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The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner Versus Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner Versus Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner This smoothing toner is formulated around Glycolic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin. This smoothing exfoliator is formulated around Salicylic Acid and
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The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner Versus Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner
This smoothing toner is formulated around Glycolic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin.
This smoothing exfoliator is formulated around Salicylic Acid and Resveratrol to refine skin texture and refine the look of pores.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Glycolic Acid
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
Propanediol
Glycerin
Triethanolamine
Aminomethyl Propanol
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract
Aspartic Acid
Alanine
Glycine
Serine
Valine
Isoleucine
Proline
Threonine
Histidine
Phenylalanine
Glutamic Acid
Arginine
PCA
Sodium PCA
Sodium Lactate
Fructose
Glucose
Sucrose
Urea
Hexyl Nicotinate
Dextrin
Citric Acid
Polysorbate 20
Gellan Gum
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Chloride
Hexylene Glycol
Potassium Sorbate
Sodium Benzoate
1,2-Hexanediol
Caprylyl Glycol
Water, Glycolic Acid, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Aminomethyl Propanol, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, Aspartic Acid, Alanine, Glycine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, PCA, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Urea, Hexyl Nicotinate, Dextrin, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 20, Gellan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Chloride, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
Propylene Glycol
Pentylene Glycol
Salicylic Acid
Succinic Acid
Resveratrol
Epigallocatechin Gallate
Phospholipids
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Superoxide Dismutase
Xanthan Gum
Phytic Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
Water, Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Succinic Acid, Sodium PCA, Resveratrol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Phospholipids, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Superoxide Dismutase, Xanthan Gum, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Sodium PCA (the salt of PCA) is one of the most well-established humectants in skincare.
Why is it so special? Your skin already makes it naturally; it's a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the mix of water-binding compounds inside your skin cells that keeps things soft and hydrated.
As a cosmetic ingredient, it grabs water and holds it in the upper layers of skin to smooth roughness and ease dehydration.
There's some clinical support for the NMF approach with a study showing that a cream built to mimic the skin's NMF significantly boosted hydration.
Safety-wise, this ingredient non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and non-phototoxic in testing, with minimal skin absorption.
It also works really well with other hydrators like glycerin or hyaluronic acid, and typical usage is somewhere between 0.2-4%.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!