Volcanic BHA Pore Cleansing Foam
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Innisfree's Volcanic BHA Pore Cleansing Foam combines kaolin clay and glycerin to absorb oil without overdrying, which Shelley Nayak says reduces excessive oil without irritation. However, Dr. Vanita Rattan flags that the formula contains myristic acid, lauric acid, and fragrance, calling it "another hard no" for acne-prone skin due to comedogenic risks. She also notes the BHA is under 1%, making it less effective for oily skin than expected.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “Reduces excessive oil without irritating skin, loved by my mother who has combination to oily skin”
- “Reducing excessive oil reduces acne probability by 50%”18:19–18:24
- Source: Best Korean cleanser for dry, oily, and combination acne-prone skin - Sep 14, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “It's a volcanic BHA pore cleansing foam and I can totally see that if you have large pores or you have oily acne prone skin this is going to be a really attractive product for you”6:38–6:43
- “It's very thick and heavy on the skin”
- “They've put in kin so kin is your clay it's very absorbent of oil plus I put in glycerin which I love”
- “Putting the two together is beautiful because you don't want to overly dry the skin with a clay mask or a clay wash so that's genius”
- “The two surfectants that I don't like is your Mystic acid and lauric acid so as we discussed these are comedogenic ingredients”
- “The spants you choose clog pores it just doesn't make any sense”6:09–6:12
- “The one good thing they have put in here is actually the be B so BHA is your salicylic acid it's a fat soluble acid however I would say that this is less than 1% which is not ideal”6:25–6:29
- “The other big disaster is they put in fragrance”6:45–6:45
- Source: Innisfree best and worst products - Mar 9, 2025
- “I can totally see that if you have large pores or you have oily acne-prone skin, this is going to be a really attractive product for you”8:24–8:26
- “Kaolin is your clay. It's very absorbent of oil. Plus, they put in glycerin, which I love because glycerin is your humectant. So, putting the two together is beautiful because you don't want to overly dry the skin with a clay wash. So, that's genius”7:55–8:01
- “The two surfactants that I don't like is your myristic acid and lauric acid”8:17–8:19
- “The BHA is your salicylic acid. However, I would say that this is less than 1% which is not ideal if you're creating a face wash that is for oily acne-prone skin”
- “The other big disaster is they put in fragrance”10:12–10:15
- “Unfortunately, this is another hard no product”
- Source: Best & Worst Cleansers for Oily Acne Prone Skin - Apr 28, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 2.4 / 5 from 3 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Acne (3) · Excess oil (3) · Oily skin (2) · Large pores (2)
- Features
- Oil-controlling (3) · Non-drying (2)
- ⚠ has a noticeable fragrance (2)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with rich (1)
- ⚠ may clog pores for some (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- cleansing foam
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- volcanic clusters, lactic acid, glycolic acid
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