- “too active”
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Questions and answers
What makes Revision Skincare Black Mask one of the best fits for oily skin?
Revision Skincare Black Mask is one of the best fits for oily skin because it contains high concentrations of bentonite and kaolin clays that absorb excess oil and shine. Salicylic acid also helps deeply clean pores and balance oil, while soothing ingredients keep the experience gentle and lower the likelihood of irritation.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025BioMed Research International, 2020
Which ingredients make this mask a good fit for oily skin?
This mask is a great fit for oily skin because it contains bentonite and kaolin clays that soak up extra oil and shine. Salicylic acid also helps clean deep inside pores and smooth out your skin's texture.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025BioMed Research International, 2020
What does Salicylic Acid do for oily skin?
Salicylic acid helps oily skin by reducing excess oil and keeping pores clear. It may also improve overall skin hydration while managing breakouts.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Experimental Dermatology, 2019
What does Tea Tree Leaf Oil do for oily skin?
Tea Tree Leaf Oil helps calm breakouts and keeps oily skin clear by reducing redness and targeting blemish-causing bacteria. Clinical studies show that it is generally well-tolerated and can significantly improve mild to moderate acne when used consistently.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2015Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2007
Where does this mask go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This cleansing mask fits into a weekly evening routine after cleansing and before toning and moisturizing. It helps absorb excess oil and clear impurities without irritating oily skin, thanks to its clay and salicylic acid formula.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025BioMed Research International, 2020
Can I use this mask with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this mask in your weekly routine, but avoid applying it on the same nights you use retinol to prevent irritation. Use the mask first on your weekly routine night after cleansing, and save your retinol for a different evening.
How often should I use this mask?
This cleansing mask fits into your weekly routine as an exfoliating step once a week to help absorb excess oil and impurities. People who tolerate this well and see good results may carefully use it more often.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025BioMed Research International, 2020
Can this mask clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
Revision Skincare Black Mask is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on oily skin, as its clays and salicylic acid help clear excess oil and impurities from deep inside pores. Soothing ingredients like oat kernel extract also help keep irritation low.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025BioMed Research International, 2020
Is this mask fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum). Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
A bentonite-based facial mask with Alcea sulphurea extract combined with oral azithromycin significantly reduced total lesion count and acne severity index while enhancing patient satisfaction in patients with moderate acne compared to placebo plus azithromycin over 8 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025A 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, 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, 2017Cryotherapy 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, 2010Topical herbal treatments including lemon balm, olive leaf extract, propolis, and sage-rhubarb cream reduce pain, swelling, lesion size, and healing time in patients with herpes labialis compared with placebo or acyclovir.
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2025Topical oleuropein formulations reduced erythema, transepidermal water loss, and blood flow by approximately 22%, 35%, and 30% in healthy volunteers with UVB-induced erythema.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2008An oil-in-serum formulation containing olive extract standardized in hydroxytyrosol improved skin barrier function and significantly reduced hyperpigmentation in participants with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation after 45 days of application.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2026Topical green tea extract significantly improved clinical symptoms, tear breakup times, and meibomian gland health compared to standard treatment in patients with dry eye and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017Topical low-dose green tea extract reduces UVB-induced p53 expression and apoptosis in human skin keratinocytes compared to placebo.
Experimental Dermatology, 2009An anti-acne hydrogel containing Aloe barbadensis, Garcinia mangostana, and Camellia sinensis extracts showed superior antiacne and antiblotch activities compared to 1% clindamycin gel in sixty subjects with mild-moderate acne.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019Topical formulations containing 3.75% glycerol and 1.25% hydrolyzed jojoba esters produced significantly lower evaporative TEWL values compared to glycerol alone at 8 and 24 hours posttreatment in human subjects.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2008Clay 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, 2012Topical application of jojoba wax reduced LPS-induced secretion of IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα by approximately 30% and increased the synthesis of pro-collagen III and hyaluronic acid compared to untreated skin in an ex-vivo human skin organ culture model.
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024A 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
Ingredients
Water, Sea Silt, Bentonite, Kaolin, Glycerin, Lauryl Lactate, Galactoarabinan, Jojoba Esters, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Peg-100 Stearate, Cetyl Esters, Steareth-20, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Oat Kernel Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Tree Oil Leaf, Tocopherol, Salicylic Acid, Zea Mays Starch, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Butylene Glycol, Iron Oxides, Bisabolol, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Squalane, Tetrasodium Edta, Xanthan Gum, Mentha Arvensis Oil Leaf, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 60, Steareth-10, Hydrolyzed Corn Octenylsuccinate Starch, Chlorphenesin, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Hydrated Silica, Parfum
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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