This pore-sucking Neogen mousse had a 26,000-person waitlist—here's why

When Google searches for a product, like the Neogen Pore Mousse, shoot up to over 50,000, it's fair to say we're like bloodhounds on the scent of the story. 

For the uninitiated, this foamy facial peel went viral on TikTok (3 million views, over 500,000 likes) thanks to a video of The Beauty Spy's co-founder, Ryan Sullivan (opens in new tab), demonstrating just how much it over-delivers on deep cleaning your pores.

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He puts the foam in his hand, rubs it into his face using circular motions, then rinses it off, and uses a washcloth to wipe the remaining dirt and gunk from his skin—and you can plainly see black specks all over the white towel. 

Cue, everyone loses their collective shit—including myself—and the product sells out within four hours and racks up a 26,000-person waitlist.

So far, so impressive. But does this stuff work?

Actually yes. Packed with alginic acid, the Neogen Pore Mousse acts like a vacuum to capture the dirt, blackheads, dead skin cells and other unspeakables that make pores look stretched and skin 'meh'.

Last year, the product was up for grabs in Black Friday sales and we're crossing our fingers for the same again this time. 

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Neogen Pore Tight Peeling Mousse, $28, The Beauty Spy (opens in new tab)

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Last year, the Beauty Spy 's Holiday Bundles (opens in new tab) featured the Neogen Pore Mousse and its sister product, Pore Right Serum, for just $50. Basically, what that meant is each product was available for just $25 each, as opposed to the normal retail price of $28 and $38, respectively.

Here's to hoping history repeats itself.