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The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution Versus LANBENA Nose Plants Pore Strips

Exfoliator
Facial Treatment
Canadian Brand Canada
Chinese Brand China

Updated on March 04, 2025

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

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At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Benefits

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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.

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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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution 11 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 19 ratings
Great Value (5) Sticky (5) Doesn't Work (4)
JohnnyLeeZongHeng_352's avatar
Review

The BHA didnt remove my acne, the clogged pores, and the sebaceous filaments. I've been using it for 4 months, and my acne condition is still the same.

#sticky
#no scent
#doesn't work
charlee's avatar

charlee

1 year ago
Review

stops bumps coming up

LANBENA Nose Plants Pore Strips 12 ingredients

2.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Doesn't Work (2) Drying (1) Expensive (1)
bagheera's avatar

bagheera

1 year ago
Review

Eh. Underwhelming for the virality it got. They're safer than a lot of other pore strips, but they don't fully work as advertised. For me, all they did was remove a few blackheads, some dead skin, and a bunch of vellus hairs. They work about as well as dermaplanning does.
I also had a problem getting the paper to lay flat. It's so thin it'll crinkle from the slightest force, which isn't great Show more

#great value
#light scent
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ami

2 months ago
Review

the product is nice but it dont work well cos literally some of the cream dried and got stuck to my face and it was hard to get off. it looks like i got dried glue on my face and the sheet of paper was so thin some of the paper got stuck on my face.. it also smells like glue, so idk if yall should buy it but its not so good.

#drying
#irritating
#sticky
#doesn't work