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The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution Versus The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil

Exfoliator
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Canadian Brand Canada
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on March 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe . They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, oily skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, 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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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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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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72% use in pm
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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
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Morv

9 months ago
Review

foams up unless I tap it on my face, it works well enough but i think there are better bha products out there.

#great value
#drying
#light
#sticky

The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil 10 ingredients

2.3 /5
from 4 ratings
Irritating (3) Doesn't Work (1) Drying (1)
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Chien Yun Ang

9 months ago
Review

This helped me cleared up some small spots during the initial stages. But after a few more use, it gave me more red acne bumps.. the smell of tea tree is so strong, it is pretty off-putting as well.

#broke me out
#irritating
#sticky
#oily
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Farah Tiffani

8 months ago
Review

tricky method of using this one. only use it as needed on clean, dry, bare skin, and only on new pimple, let it stay for few hours or overnight. and when using it, I don't layer it with anything. using it too much would irritate the skin and as the other reviewer said, would give more bumps.

#irritating
#works well