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Merle Norman
Skintelligent Toner

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Estee Lauder
Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

Product category and function

Skintelligent Toner

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

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

Skintelligent Toner

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

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

Skintelligent Toner

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, avena sativa (oat) meal extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, lactococcus ferment lysate, epilobium fleischeri extract, panax ginseng root extract, tephrosia purpurea seed extract, bifida ferment lysate, lactis proteinum (milk protein), lactose, pentylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propanediol, sodium pca, ppg-26-buteth-26, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum) 9	Water/aqua/eau, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, gellidiela acerosa (algae) extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, bambusa vulgaris (bamboo) extract, pisum sativum (pea) extract, gentiana lutea (gentian) root extract, algae extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, sucrose, trehalose, lactobionic acid, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sorbitol, caffeine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, biosaccharide gum-1, ppg-26-buteth-26, sodium hyaluronate, zinc pca, pentylene glycol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, glucosamine hcl, fragrance (parfum), phytic acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, avena sativa (oat) meal extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, lactococcus ferment lysate, epilobium fleischeri extract, panax ginseng root extract, tephrosia purpurea seed extract, bifida ferment lysate, lactis proteinum (milk protein), lactose, pentylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propanediol, sodium pca, ppg-26-buteth-26, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum)

Water/aqua/eau, alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, gellidiela acerosa (algae) extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, bambusa vulgaris (bamboo) extract, pisum sativum (pea) extract, gentiana lutea (gentian) root extract, algae extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, sucrose, trehalose, lactobionic acid, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sorbitol, caffeine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, biosaccharide gum-1, ppg-26-buteth-26, sodium hyaluronate, zinc pca, pentylene glycol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, glucosamine hcl, fragrance (parfum), phytic acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Skintelligent Toner

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

Soothing: Avena sativa (oat) meal extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, Sucrose

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skintelligent Toner

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Toning Lotion/Refiner

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent