Balancing & Clarifying SerumBalancing & Clarifying Serum

The Ordinary Balancing and Clarifying Serum
The Ordinary Balancing and Clarifying Serum
The Ordinary Balancing and Clarifying Serum
The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum

Regimen Step 2: Treat

A multi-active solution designed to reduce signs of skin congestion by minimizing excess shine, and improving pore appearance for clearer-looking skin.
23.90 USD

Targets Signs of Congestion, Dryness, Textural Irregularities

Suited to All Skin Types

Format Water-based Serum

Key ingredients
Sarcosine, L-Carnitine, Polylysine, Adenosine, N-Acetylglucosamine, Ectoin, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
23.90 USD
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ph
5.5-6.5
water-free
No
alcohol-free
Yes
oil-free
Yes
silicone-free
Yes
vegan
Yes
gluten-free
Yes
cruelty-free
Yes

Overview

Description

In your regimen

  • Prep
  • Step 2: Treat
  • Seal

Use after cleansing, before anhydrous serums, oils, suspensions or creams.

About

Balancing & Clarifying Serum provides visibly clearer skin, by helping to reduce the look of pores, excess oil, and uneven skin texture. The formulation offers a simple way to treat multiple concerns, offering a total of seven key benefits for blemish-prone and congested skin. While especially suited to oily and combination skin, it is tested and suitable for all skin types.

Balancing & Clarifying Serum minimizes excess shine, and helps reduce the look of enlarged pores, which can be common concerns for oily skin types. It also provides all-day hydration and strengthens the skin barrier to help balance skin’s oil and water content, to avoid drying or stripping the skin.

In addition, Balancing & Clarifying Serum helps to improve uneven skin texture for smoother-looking skin, while also reducing visible post-acne marks and promoting skin radiance to make skin look clearer and brighter.

As part of our range of Multi-Active Solutions, Balancing & Clarifying combines seven key technologies to achieve these benefits:

Sarcosine and L-Carnitine: Naturally occurring molecules that reduce the appearance of oiliness and shine.

Polylysine:
A patented molecule that also reduces the appearance of oiliness and shine. It has a unique three-dimensional branched structure that is composed of 48 naturally-derived lysine amino acids.

Adenosine:
Helps reduce the appearance of pores and textured skin.

N-Acetylglucosamine (NAG):
An amino sugar that offers similar exfoliation properties to direct acids. Through this exfoliation, it helps target signs of congestion, while also targeting the look of uneven skin tone.

Ectoin:
Protects the skin barrier against water loss and helps maintain skin hydration. The ingredient ectoin is an amino acid derivative produced via fermentation from ectoine - a naturally occurring molecule found in a wide range of bacteria that live in extreme conditions.

Lactococcus Ferment Lysate:
Works to help support the skin barrier. It is a mixture of fragmented molecules derived from the breakdown of the bacteria lactococcus lactis.

Testing shows Balancing & Clarifying Serum:
- Provides visibly clearer skin by helping reduce signs of congestion including the look of pores, excess oil and uneven skin texture
- Reduces the look of enlarged pores
- Minimizes excess shine
- Improves skin texture
- Reduces the appearance of post-acne marks
- Provides all-day hydration
- Strengthens the skin barrier
- Boosts skin radiance 

How to use

Product Directions
  • Shake well before use.
  • Apply a few drops to the face in the morning and evening.
  • If irritation occurs, rinse off, cease use, and consult a physician.
  • Use only as directed on unbroken skin.
  • Patch testing prior to use is advised.
  • Keep out of reach of children.

Always patch test before use.

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When to use

Use in AM

Use in PM

Good for

12 months after opening.

How to build a skin regimen

Step 1: Prep 5

Cleanse the skin and prepare it to receive active ingredients.

Step 2: Treat 6

Address specific skin concerns using targeted formulas. Always check each product's Usage Details to ensure products are compatible in the same routine.

Step 3: Seal 3

Lock in benefits and support the skin barrier.

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