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Merle Norman
Brilliant C Toner

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Cucumber Facial Toner

Product category and function

Brilliant C Toner

Cucumber Facial Toner

Toners/Sprays	Toners/Sprays
Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.	Lightweight liquids to refresh and prep the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Brilliant C Toner

Cucumber Facial Toner

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Brilliant C Toner

Cucumber Facial Toner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), propylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, peg-8, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-32, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, glycerin, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, bisabolol, disodium edta, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum) 7	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf/twig extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, potassium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 11

Water (aqua), propylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, peg-8, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-32, butylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, hydrolyzed soy protein, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, glycerin, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, bisabolol, disodium edta, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea, fragrance (parfum)

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf/twig extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, potassium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Brilliant C Toner

Cucumber Facial Toner

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Peg-8, Propylene glycol, Peg-32

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Potassium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Brilliant C Toner

Cucumber Facial Toner

Water (aqua)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Ethoxydiglycol

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.