Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% AHA vs CosRx, The AHA BHA PHA LHA 35 Peel, 1.01 fl oz (30 ml)

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Paula's Choice Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% AHA $37.00 Save	Recommended COSRX CosRx, The AHA BHA PHA LHA 35 Peel, 1.01 fl oz (30 ml) $17.30 Save
Basics
Type & size	Exfoliant · size not on the record	Exfoliant · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	American	Korean
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	glycolic acid, salicylic acid, allantoin	glycolic acid, lactic acid, mandelic acid, panthenol, salicylic acid, allantoin
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore 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 · 30 ingredients	Fully parsed · 21 ingredients
Key actives · 3
aha exfoliant (gentle)	no	yes
mandelic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
pro-vitamin b5	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 38
1,2-hexanediol	no	yes
a silicone	yes	no
bisabolol	yes	no
butylene glycol	yes	no
c12-15 alkyl benzoate	yes	no
c13-14 isoparaffin	yes	no
capryloyl salicylic acid Pregnancy: caution	no	yes
caprylyl glycol	yes	no
cyanocobalamin	no	yes
cyclohexasiloxane	yes	no
cyclopentasiloxane	yes	no
dimethiconol	yes	no
dipropylene glycol	no	yes
disodium edta	yes	no
disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates	yes	no
epigallocatechin gallate	yes	no
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	yes	no
gluconolactone	no	yes
hexylene glycol	yes	no
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
hydroxyethylcellulose	no	yes
methylpropanediol	no	yes
peg-10 phytosterol	yes	no
peg-40 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
pentylene glycol	no	yes
phenoxyethanol	yes	no
polyacrylamide	yes	no
potassium hydroxide	no	yes
ppg-14 butyl ether	yes	no
sodium phosphate	no	yes
sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate	no	yes
sorbitan stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane	yes	no
tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane	yes	no
tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane	yes	no
tribehenin	yes	no
vanilla planifolia fruit extract	yes	no
vitamin e	no	yes

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