Isntree Chestnut BHA 0.9% Clear Toner
Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked September 6, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
It's a toner.
- Key ingredients
- Betaine Salicylate (BHA)
- When
- Morning and evening
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
What to watch for?
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Betaine Salicylate (BHA))
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Toner, after cleansing and before serum or moisturizer
- Don't combine with
- Additional exfoliating acids or high-strength retinoids in the same routine slot
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
Worth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Castanea Crenata (Chestnut) Shell Extract
- Betaine Salicylate (BHA)
- Trehalose
- Panthenol
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract
- Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract
- Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
- Borago Officinalis Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract (Antioxidant)
- Tromethamine
- Xanthan Gum
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Disodium EDTA
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- Don't count on:
- less visible pores
See each claim, checked (5)
Claims, checked
#BHA #DeadSkinCellControl #SebumControl
plausible, not testedBHA toner contains betaine salicylate, a lipophilic ingredient, making it suitable for those with oily skin who need pore care due to excessive sebum secretion or who want to gently remove old sebum.
plausible, not testedWe used betaine salicylate, which is less irritating than regular BHA products that use salicylic acid, but
plausible, not testedBecause BHA exhibits optimal effect when pH is 3.5~4.0, there may be slight stinging on mildly acidic skin upon first use.
plausible, not testedBHA is a lipophilic ingredient that easily penetrates deep into the skin, providing excellent sebum removal inside pores.
overstated
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
What else is worth seeing?
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Which articles cover it?
Articles on this site that write about this product.
- LHA or BHA: same family, and only one of them tells you the doseSalicylic acid appears on 169 Korean labels and 24 print a level. LHA appears on 151 and eight do. And a high pH can switch either of them off.
- Does the 7 skin method actually work?Seven layers of toner does something real and smaller than the name suggests. What repetition changes, and which Korean toners can take it without a problem.
- Running a four night cycle with Korean productsSkin cycling gives each night one job. Here is what each night needs from a formula, and four Korean labels checked against the job they are being asked to do.