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innisfree Bija Trouble Toner

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 6, 2026

Mid-range for toners

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration and moisture seal lead, with 3 of 27 ingredients each. It also contains Salicylic Acid.

Hydration
3
Moisture seal
3
Softening
1
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • DryNot a fit
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationUse with care
  • SensitiveNot a fit

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Worth knowing

  • Pregnancy: check first
  • Has fragrance allergens
  • Contains essential oil
  • Contains drying alcohol
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for calmer, clearer-looking skin.
Key ingredients
Salicylic Acid, Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
When
Morning and evening

A toner that preps skin after cleansing for the next step. The 170 ml bottle contains exfoliants (BHA) like Salicylic Acid and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract. It has a watery texture.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • People avoiding fragrance
  • Skin that reacts to alcohol
  • People avoiding essential oils

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Salicylic Acid and willow bark extract smooth away dead skin

Watch-outs

  • Pregnancy: check first (Salicylic Acid)
  • Contains essential oil (Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil)
  • Has fragrance allergens (Limonene, Linalool)
  • Contains drying alcohol (Alcohol Denat.)

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
Wipe off step on a cotton pad immediately after cleansing, before any leave-on product
Pairs well with
  • A plain humectant or barrier serum straight after it
  • A niacinamide serum
Don't combine with
  • A retinoid or a second exfoliating acid on the same night
  • Use on visibly compromised or eczematous skin

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.

This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

Our research flagged these as worth a closer look, but we could not find them by name in the list above: Pinus Koraiensis Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil

What the claims add up to

Only partly backed:
clearer-looking skin (amount unknown) · a smoother skin texture (amount unknown) · calmer skin
Don't count on:
better hydration
Free of:
7 listed ingredients
See each claim, checked (12)

Claims, checked

  • It is a wipe-off toner that helps with tidying skin texture and soothing the skin.plausible, not tested
  • innisfree Bija Trouble Toner is a blemish care toner containing BHA and Torreya nucifera seed oil (500ppm) that freshly tidies up over-secreted sebum and dead skin cells.partly backed
  • · 7-free: no animal-derived raw materials, mineral oil, talc, polyacrylamide, artificial fragrance, synthetic colorants, or imidazolidinyl ureapartly backed
  • · Salicylic acid (BHA): blemish care, effectively tidies excess sebum and dead skin cells on the skin surface to maintain smooth skin texturepartly backed
  • The refreshing water formulation absorbs without greasiness and without residue, helping with pore care and smooth texture care.overstated
  • With a formula that has completed non-comedogenic and dermatological testing, it is good to use in a daily wipe-toner routine even for acne-prone and sensitive skin.overstated
  • · Torreya nucifera seed oil (500ppm): helps ease moisture loss by forming a supple moisturizing filmoverstated
  • · White willow bark extract: effective for removing dead skin cells and soothing skin, and helps improve acne through anti-inflammatory actionoverstated
  • Bija Trouble Toner has completed both the non-comedogenic test and the dermatological test, so it is a product that even acne-prone skin can use with peace of mind.overstated
  • · Dermatological test completedno supporting source found
  • · Non-comedogenic test completedno supporting source found
  • The Bija component plays the role of protecting and soothing skin made touchy by external irritation, contributing to cultivating a healthy skin condition.no supporting source found

We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.

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