Name: Anua - BHA 2% GENTLE EXFOLIATING TONER
Brand: Anua

What can the product work for?

Works for

Anti-blemish
Exfoliation
Anti-aging
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

Does not work for

Evens skin tone

Anti-blemish

What does the product description say?

A mild facial exfoliant helps unclog pores, exfoliate dead skin cells, and even out skin tone.

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This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: salicylic acid. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

salicylic acid 1.25% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

centella asiatica extract 0.5% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.

salix alba bark extract 1% - 1.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect

Exfoliation

What does the product description say?

BHA 2% GENTLE EXFOLIATING TONER

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This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: salicylic acid.

salicylic acid 1.25% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

salix alba bark extract 1% - 1.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect

Anti-aging

This product contains centella asiatica extract. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.

centella asiatica extract 0.5% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.

hyaluronic acid 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. Naturally present in skin. Typically has large molecule size unless advertised otherwise on the product label. Helps support skin's barrier function and may help to reduce inflammation

tocopherol 0.25% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

Moisturizing

This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: ceramide np, pentylene glycol.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: ceramide np

sodium hyaluronate 0.35% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

sodium acetylated hyaluronate 0.1% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A type of hyaluronic acid that works as an excellent moisturizer by attracting water into the upper layer of the skin. Is typically feels less sticky on the skin compared to the usual hyaluronic acid

sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (centella asiatica extract, ficus carica fruit extract) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.

ficus carica fruit extract 0.4% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals. The concentrations typically used in cosmetics are too small to have an effect

centella asiatica extract 0.5% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.

salix alba bark extract 1% - 1.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

A mild facial exfoliant helps unclog pores, exfoliate dead skin cells, and even out skin tone.

Source: N/A

This product might help improve the skin tone through exfoliation. In other words, it helps to speed up the shedding of cells from the upper layer of the skin, and this might help reduce hyperpigmentation.

salicylic acid 1.25% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

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centella asiatica extract 0.5% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Reduces irritation, Anti-inflammatory, Reduces redness, Anti-aging, Anti-oxidation, Anti-blemish

A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.

salicylic acid 1.25% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Exfoliation, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-blemish, Antibacterial, Evens skin tone

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

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salicylic acid 1.25% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Exfoliation, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-blemish, Antibacterial, Evens skin tone

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

salix alba bark extract 1% - 1.2%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation, Anti-inflammatory, Exfoliation, Anti-blemish

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect

Comodogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

dipropylene glycol 7.2% - 8.8%

Irritation risk:

Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying

1,2-hexanediol 2.1% - 2.5%

Irritation risk:

A preservative

Ingredient list view

Water, Dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Salicylic acid, C12-14 pareth-12, Octyldodeceth-16, Melaleuca alternifolia extract, Pentylene glycol, Salix alba bark extract, Oenothera biennis flower extract, Ulmus davidiana root extract, Pinus palustris leaf extract, Pueraria lobata root extract, Centella asiatica extract, Ficus carica fruit extract, Hydrogenated lecithin, Sodium hyaluronate, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Xanthan gum, Disodium edta, Tocopherol, Ceramide np, Butylene glycol, Dimethylsilanol hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Potassium hyaluronate, Hyaluronic acid, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, Sodium hyaluronate dimethylsilanol, Sodium acetylated hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin

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Key ingredients	salicylic acid ceramide np +9 more	Common: salicylic acid sodium hyaluronate Other: beta-glucan glycerin +3 more	Common: salicylic acid ceramide np +1 more Other: niacinamide glycolic acid +6 more	Common: salicylic acid ceramide np Other: glycolic acid ceramide ap +4 more	Common: salicylic acid salicylic acid +2 more Other: niacinamide gluconolactone +6 more	Common: salicylic acid sodium hyaluronate +2 more Other: niacinamide glycolic acid +2 more	Common: salicylic acid Other: panthenol allantoin +2 more	Common: salicylic acid hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate +3 more Other: glycolic acid lactic acid +5 more	Common: salicylic acid centella asiatica extract Other: glycolic acid lactic acid +3 more	Common: salicylic acid hyaluronic acid +4 more Other: gluconolactone panthenol +6 more	Common: salicylic acid ceramide np +1 more Other: niacinamide ascorbyl glucoside +11 more	Common: salicylic acid salicylic acid +1 more Other: niacinamide niacinamide +22 more
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Potential Irritants	ulmus davidiana root extract Has skin benefit? oenothera biennis flower extract Has skin benefit? +11 more	zanthoxylum piperitum fruit extract Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +9 more	glycolic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +9 more	glycolic acid Has skin benefit? sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate Has skin benefit? +6 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract Has skin benefit? +17 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? glycolic acid Has skin benefit? +6 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? sodium metabisulfite Has skin benefit? +2 more	tasmannia lanceolata fruit extract Has skin benefit? ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? +14 more	glycolic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +5 more	enantia chlorantha bark extract Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +16 more	limonene Has skin benefit? hexyl cinnamal Has skin benefit? +26 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +9 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? dipropylene glycol Has skin benefit? +32 more	aloe barbadensis leaf water Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +22 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +22 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +16 more	glycolic acid Has skin benefit? gluconolactone Has skin benefit? +33 more	water Has skin benefit? dipropylene glycol Has skin benefit? +19 more	water Has skin benefit? dipropylene glycol Has skin benefit? +16 more	water Has skin benefit? glycolic acid Has skin benefit? +25 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +12 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +37 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +56 more	niacinamide Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +43 more

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Anua BHA 2% GENTLE EXFOLIATING TONER

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What can the product work for?

Works for

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Anti-blemish

What does the product description say?

Exfoliation

What does the product description say?

Anti-aging

Moisturizing

Anti-oxidation

Evens skin tone

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