Key benefits
- Helps skin look less oily and shiny
- Supports the skin barrier and helps reduce the look of blemishes
- Soothing botanicals including willowherb, tea tree, chamomile and witch hazel
How to use
Apply 2 pumps or desired amount on clean skin morning and evening. Follow with additional serum(s) and moisturiser if needed (directions from the box).
Osmosis also suggests a few sprays of an activating mist, such as Balance, pressed in over the serum. In the morning, finish with a broad-spectrum sunscreen.
Who it's for
The box lists oily, blemish-prone, congested and pigmented skin. Clarify suits people who want a vitamin A serum designed around oilier, breakout-prone skin.
Vitamin A products are usually avoided in pregnancy, so if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy, check with your doctor before using it. Introduce it gradually, and wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day. If breakouts are frequent, painful or leave marks, see your GP, as acne can need medical treatment.
Ingredients
Key ingredients:
- Retinal (retinaldehyde) – a form of vitamin A
- Mandelic acid and lactic acid – mild alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs)
- Niacinamide – vitamin B3
- Willowherb, chlorella, witch hazel, cucumber, olive leaf and chamomile extracts
- Tea tree, rosemary, eucalyptus and grapefruit oils
- Phosphatidylcholine – forms the liposomes that carry the formula
Full ingredient list, as printed on the box (INCI): Water, Mandelic Acid, Phosphatidylcholine, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Beta-Glucan, Lactic Acid, Retinal, Sodium Gluconate, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Artemisia Umbelliformis Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloud Berry) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Cyclodextrin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Alcohol, Citric Acid.
