🪨 Exfoliant
The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
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🧴Acne-Friendly🌿Soothing💧Oily-Friendly🧪Active-Rich
🐰Cruelty-Free🌱Vegan👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
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View product ↗Description
An advanced exfoliating facial proven to deliver similar results to an in-office peel.
Warnings
- •8 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 4 active)
- 0Glycolic AcidACTIVE
- 1Aqua/Water
- 2Aloe Barbadensis Leaf WaterACTIVE
- 3Sodium Hydroxide
- 4Daucus Carota Sativa Extract
- 5Propanediol
- 7Salicylic AcidACTIVE
- 9Tartaric AcidACTIVE
Product Info
Type
Exfoliant
Price
$8.70
Certifications
🐰 Cruelty-Free🌱 Vegan👃 Fragrance-Free🫧 Non-Comedogenic💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free🧪 Alcohol-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
89
🧪Ingredient Quality45 / 45
- ✓3 high-impact actives: Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Tartaric Acid
- ✓7 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ⚠No % concentrations on the label — strength inferred from INCI order
- ↑Disclose the % of each headline active
🏆Evidence Backing12.3 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 82/100 across 17 matched actives
- ✓11 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication11 / 12
- ✓6 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: AHA + BHA · Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin
📋Functional Completeness6 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
90
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−11 / 18
- ⚠2 moderate-irritation ingredients: Glycolic Acid, Tartaric Acid
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity0 / 7
- ✓No pore-clogging ingredients detected
🔀Formulation Conflicts−2 / 10
- ⚠KB-flagged antagonistic interaction
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+3 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +1.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
1 formulation conflict
Overall Score88/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →