Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil dupe

−89%per oz

Sunday Riley · $40e.l.f. SKIN · $9.17

Shared: Salicylic acid
The trade-off: U.F.O. carries 1.5% salicylic acid in black cumin, milk thistle and cucumber seed oils and adds hexylresorcinol for dark marks; e.l.f. carries 2% in caprylic triglyceride and sunflower oil with alcohol high on the list, so it feels lighter and can sting on dry patches.
Sizes: 15 ml against 30 ml

U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil costs about $40 for 15 ml ($78.86 / fl oz). The dupe below is e.l.f. SKIN PLZ Clarify Facial Oil at $9.17, about 89% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

Acne treatment in a face oil: 1.5% salicylic acid in black cumin, milk thistle and cucumber seed oils, with licorice and hexylresorcinol for the marks breakouts leave. Dries fast; a few drops on clean skin.

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The dupe, side by side

The original

Sunday Riley

U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil

$40

$78.86 / fl oz

Cost per fl oz

Sunday Riley$78.86 / fl oz

e.l.f. SKIN$9.04 / fl oz

$30.83 less at checkout than the original.

Size: Original · Sunday Riley15 ml; Dupe · e.l.f. SKIN30 ml
Key ingredients: Original · Sunday RileySalicylic acid, Black cumin seed oil, Licorice root extract; Dupe · e.l.f. SKINSalicylic acid, Glabridin, Aloe extract

What matches

Built the same way: salicylic acid in an oil instead of a water serum, and the same nine-extract botanical complex on both lists (neem leaf and flower, ivy gourd, eggplant, holy basil, sweet basil, turmeric, coralline algae and aloe flower), with a licorice brightener in each.

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Questions

What is the best dupe for Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil?

e.l.f. SKIN PLZ Clarify Facial Oil at about $9.17. Built the same way: salicylic acid in an oil instead of a water serum, and the same nine-extract botanical complex on both lists (neem leaf and flower, ivy gourd, eggplant, holy basil, sweet basil, turmeric, coralline algae and aloe flower), with a licorice brightener in each.

How much cheaper is e.l.f. SKIN PLZ Clarify Facial Oil than U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil?

U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil costs about $40 for 15 ml, or $78.86 / fl oz. e.l.f. SKIN PLZ Clarify Facial Oil works out at $9.04 / fl oz, roughly 89% less per ounce.

What does e.l.f. SKIN PLZ Clarify Facial Oil do worse than U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Acne Treatment Face Oil?

U.F.O. carries 1.5% salicylic acid in black cumin, milk thistle and cucumber seed oils and adds hexylresorcinol for dark marks; e.l.f. carries 2% in caprylic triglyceride and sunflower oil with alcohol high on the list, so it feels lighter and can sting on dry patches.