Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask, 3.38 Ounce

(Photos are: Few days ago with Purge™️ breakouts, Mask time!, Directly after Mask, 1 day after Mask)I had been searching for a skincare godsend. My skin is sensitive, acne prone, very dry and I break out in my U zone the most, due to the dryness (I also live in the desert).This is that godsend. I had a few weeks ago made a skin mask with fruit to help my dryness and hydrate/increase skin cell turnover. My mask had honeydew which I did not realize has citrus in it. Long story short, raspberries, strawberries and honeydew will make your skin Purge™️. Which means, all your baby zits or ones under the skin will grow up overnight or over the next few days and will go away as they heal. My skin is on its last few days of the healing bit of this Purge™️.I received this mask in the mail and had read reviews that said it was drying, or made you break out. I have only experienced good things, less flakiness, balanced feeling skin, softened texture, brightened tone, all within moments of removing the mask.I only used a little tiny bit, it doesn't come with a spoon so I used the little bit that was on the inside of the plastic seal first, dabbing it on with my fingers and spreading it as far as I could. A tiny amount goes a very long way. I used probably a quarter sized amount for my whole face, a medium layer.It cools as it dries, and had little exfoliating nubs of volcanic clay in it, so it feels exfoliating AS YOU APPLY IT, and as you remove it. Don't scrub or you could over-do the exfoliation. It dries within 15 minutes, so when it was dry and the cooling sensation went away mostly I rinsed it with warm water. Lots of hard little sebaceous filaments came out of my skin.When clay was off I rinsed again, twice, with cold water to close my pores. Then I went to bed.I woke up this morning and my skin is just as soft as it was when I rinsed the clay off last night. And that's saying something because my skin is very dry. The Purge ™️ breakouts are almost completely healed, and my skin feels amazing.I will continue to purchase this product and tell everyone I know about it!!!

I have combination skin - oily nose, t-zone, and forehead and dry around my mouth and jawbone. I also have a lot of redness on my cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin. My main concern when deciding to buy this face mask was for my large pores on my nose and cheeks. So far, I've used the mask 2 times a week since receiving it on August 8th. During each use, I only put the mask on my oily areas and cheeks, but I've also started putting it on my chin as well.Other products I use include Neutrogena's Oil-Free Acne Wash Redness Soothing Facial Cleanser and Neutrogena's Oil-Free Pink Grapefruit Moisturizer. I mainly use the face wash twice a day and the moisturizer occasionally.I believe this combination of products has really helped me get my confidence back. I'm not ashamed of my face, but it just sucks having tried a lot of products over the years and I still haven't found the perfect products for my skin. Until now.I believe this mask really pulls the toxins from my skin and it has majorly helped improve my skin's texture and tone. I didn't know that it would even help reduce the redness on my nose and cheeks, so that was a HUGE plus when using this mask. I've looked like a red panda now for who knows how long, and I feel like the redness has faded a lot. And I love it. Pore-wise, I think my pores have decreased in size maybe a little? But I'm mainly just happy about the redness, lol.My sister-in-law went out of town for awhile and when she came back, she noticed the difference too! She said my skin looked less red and bumpy. Then I turned red out of embarrassment, but I felt like I just had to share this experience I've had while using this amazing face mask. I hope that this review helps someone out there who has any of the same problems I've been struggling with. Thanks for reading!

There are two versions of this: the super volcanic version (the one I'm reviewing right now) and a regular biju volcanic pore clay mask, both under Innisfree. The nature of these clay masks are cooling and drying, but the super volcanic version is geared towards especially oily skin. My skin (which is most characterized by normal) definitely felt tight and dry after using this, but it's nothing that a moisturizer couldn't fix. This mask has a light steel-gray color with a blue tinge that is super neat to look at, and the cooling sensation is very pleasant. I didn't see much difference in my skin after using this once, but I think this mask is goodl for its anti-inflammatory benefits. Whenever I feel that a break-out is about to happen, I use this as a spot-treatment by applying a generous amount to the pre-breakout area and washhing the mask off after 10 minutes or so. I do this once or twice daily for 2-3 days, and the inflammation is almost always reduced. It's even good for break-outs that have already occurred! I don't use this often, so it's a pretty good value. I just think of it as an accessory item to my routine since I don't break out that much, but my sisters who are more acne-prone appreciate this. As a total face mask, I recommend just doing it once or twice weekly. I'm not certain of its placement in the Korean skincare routine, but I either use this before my cleanser or just replace the cleansing step with this.