[The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml vs Frankly, AHA 8.05% Toner, 3.4 fl oz (100 ml)

[The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml and Frankly, AHA 8.05% Toner, 3.4 fl oz (100 ml) share 18 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 18[The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml only 21Frankly, AHA 8.05% Toner, 3.4 fl oz (100 ml) only 21

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Shared formula

30%

Ingredients in every formula: 18in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 1unique active
Ingredient rows compared: 60rows compared

From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.

The formulas, row by row

60 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(42 of 60 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended The Ordinary [The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml $19.70 $24.00 at Onebioshop ↗	Frankly Frankly, AHA 8.05% Toner, 3.4 fl oz (100 ml) $17.60
Basics
Type & size	Exfoliant · size not on the record	Exfoliant · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	American	Not recorded
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$24.00 · Onebioshop	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	glycolic acid, urea	glycolic acid
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed	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 coverage	Fully parsed · 39 ingredients	Fully parsed · 39 ingredients
Key actives · 1
urea	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 41
aloe barbadensis leaf water	yes	no
aminomethyl propanol	yes	no
artemisia princeps leaf extract	no	yes
asiatic acid	no	yes
asiaticoside	no	yes
butylene glycol	no	yes
centaurea cyanus flower water	yes	no
centella asiatica leaf extract	no	yes
citric acid	yes	no
crataegus oxyacantha fruit extract	no	yes
cysteine	no	yes
dextrin	yes	no
ethylhexylglycerin	no	yes
eucalyptus globulus leaf oil	no	yes
fructose	yes	no
glucose	yes	no
hexyl nicotinate	yes	no
hexylene glycol	yes	no
hydroxyacetophenone	no	yes
leucine	no	yes
lysine	no	yes
madecassic acid	no	yes
methionine	no	yes
panax ginseng root extract	yes	no
pca	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
polyglyceryl-4 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
portulaca oleracea extract	no	yes
potassium sorbate	yes	no
prunus mume fruit extract	no	yes
rosa damascena flower water	yes	no
sodium benzoate	yes	no
sodium chloride	yes	no
sodium lactate	yes	no
sucrose	yes	no
triethanolamine	yes	no
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	yes	no
tyrosine	no	yes
water	yes	no
water	no	yes
xanthan gum	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 The Ordinary if you want Urea in the formula.

Choose Frankly if you want a comparable formula for $2.10 less.

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.

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