Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner : AHA + BHA Versus Prada Augmented Skin Cleanser

Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner : AHA + BHA Versus Prada Augmented Skin Cleanser Detailed comparison of Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner : AHA + BHA versus Prada Augmented Skin Cleanser. This smoothing toner is formulated around Glycolic Acid and Salicylic Acid to refine skin texture and clear breakouts. Water Prunus Mume Fruit Water Dipropylene Glycol Glycerin Glycolic Acid Butylene Glycol Tromethamine 1,2-Hexanediol Hydroxyacetophenone Salicylic Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Vigna Radiata Seed Extract Disodium EDTA Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract Curcuma Longa Root Extract Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract Corallina Officinalis Extract C12-14 Pareth-12 Xanthan Gum Octyldodeceth-16 Water, Prunus Mume Fruit Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Salicylic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract, Disodium EDTA, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, C12-14 Pareth-12, Xanthan Gum, Octyldodeceth-16 Myristic Acid Potassium Hydroxide Glyceryl Stearate Se Stearic Acid Lauric Acid Palmitic Acid Coco-Glucoside Withania Somnifera Root Extract Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract Urea Tea-Lactate Allantoin Sorbitol Fructose Sodium Chloride Sodium Lactate Serine Caprylyl Glycol Citric Acid Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Lactic Acid Lactobacillus Ferment Maltodextrin Pentylene Glycol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Parfum Limonene Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Urea, Tea-Lactate, Allantoin, Sorbitol, Fructose, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Serine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Lactic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Maltodextrin, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Salicylic Acid, Parfum, Limonene Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Hydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster. As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress. Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol. This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency. You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase. Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well. An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient. So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced. Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable. Salicylic Acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid or BHA) is a well-known ingredient for treating skin that struggles with acne and clogged pores. It exfoliates both the skin's surface and deep within the pores to help clear out buildup, control oil, and reduce inflammation. Unlike AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids), salicylic acid is oil-soluble. This allows it to penetrate into pores which makes it especially effective for treating blackheads and preventing future breakouts. Salicylic acid is