Pore Clarifying Swirl Mask
- Aqua Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- kaolin Fragrance, colour, solvents. Abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, cosmetic colorant, opacifying
- Propanediol Humectants. Corn-derived glycol, solvent and humectant.
- Glycerin Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
- Salicylic Acid Actives. BHA, oil-soluble, clears inside the pore.
- Bentonite Emulsifiers. Absorbent, bulking, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling
- Cetearyl alcoholPore-clogging 2/5 Emollients. Fatty alcohol thickener and co-emulsifier.
- Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideMalassezia borderline Emollients. Fractionated coconut triglyceride.
- PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil Surfactants. Emulsifying, surfactant
- Phenoxyethanol Preservatives. The standard broad-spectrum preservative at up to 1 percent.
- Squalane Emollients. Hydrogenated squalene, skin-identical lipid.
- Betaine Humectants. Sugar-beet osmolyte, reduces sting from other ingredients.
- Silica Thickeners and film formers. Oil-absorbing matte powder.
- Illite Other ingredients. Abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking
- Glyceryl stearateFeeds Malassezia Emulsifiers. Workhorse non-ionic emulsifier.
- PEG-100 StearateFeeds Malassezia Emulsifiers. Partner to glyceryl stearate.
- Magnesium aluminum Silicate Thickeners and film formers. Absorbent, anticaking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
- Titanium dioxide Mineral filters and pigments. UVB particulate, often a booster in hybrids.
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Emulsifiers. Polymeric emulsifier, hydroxyethyl acrylate copolymer.
- Hydroxyethylcellulose Thickeners and film formers. Cellulose thickener, non-tacky.
- Volcanic Ash Other ingredients. Abrasive, absorbent, bulking
- Zinc Gluconate Other ingredients. Deodorant, skin conditioning
- Allantoin Actives. Soothing keratolytic.
- Ethylhexylglycerin Preservatives. Preservative booster and deodorising agent.
- Octenidine HCI Preservatives. Cationic antiseptic used by a few Indian labs.
- Sodium Hydroxide pH adjusters and chelators. Base for neutralising acids and carbomers.
- Sodium Benzoate Preservatives. Food-grade preservative, works below pH 5.5.
- Disodium EDTA pH adjusters and chelators. Chelator that protects preservatives.
Taken from Foxtale's product page, last checked 2026-10-26. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.