🪨 Exfoliant
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution
89
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🌿Soothing
🐰Cruelty-Free🌱Vegan👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
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View product ↗Description
A daily glycolic acid toner that smooths skin texture, evens tone, and enhances luminosity.
Warnings
- •6 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 3 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Glycolic AcidACTIVE
- 2Rosa Damascena Flower Water
- 3Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water
- 4Aloe Barbadensis Leaf WaterACTIVE
- 5Propanediol
- 6Glycerin
- 9Panax Ginseng Root ExtractACTIVE
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
- ✓1 high-impact active: Glycolic Acid
- ✓15 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ⚠No % concentrations on the label — strength inferred from INCI order
- ↑Disclose the % of each headline active
🏆Evidence Backing11.9 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 79/100 across 22 matched actives
- ✓10 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication11.5 / 12
- ✓6 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin · Glycine + Proline · Sodium PCA + Sodium Hyaluronate
📋Functional Completeness6 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
94
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−7.5 / 18
- ⚠1 moderate-irritation ingredient: Glycolic 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 Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+2 / 8
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score89/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →