Kate Somerville quietly reformulated EradiKate. No fanfare. No apology. Just a new ingredient list that landed on shelves and left the internet divided.
The cult favorite sulfur mask now swaps its classic 10% sulfur for a 9% sulfur + zinc combo. That 1% drop? It changes more than you’d think — especially if you’ve been using this to nuke cystic acne overnight.
⚖️ **What You’re Actually Buying**
It’s a pink-tinted sulfur spot treatment that claims to zap zits in hours. $28 for 0.5 oz — eye-watering for a single zit fix, but people swear by it.
Lower Sulfur %
9% instead of 10 — less drying, but also less “burn it off” power.
Zinc Added
Helps calm inflammation, which the old formula didn’t bother with.
Same Pink Clay Base
Still dries down to that iconic chalky mask. Texture is identical.
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🧴 **What’s Actually Inside**
Sulfur is still the star — it kills acne bacteria and eats excess oil. Zinc oxide joins the party to soothe redness and prevent that tight, cracked feeling. The base is kaolin clay, which pulls gunk out of pores without stripping you raw.
- Sulfur 9%: Kills bacteria and dries out active pimples
- Zinc Oxide: Calms redness and reduces irritation
- Kaolin Clay: Absorbs oil without over-drying
- Iron Oxides: Gives it that pink tint — purely cosmetic
🔍 **Test Drive**
Smells like a matchstick — that sulfur hit is unmistakable. Dries in about 90 seconds into a matte, crackly film that feels like you’re wearing a clay mask on a single pore. Weirdly satisfying to peel off in the morning.
Week two hit a snag: my usual “zit gone in 8 hours” turned into “zit gone in 24 hours.” The new formula is gentler, but it lost some of its overnight magic. Unexpected win? Less redness around the spot itself — the zinc actually helps.
💬 **Did It Work?**
Deep cystic pimples still shrink, just slower. Whiteheads? Same speed. The real difference is less peeling — my skin doesn’t flake off around the spot anymore. Trade-off is real: you lose some speed for less irritation.
📊 **Final Call**
The reformulation is a sidegrade — not better, not worse, just different. If you wanted gentler, you win. If you wanted speed, you’ll be disappointed.