AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner vs Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% AHA
AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner and Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% AHA share 4 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 4AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner only 5Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% AHA only 26
Permalink for this comparison →
Shared formula
11%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 4in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 2unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 35rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
35 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Exfoliant · size not on the record | Exfoliant · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | Korean | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buydiffers | $10.00 · Cosrx | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | glycolic acid, allantoin, panthenol | glycolic acid, salicylic acid, allantoin |
| Free ofdiffers | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free |
| Heads-updiffers | pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed |
Fit & community | ||
| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Best for | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Data quality | ||
| Label coveragediffers | Fully parsed · 9 ingredients | Fully parsed · 30 ingredients |
Key actives · 2 | ||
bha exfoliant | no | yes |
pro-vitamin b5 | yes | no |
Rest of the labels · 29 | ||
1,2-hexanediol | yes | no |
a silicone | no | yes |
betaine salicylate | yes | no |
bisabolol | no | yes |
c12-15 alkyl benzoate | no | yes |
c13-14 isoparaffin | no | yes |
caprylyl glycol | no | yes |
cyclohexasiloxane | no | yes |
cyclopentasiloxane | no | yes |
dimethiconol | no | yes |
disodium edta | no | yes |
disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates | no | yes |
epigallocatechin gallate | no | yes |
ethyl hexanediol | yes | no |
ethylhexylglycerin | no | yes |
fatty alcohol (non-drying) | no | yes |
hexylene glycol | no | yes |
peg-10 phytosterol | no | yes |
peg-40 stearate | no | yes |
phenoxyethanol | no | yes |
polyacrylamide | no | yes |
ppg-14 butyl ether | no | yes |
sodium lactate | yes | no |
sorbitan stearate | no | yes |
tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane | no | yes |
tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane | no | yes |
tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane | no | yes |
tribehenin | no | yes |
vanilla planifolia fruit extract | no | yes |
Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose COSRX if you want Pro-vitamin B5 in the formula.
Choose Paula's Choice if you want BHA exfoliant in the formula.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
Focus on an effect
People also compare
- COSRXCosRx, AHA/BHA, Clarifying Treatment Toner, 5.07 fl oz (150 ml)
- Paula's ChoiceC-Firma Fresh Vitamin-C Day Serum
- COSRXRefresh ABC Daily Toner (AHA BHA Vitamin C)
Suggested from shared ingredients on the parsed labels — each pair opens as its own comparison.