Drunk Elephant Bouncy Brightfacial Brightening Mask
by Drunk Elephant · skin_care
Editor's Take
The rare brightening mask with real muscle: 10% Azelaic Acid, 1% Salicylic Acid, and ceramides, though clean-beauty purists will spot the synthetic gel base.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 5.5 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.8 / 10
The Verdict
This is a serious brightening mask, not a sleepy glow cream: Azelaic Acid and Salicylic Acid are doing the main work on tone, congestion, and texture. Brightenyl™, Niacinamide, glutathione, and a five-ceramide blend make the supporting cast unusually strong for this category. The trade-off is the base: a synthetic polymer, phenoxyethanol, and trace ethoxylated helpers keep it from feeling pristine by stricter clean standards. Worth it as a high-potency brightening treatment, not as a purist clean-beauty buy.
Full INCI list
Water/Aqua/Eau, Azelaic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Niacinamide, Phloretin, Allantoin, Ferulic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Behenic Acid, Glutathione, Linoleic Acid, Tocotrienols, Thioctic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Ergothioneine, Cholesterol, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide EOS, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Amylopectin, Ellagic Acid, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Caprooyl Sphingosine, Squalane, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Punica Granatum Extract, Dextrin, Sebacic Acid, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Tocopherol, Ceteareth-25, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polydextrose, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Polysorbate 60, Ethylhexylglycerin.