Ma:nyo
Ma:nyo Blackhead & Pore Toner
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-29
What is this product?
Ma:nyo Blackhead & Pore Toner is a 210 ml salicylic acid toner aimed at blackheads and sebum. The Korean statutory notice lists 32 entries led by water, witch hazel water, butylene glycol, glycereth-26 and glycerin, with salicylic acid at 13, sodium citrate as a buffer and a tail of green tea, chamomile, calendula and tea tree extracts; no fragrance, essential oil or ethanol entry is listed. The brand's English list is cut off at its start and orders the shared entries differently, so this record leaves both ingredient fields empty. The brand's one collected test, on 20 women over two weeks, prints a 14.51 percent sebum drop that its own bars put nearer 9.4 to 9.8 percent.
What makes it different?
A salicylic acid toner with witch hazel water high on the Korean list and a brand routine that pairs a pad soak with a cleansing oil massage. The trade off is that the headline sebum figure does not recompute from its own chart, and two brand surfaces disagree on the ingredient order.
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 15 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. Here is how they read: partly backed: 4 · overstated ad line: 3 · no source confirms it: 6 · says nothing: 2.
partly backed4
- Formulated with gently exfoliating BHA, Witch Hazel, and 2 patented plant-based formulas.
- A pore-clearing toner formulated with gently exfoliating BHA, antioxidant-rich witch hazel, and 2 patented plant-based formulas that help control excess sebum, smooth and brighten skin.
- *Clinically proven to reduce the appearance of large pores / KC Skin Research Center / 2021.04.19 - 2021.05.04 / 20 female participants aged 19-60 / Before & after comparison / Results may vary from person to person
- Blackhead, Sebum BHA Pore-Refining Witch Hazel, Hydrating Chamomile, Calendula Soothing Green Tea, Tea Tree
overstated ad line3
- Rich with anti-oxidants, it is clinically proven to refine pores by reducing blackheads and excess sebum.
- Melt blackhead and unclog pores
- Penetrates deep into your pores to remove build-up and excess sebum, and clears up breakouts
no source confirms it6
- Balances pH level
- Relieves inflammation, tightens pores and helps with razor bumps
- Reduces signs of aging by protecting the skin from radical damage
- Sebum Controlling by 14.51%
- Healthy Pores & Skin with 2 Patented Formulas
- Anti Sebum P* Sebum Control, Pore-Clearing Tannin Complex** Pore-Refining, Strengthening
says nothing2
- S.O.S Pore Solution
- Nourishes the skin
Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.