CLEAN INGREDIENT SCORE

Kypris Clearing Serum has received a Clean Ingredient Grade of “A”. Like all of Kypris’ formulations, the Clearing Serum is made with all natural, wildcrafted, GMO free ingredients sourced from sustainable, (often local), small farms which do not use pesticides. It is also vegan, cruelty-free, and preserved with safe, natural ingredients. The vitamin E within this product, and all Kypris products, is derived from non-GMO organic soy and the lecithin is derived from sunflowers. We love that this formula uses a mix of tried and true acne-fighting ingredients (such as tea tree oil, willow bark, and lavender) along with a few surprising and unique ingredients (like zinc PCA and lilac leaf stem cell culture). 

Clean Ingredient Summary

Cruelty Free

Vegan

Gluten Free

GMO Free

100% Natural

Top Clean Ingredients

• Quinoa Seed Oil: A cold-pressed plant oil from quinoa seeds that is rich in essential amino acids, vitamin E, and b vitamins. Thought to support and enhance collagen and elastin production.
• Zinc PCA: Zinc salt of pyrrolidone carboxylic acid. Helps to reduce acne-related inflammation and fight acne-causing bacteria.
• Lilac Leaf Stem Cell Culture: Plant stem cells that are rich in verbascoside, a clinically proven acne inhibiting and anti-inflammatory plant polyphenol.
• Montmorillonite: A natural earth clay which gently absorbs excess oil, sebum, and dirt from the pores. Helps to keep acne-causing bacteria at bay.
• Willow Bark Extract: Derived from the bark of the willow tree, willow bark extract is high in salicin (where salicylic acid is comes from) which makes gives it potent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
• Tea Tree Oil: An essential oil used for its anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
• Lavender Oil: An essential oil commonly used in skin care for its anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and acne scar-reducing properties.

Preservatives Used:

• Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate: Natural Preservative | EWG Score: 1
• Sodium Anisate: Natural Preservative | EWG Score: 1
• Sodium Levulinate: Natural Preservative | EWG Score: 1

Concerning Ingredients

• Linalool: Linalool as a natural compound of an organic essential oil may provide anti-inflammatory effects, but the synthetic version can possibly lead to skin irritation or allergic reactions (hence the EWG rating range of 2-5). Due to a change in labeling regulations, manufacturers are required to list linalool on ingredient labels even if it’s only naturally present in the essential oils. 

All Ingredients

ingredients as of: 8/19/2019

water, glycerin, quinoa seed oil Natural | Anti-Aging | Supports Collagen | Anti-inflammatory | EWG Score: 1 , leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate Natural | Preservative | EWG Score 1 , betaine Natural | Plant-Derived | Humectant | EWG Score: 1 , zinc PCA Natural | Anti-Acne | Skin Conditioning | Humectant | EWG Score: 1-3 , ahnfeltia concinna extract, zinc PCA Natural | Anti-Acne | Skin Conditioning | Humectant | EWG Score: 1-3 , aloe leaf juice, bitter cherry flower extract, chaparral leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, ceramide NP Natural | Water Retention | EWG Score: 1 , lemon fruit extract, sunflower seed oil, helianthus annuus hybrid oil, allantoin Natural | Skin Conditioning | Uric acid derived from animals or plants | EWG Score: 1 , lavender oil, sunflower lecithin, shea butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride Natural | Derived from coconut or palm kernel oil | Emollient | EWG Score: 1 , ascorbyl palmitate Natural | Vitamin C Ester | EWG Score: 1 , maltodextrin Natural | Plant Sugar from corn, potato, or rice | Binder | EWG Score: 1 , tea tree leaf oil, montmorillonite Natural | Derived from coconut or palm kernel oil | Emollient | EWG Score: 1 , phospholipids, phytosterols Natural | Plant-Derived | Supports Collagen | Anti-Aging | EWG Score: 1 , apple fruit extract, willow bark extract Natural | Anti-bacterial | Refines Pores | Natural form of salicylic acid | EWG Score: 1 , sarcosine Amino Acid | Skin Conditioning | Oil Controling | EWG Score: 1 , sclerotium gum Natural | Emulsion Stabilizing | Skin Conditioning | EWG Score: 1 , sodium anisate Natural | Preservative | EWG Score 1 , sodium levulinate Natural | Preservative | EWG Score 1 , squalane, non-gmo tocopherol/vitamin E, linalool

PRODUCT DESIGN & EFFECTIVENESS

The Clearing Serum is one of our favorite organic acne treatment serums. As such, we have given it a Product Design & Effectiveness Grade of “A+” Unlike many acne treatments we’ve tested, the Clearing Serum is both potent and non-drying; thus, it can be used as either a natural acne spot treatment or all over facial serum. No matter how you use it, the serum does an excellent job of soothing redness, reducing the severity + frequency of acne breakouts, controlling oil production, and clearing clogged pores. The Clearing Serum has a lightweight water-based texture that absorbs quickly into the skin without leaving a sticky residue. Once absorbed, you can easily layer on other products. It does have a naturally light, herbal, tea-tree oil-esque scent that is pretty mild compared to most herbal acne remedies. All in all, the Clearing Serum from Kypris is a powerful everyday natural serum to combat oil, blackheads, and blemishes without drying out your skin. 

ONLINE CUSTOMER REVIEW SCORE

After analyzing 187 customer reviews from over 10 online retailers, we give the Kypris Clearing Serum an Online Customer Review Grade of B. On average, across all retailers, the Clearing Serum earned a score of 4.3/5 and the vast majority of the reviews were positive or neutral. On the positive side, customers loved being able to use a potent anti-acne product daily that doesn’t cause dryness, that the product appears to last a long time, and how well it works under makeup. Critical reviews of the Clearing Serum included notes about the herbal scent, as well as not seeing a big enough change in their skin and acne breakouts to warrant a repurchase. We found less than a handful of reviewers who reported experiencing adverse skin reactions (i.e. increased breakouts). See Pros & Cons below for a full summary.