Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Obagi
Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Versus

Merle Norman
Skintelligent Toner

Product category and function

Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Skintelligent Toner

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

Ingredient highlights

Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Skintelligent 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

Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Skintelligent Toner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, propylene glycol, sodium pca, benzalkonium chloride, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, panthenol, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben 5	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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 10

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water (aqua), hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, propylene glycol, sodium pca, benzalkonium chloride, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, panthenol, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben

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)

Notable ingredients

Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Skintelligent Toner

Soothing: Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzalkonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Avena sativa (oat) meal extract

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Obagi-C C-Balancing Toner

Skintelligent 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.

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.

Propylene glycol

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

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