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Simple Skincare Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner for All Skin Types Versus Hada Labo Gokuyjun Lotion Light

Toner
Toner
British Brand United Kingdom
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on May 22, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe toners. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

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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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

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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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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When to use

328 Routines
52% use in am
48% use in pm
98% use every day
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235 Routines
50% use in am
50% use in pm
98% use every day
When to use See routines that use it ->

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Simple Skincare Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner for All Skin Types 12 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 8 ratings
No Scent (4) Light (3) Irritating (2)
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sophia camara

6 months ago
Review

Irritated my skin & acne. For reference, I have rather sensitive dry skin, along with fungal acne ( perioral dermatitis).

Very cheap though so I cannot complain too much about having to discontinue use. Not sure what is the culprit (edit: I figured out witch hazel irritates my skin! I researched more and a lot of other people with fungal acne have similar issues with witch hazel. I’m not sure Show more

#irritating
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skincareidiot

10 months ago
Review

I have used this toner for years, mainly because it’s so cheap. It does make my face feel pretty nice and refreshed, but I’m honestly not sure what it does. Using it or not doesn’t have the biggest effect on my skin, I just personally like using a toner, so it’s nice having it in my routine.

#great value
#no scent

Hada Labo Gokuyjun Lotion Light 12 ingredients

4.8 /5
from 5 ratings
Light (3) Great Value (3) Hydrating (2)
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Beau Cygne

23 days ago
Review

My skin has been through a lot of torture at my hands over the last year. I've tried several moisturizers to help my combination skin, which is prone to perioral dermatitis and fungal acne, but they either turned my face into an oily pancake by mid-day or made my fungal acne or perioral dermatitis worse. I was initially leery of this toner because of the first ingredients, but I gave it a Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#sticky
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sioloisiol

1 year ago
Review

I've used 2 bottle of this toner. It has a consistency of pure water and I don't feel it after application. It sinks quickly. It's nice and simple toner but I somehow feel like it doesn't really make a difference whether I use it or not. It's affordable though!

#great value
#light
#absorbs well