Farmacy 2% Salicylic Acid Toner for Face - Deep Sweep Gentle BHA Exfoliant for Oily Skin - Refines Texture with Papaya Enzymes & Moringa Water for a Healthy-Looking Complexion (50ml)

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For reference I have fair colored oily skin and live in a dry climate. I’m a skincare junkie and have tried tons of products. I use a BHA exfoliating toner daily to keep my oily skin from breaking out.I enjoyed this toner in terms of the feel and scent. The scent is very light, like a hint of woody/echinacea. The texture is liquid - not the thick type of liquid that Glow Recipes PHA Essence has, but more of the normal liquid that you would expect from a toner.It’s not sticky or tacky when applied, and my skin absorbed it quickly. It layered fine under my serum. Since I use toner for specifically keeping my face clear from breakouts, I can’t speak to whether this is brightening. But again, that wasn’t my objective with it. Since pores can’t really be “minimized” I tend not to care about their size but rather whether they are clear or not. This toner kept my pores nice and clear, and as a result it kept my skin looking even and matte.Overall it’s a good quality exfoliating toner. It’s not my holy grail, but I would say it’s in my top 3 favorites for exfoliating toners.

I bought this for plane travel (because the size worked for tsa) and ended up loving it more than my regular salicylic acid toner. The bottle is substantial - it is kind of heavy glass (so ended up being a little silly for travel), but looks very nice on my vanity and feels very "quality". The opening has a little plug stopper thing, so while heavy, it was safe in my travel bag (no leaks).The product itself is fantastic - removes all leftover dirt, tightened my pores (I have big ones naturally and this does help minimize), refreshed my skin. It was not moisturizing and you will need to add moisture afterward (as is the case with any chemical exfoliant)!!!! My skin looks brighter and less congested after about a month or so of regular daily use. I am very pleased with this and will probably keep using it going forward (contingent on my budget, lol!).

Per the wife:After reading positive and negative reviews online and then here on Amazon, I was very interested in trying this toner. Unfortunately, in using it all over my face I had several breakout areas on the oiliest parts of my face—forehead being the prime spot.I know that this is often referred to as “purging”, but as a woman in her early 50s who has fair complexion and sensitive, combination skin I, uh, ain’t got time for that…And why yes, I did try waiting a few days in between applications, but after decades in-and-out of Derm offices for various severity of acne and a whole host of different meds, I have yet to see enough evidence that having horrible acne for 4-6 weeks just to use a product is a worthwhile endeavor.I *do* use it on very small areas with Q-tips, though, to help keep the small, chronic, dry skin patches and recovering blemishes that are drying out from looking too flaky while they heal. It seems to work ok for me in super small doses without consequence and I’m not letting this just go to waste.Odor is very low, not really noticeable to me (I hate strong scents). The few times I did use it on my face it felt nice—a little tight, not uncomfortable, but like the good kind of tightness you expect from a quality toner. I wasn’t able to use it long enough to see if it affected my pores, but using it after washing my face didn’t really yield any extra grime like other folks on here.It’s all about what works for you, your lifestyle and your body, it just didn’t work for mine.UDATE 2/25/25, regarding use w/my Eczema:I raised it another star. I started using it on the eczema areas of my face, just for fun (and just because once the areas are in full blown eczema-mode most skin care stuff doesn’t really make it worse, so I try different things dry time-to-time). This stuff seemed to have a positive, calming effect on the facial eczema area—I did NOT try it on my eczema on my hand—that seemed to also either: a) hydrate and make the flakiness less noticeable; OR b) lightly exfoliate the flakes from the area without any redness or irritation and without any dryness.Now, whether or not this is a real or tested application of this substance I have no idea (I haven’t read everything about it because I am lazy) is not known to me. Whether or not it will work for your eczema or dry skin I have no idea. All that I know is that I continue to use this on my facial eczema (around the lower part of my face) with very positive effects. I still, however, do not use it on my forehead on a regular basis because of continued breakouts.

This is so good to get grime off—I live in a big city and walk to work. By the end of the day my face is SO GROSS, covered in the pollution from cars and buses and life. This really cleans me up. However, my dermatologist warned me not to use it every day because it is a bit intense so I swap it out. Still love it when I use it, and it doesn’t give me eczema flares or dry skin :)

My skin is oily after this toner, so not for me

You can smell the hint of papaya

I think it was worth the buy. I feel like the toner works really well for closing pores. I saw a change first try so I recommend this product.