How do those clean & clear oil absorbing sheets work?!

Salicylic acid dries off the oil and the “scrubbly” texture scrapes the dead skin cells and oil residue from your skin!

ok…interesting…the only thing is that, with these pads, they are dry and silky smooth – hence the mindbending mystery! Seriously – totally dry and silky, wipe them across your face, still dry and silky but you can see the oil – it becomes all translucent (totally hot, right? ;) anyhow – i’ve wandered around a bit on how stuff works, but never had the time to complete such an inane search project…fluther makes my random questions and the consequent searches so much more justifiable!!

well all I know is that its rice paper and really soaks the oil in when you put it on your face.

im not sure what they are or anything but i do know your supposed to blot them on your face and not wipe them.