[The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml vs Neutrogena Clear & Defend+ Exfoliating Liquid - 125ml

[The Ordinary] Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 100ml and Neutrogena Clear & Defend+ Exfoliating Liquid - 125ml share 6 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared formula

14%

Ingredients in every formula

6in both formulas

Key actives unique to one formula

2unique actives

Ingredient rows compared

44rows compared

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

The formulas, row by row

44 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(38 of 44 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 ↗Save	Neutrogena Neutrogena Clear & Defend+ Exfoliating Liquid - 125ml $21.00 Save
Basics
Type & size	Exfoliant · size not on the record	Exfoliant · size not on the record
Brand origin	American	American
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$24.00 · Onebioshop	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	glycolic acid, urea	glycolic acid, panthenol
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-up	photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed	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 · 39 ingredients	Fully parsed · 11 ingredients
Key actives · 2
pro-vitamin b5	no	yes
urea	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 36
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
alanine	yes	no
aloe barbadensis leaf water	yes	no
aminomethyl propanol	yes	no
arginine	yes	no
aspartic acid	yes	no
butylene glycol	no	yes
c12-15 alkyl lactate	no	yes
caprylyl glycol	yes	no
centaurea cyanus flower water	yes	no
cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate	no	yes
dextrin	yes	no
disodium edta	no	yes
fructose	yes	no
glucose	yes	no
glutamic acid	yes	no
glycine	yes	no
hexyl nicotinate	yes	no
hexylene glycol	yes	no
histidine	yes	no
isoleucine	yes	no
panax ginseng root extract	yes	no
pca	yes	no
phenylalanine	yes	no
potassium sorbate	yes	no
proline	yes	no
propanediol	yes	no
rosa damascena flower water	yes	no
serine	yes	no
sodium lactate	yes	no
sodium pca	yes	no
sucrose	yes	no
threonine	yes	no
triethanolamine	yes	no
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	yes	no
valine	yes	no

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 Neutrogena if you want Pro-vitamin B5 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.

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All ingredientsBrighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plumpCalm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sunGo

All ingredients

Brighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plump

Calm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sun

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