Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner

Name: Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
Brand: The Ordinary

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Ingredients · 42

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Common questions

Is The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner healthy?

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner scores 10/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner?

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner lists 42 ingredients, starting with Water, Glycolic Acid, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner?

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner compare to other toner?

At 10/100 The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner scores worse than most toner we have scored. A higher-scoring option in toner is Trader Joe's Rose Water Facial Toner at 100/100.

Is The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner organic?

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner is not certified organic in our data.

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