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One Thing Niacinamide 10% Toner Versus SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Boosting Toner

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Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on April 21, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe toners. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain niacinamide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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Smoothing

Niacinamide has emerged as an all-star ingredient due to its many benefits.

It is known to treat acne by reducing inflammation. It also helps fade dark-spots and strengthen the skin by promoting the growth of the ceramide barrier.

Other benefits include smoothing wrinkles and minimizing redness.

The cherry on top? Niacinamide can also help build keratin, a protein that keeps skin firm.

When incorporating niacinamide into your routine, look out for concentration amounts. Typically, 5% niacinamide provides benefits such as fading dark spots. However, if you have sensitive skin, it is better to begin with a smaller concentration.

Niacinamide can be mixed with other ingredients to boost benefits. For instance, it has shown to be effective when used with copper, folic acid, and zinc to treat acne.

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 
Skin Conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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When to use

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47% use in pm
93% use every day
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Reviews

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One Thing Niacinamide 10% Toner 5 ingredients

4.3 /5
from 4 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Drying (1) Great Value (1)
bunnny's avatar

bunnny

1 year ago
Review

I use this twice a day after cleansing; it helps keep my large pores clear and minimized. I also find that it helps keep some of my acne away, and has helped gradually brighten my skin.

#great value
#light
#absorbs well
#no scent

SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Boosting Toner 25 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 21 ratings
Works Well (15) Absorbs Well (14) Light (12)
AnnaSkin's avatar

AnnaSkin

1 year ago
Review

Made my skin feel so hydrating and plumped, also reduced appearance of my dark spots

#great value
#hydrating
#absorbs well
chereempire's avatar

Chere Empire

3 months ago
Review

This is hands down the best product I’ve ever tried on my sensitive skin.

It’s really calming, very hydrating, improves texture of the skin, it also brightens but just a little

This has been the only product my skin can tolerate alongside green tea toner but I prefer this, and to think I only use this toner in my skin care alongside Simple micellar face wash for sensitive skin and that’s Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well