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OleHenriksen Balancing Force Oil Control Toner
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
What it is A pore-refining toner with salicylic, glycolic and lactic acids to remove excess oil, clarify and freshen the complexion without stripping skin.
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
What it is A pore-refining toner with salicylic, glycolic and lactic acids to remove excess oil, clarify and freshen the complexion without stripping skin.
Anti-aging
Evens skin tone
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
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Ingredient list view
Water, Polysorbate 20, Hamamelis virginiana water, Gluconolactone, Glycolic acid, Lactic acid, Oleth-20, Salicylic acid, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium benzoate, Menthyl lactate, Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, Mentha piperita oil, Melia azadirachta seed oil, Linoleic acid, Macrocystis pyrifera extract, Eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, Chondrus crispus extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Linolenic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium gluconate, Benzoic acid, Tocopherol, Limonene
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- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
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- Beta Hydroxy Acids
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- Physico-Chemical Stability Studies of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Oil Cream
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