SKINFOOD Shine Muscat BHA 2% Toner
Ingredients and claims, checked
What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Hydration leads, with 7 of 39 ingredients.
By skin type
- DryNot a fit
- OilyGood fit
- CombinationGood fit
- SensitiveNot a fit
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What is this product?
- What to expect
- This toner is made for less visible pores.
- Key ingredients
- Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract
- When
- Evening
It has a watery texture.
Who is it for?
Good for
- Combination skin that wants light hydration
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
- Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer
- Skin that doesn't get along with acids (AHA, BHA)
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Salicylic acid, gluconolactone and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract smooth away dead skin
- Panthenol adds moisture
- Allantoin calms the skin
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Salicylic Acid)
- Contains fragrance
- Contains drying alcohol
- If you clog easily: Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- First leave-on step after cleansing, as an exfoliating toner
- Pairs well with
- A fragrance-free moisturiser as the closing step
- A niacinamide serum applied after this has dried
- Don't combine with
- A retinoid or a second acid product in the same session
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.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract
- Alcohol
- Salicylic Acid
- Tromethamine
- Sodium Citrate
- PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- [more] Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Gluconolactone
- Betaine
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Panthenol
- Fragrance
- Allantoin
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Phytate
- Prunus Mume Fruit Extract
- Lactuca Scariola Sativa (Lettuce) Leaf Extract
- Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract
- Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Beta-Glucan
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
- Beta-Sitosterol
- Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- Oleanolic Acid
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Tocopherol
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
- Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
- Potassium Hyaluronate
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
- You can expect:
- less visible pores
- Only partly backed:
- a smoother skin texture
- Don't count on:
- calmer skin
See each claim, checked (4)
Claims, checked
Contains BHA to provide care for excessive sebum and slogged pores.
backed by evidenceAn exfoliating toner designed for combination skin to clarify skin waste.
plausible, not testedFeatures Shine Muscat to purify and soothe your skin.
overstatedIncludes PHA to mildly exfoliate your skin without irritation.
overstated
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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