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Nu-Derm Toner

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ProactivMD Balancing Toner

Product category and function

Nu-Derm Toner

ProactivMD Balancing 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

Nu-Derm Toner

ProactivMD Balancing 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

Nu-Derm Toner

ProactivMD Balancing Toner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 17	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Aqua/water/eau, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phenoxyethanol, sodium pca, potassium alum, panthenol, polysorbate 80, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, allantoin, fragrance (parfum), borago officinalis extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, saponins, blue 1 8	Water, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, polysorbate 20, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, rosa canina fruit extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, panthenol, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium pca, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, benzophenone-4, imidazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance, blue 1, yellow 5

Notable ingredients

Nu-Derm Toner

ProactivMD Balancing Toner

Soothing: Allantoin, Calendula officinalis flower extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Nu-Derm Toner

ProactivMD Balancing Toner

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.

Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Also-called: Witch Hazel Water | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Astringent

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

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice

Also-called: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Juice, Aloe barbadensis juice | Function: Skin conditioning

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