Pore-Purifying Masks for Every Budget

We’ve all got pores. Despite your best attempts to get rid of them, your pores are not going anywhere. It’s a battle you won’t be able to win, so it’s time to surrender. Instead of wasting time trying to make your pores vanish into thin air (good luck with that!), why not keep them free of dirt, grime, dead skin cells and the like? Not only can purifying your pores help keep breakouts at bay, it can often make your complexion appear less dull. Hey, if you can’t live without your pores, you might as well learn to live with them, right? Ahead, we share four clay masks that can help purify your pores! No matter your budget, there’s a pore-friendly mask out there for you!  

$$$$: SkinCeuticals Clarifying Clay Masque

With a suggested retail price of $51, this deep pore-cleansing, skin-refining masque is definitely on the pricier side. The good news is that it’s well worth the splurge (in our humble opinion). A little goes a long way with this formula, which means you can certainly hold onto one jar for a while. Its formula combines kaolin and bentonite—two of the highest quality earth clays—with botanicals and minerals to help calm the skin, exfoliate dead skin cells, decongest pores, lift impurities, and remove excess oils.

$$$: Lancôme Masque Pure Focus

Formulated with a blend of natural earth clays to help detoxify, cleanse, and mattify skin, after just one application, skin is left looking smooth and fresh. If your budget allows, scoop one up for a suggested retail price of $36. You won’t regret it.

$$: Vichy Mineral Pore Purifying Clay Mask

For a suggested retail price of $20, this mineral-rich mask can be yours. The formula combines two ultra-fine white clays—kaolin and bentonite—as well as aloe vera and Vichy’s beloved Mineralizing Thermal Water to help eliminate excess sebum and impurities for softer feeling skin and purified pores. You really can’t go wrong with that, can you?

$: L’Oreal Paris Purify & Mattify Treatment Mask

At a little over $12 MSRP, this super-charged pure clay mask is seriously budget friendly. But just because it’s set at a lower price point doesn’t mean it skimps on effectiveness. The powerful formula includes three pure clays and charcoal to help draw-out and capture impurities—think: oil, dirt, and pollution—from the surface of skin like a magnet. The result? Skin that feels clean, smooth, and rebalanced.