What It Is

What It’s Good For

Key Ingredients

FAIRLY TRADED AMAZONIAN WHITE CLAY

Known as “Magic Earth,” Amazonian White Clay has been used for centuries by native Brazilians as a stress relieving, detoxifying therapy. Rich in minerals and extremely porous, Amazonian White Clay is known to help absorb excess oil and detoxify skin. Our Fairly Traded Amazonian White Clay is collected from the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil by local communities. Through providing economic support to these communities, we work to help support and strengthen their business.
ALOE BARBADENSIS

Aloe Barbadensis has been widely used in traditional and herbal medicine for centuries. Within our formulas, it’s known to help soothe skin.

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How to Use

Apply a generous amount of the deep pore cleanser formula to damp skin
With clean fingertips, gently massage over face and/or neck in an upward and outward circular motion
Remove thoroughly with lukewarm water
Use morning and night
Avoid immediate eye area
Explore our Rare Earth Collection including our best-selling clay face mask and pore minimizing moisturizer

Kiehl’s Environmental Impact Scores

As part of our Kiehl’s Mission Renewal journey, we are providing the Environmental Impact Score to help you make informed decisions about the formulas you use. Kiehl’s is committed to continually improving the impact of our products throughout the product lifecycle, including the production and usage phase. This tool is designed to help assess the relative environmental and social impact of Kiehl’s Products compared to other L’Oréal Group products in the same category in 2020.

The calculation method was developed with the help of independent scientific experts and Bureau Veritas Certification, an independent auditor. The score takes into account 14 environmental impact factors all along the product's life cycle.

Learn more about the methodology, here.

Overall environmental impact

Compared to other similar L’Oréal Groupe Products sold worldwide in 2020

Carbon footprint

33¹g per average amount used

216g per 10mL

Water footprint

2.5² per average amount used

16 per 10mL

Every consumer product has some impact on the environment. A good score here does not mean a product has a positive impact or no impact on the environment. The letters and colors used in this tool are designed to help you make comparisons to other L’Oreal Groupe products in the same category around the world in 2020, so you can make more informed choices.

This product currently has a less favorable impact than we aim for, so we have set out an action plan to improve its environmental and social performance over the coming months. The letters and colors used in this tool are designed to help you make comparisons to other similar products in L'Oréal's global portfolio, so you can make more informed choices.

*Compared to other similar L’Oréal Groupe Products sold worldwide in 2020

This impact score is based on the simulated usage of 1 product and 4 refills.

Manufacturing Conditions

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98%

Renewable energy:

100%

Packaging Facts

% of cardboard/paper certified
FSC^TM or PEFC:

0%

% of tube made of recycled material³ including colorant:

20%

Refillable or reusable:

N

Social impact of the product

The ingredients and components of this product are sourced from suppliers committed to respect the Fundamental principles of the UN on labor standards.

1 or more suppliers committed to the social inclusion of people from vulnerable communities contributed to making this product.*

¹Grams of CO2 equivalent ("daily face wash" category average = 36g)

²Water index including water quality + water scarcity (m3) - "daily face wash" category average = 2.8

³Excuding pumps and/or caps