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The Shelf · The Breakout Cabinet: Acne Skincare for When the Cute Little Pimple Patch Isn't Enough

Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil
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Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil

Treatments USA Approx. $40

An oil for acne, which sounds wrong until you read the list: milk thistle, black cumin and cucumber seed oils carrying 1.5 percent salicylic acid, with tea tree and hexylresorcinol for the marks. It is the product that made people reconsider oils on oily skin.

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Why we like the U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil

  • Salicylic acid in an oil, which works better than it sounds
  • Hexylresorcinol for the marks
  • Fragrance-free
  • A few drops, so the small bottle lasts
Texture
A light, fast-absorbing oil
Key ingredients
Salicylic acid 1.5% · Tea tree oil · Black cumin seed oil · Hexylresorcinol
Fragrance
Fragrance-free
Skin type
Oily · Acne-prone · Congestion-prone
Best for
Oily skin that fears oils · Congested skin · Two or three times a week to start
Works on
Acne · Congestion · Dark spots
Made in
USA
Where to buy
Dermstore
Price when checked
$40 on 2026-09-09
Listing checked
2026-09-06

Our verdict on the Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil

The oil that clears.

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Where the U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil sits on The Shelf

Ten acne treatments arranged on a shelf Edit 057 · THE BREAKOUT CABINET The Breakout Cabinet: Acne Skincare for When the Cute Little Pimple Patch Isn't Enough The acids, retinoids, benzoyl peroxide and sulfur we call on when things have escalated.

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Reviewed 2026-09-06. Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil appears in The Breakout Cabinet: Acne Skincare for When the Cute Little Pimple Patch Isn't Enough. Every product on The Shelf is listed in the product index.