Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner versus MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid .
Published on June 12, 2023
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 9 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA, hyaluronic acid and PHA
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or silicones
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Toner
Toners are used as a “last-step” cleanser, a pH balancer, add moisture to the skin, or may help in reducing impurities on the skin. They have a liquid consistency and are usually used after cleansers but before treatments.
Exfoliator
Exfoliators are used to exfoliate the skin, or remove dead skin cells from the skin. Exfoliators may be chemical or physical.
Ingredient Info
Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner 24 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid 25 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Contains Fragrance
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Contains Sulfate
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Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Malassezia Safe
This product is free of malassezia feeding ingredients 🎉
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner 24 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid 25 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner 24 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid 25 ingredients
Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice • Glycerin • Butylene Glycol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Sodium Hyaluronate • Glycolic Acid • Lactic Acid • Squalane • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Althaea Officinalis Root Extract • Gluconolactone • Water • Sodium Lactate • Trehalose • Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract • Rosa Damascena Flower Water • Sodium Dodoxynol-40 Sulfate • Sorbic Acid • Olea Europaea Fruit Oil • Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate • Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate • Styrene/Vp Copolymer • Disodium EDTA • Citric Acid
Water • Propanediol • Glycolic Acid • Ethoxydiglycol • Glycerin • Lactic Acid • Malic Acid • Sodium PCA • Pyruvic Acid • Tartaric Acid • Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract • Salicylic Acid • Alteromonas Ferment Extract • Maris Aqua • Sodium Hyaluronate • Sodium Lactate • Calcium Gluconate • Gluconolactone • Sodium Hydroxide • Sodium Polyacrylate • Citric Acid • Sodium Benzoate • Butylene Glycol • Phenoxyethanol • Potassium Sorbate
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Ingredients Explained
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Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 2.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 5.
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.
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.
Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 3.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 23.
Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.
Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.
Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 5.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 15.
Glycolic Acid is arguably the most famous AHA with research to back up its benefits. Its main role is to peel the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.
Glycolic Acid has shown to boost collage production, a protein that helps skin stay firm. Overall, Glycolic Acid helps with improving uneven tone, rough patches of skin, fine lines, wrinkles, and sun damage. It also increases skin hydration by playing a role in creating molecules that create hyaluronic acid naturally.
When applying Glycolic Acid, it is normal to feel slight stinging. The pH value and concentration of glycolic acid play a role in the effectiveness of the product.
Recent studies have shown Glycolic Acid may protect the skin against UV damage. However, you should always wear SPF, especially when using exfoliants.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Glycolic AcidThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 6.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 3.
Lactic Acid is an AHA that is derived from fermenting lactose, a carbohydrate from milk. It removes the top layer of old and dead skin cells and helps increase cell turnover.
Benefits of Lactic Acid are that it can help to reduce large pores and reduce the effects of aging. Some potential downsides are that it can be bad for dry skin, cause irritation, worsen eczema, and worsen rosacea.
Not only does it help exfoliate the skin, it helps strengthen the skin's barrier. When applied, lactic acid helps the skin create ceramides.
Lactic acid is an over-the-counter chemical exfoliant that comes from the fermentation of lactose — a carbohydrate found in milk.
Legend has it that Cleopatra used to bathe in sour milk to help reduce wrinkles.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Lactic AcidThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 7.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 6.
Gluconolactone is a PHA. PHAs have a larger structure than AHAs and BHAs and are more gentle. It is an created by reacting gluconic acid with an alcohol.
When applied, Gluconolactone has the same affect on skin as AHAs such as lactic acid. It helps dissolve the dead skin cells in the top layer of your skin. This helps improve texture and brightens the skin.
Gluconolactone is a humectant and helps draw moisture to your skin. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
PHAs are more gentle than AHAs due to their larger structure. They do not penetrate as deeply as AHAs and take a longer time to dissolve dead cells. Studies show PHAs do not cause as much irritation.
PHAs also exhibit antioxidant activity by neutralizing free-radical molecules. This can help with anti-aging.
In a 2004 study, Gluconolactone was found to prevent UV damage in mouse skin cells. However, we still recommend wearing SPF especially after using exfoliating ingredients.
Learn more about GluconolactoneThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 11.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 18.
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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 12.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 1.
Sodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and used to adjust the pH of a product.
Sodium Lactate is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin.
It also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.
Our NMF is formed from amino acids, lactic acid, sugars, minerals, peptides, and electrolytes. As we age, our NMF naturally depletes. Other sources of NMF depletion include harsh and drying ingredients such as denatured alcohol. Sodium lactate can help replenish our NMF, leading to more hydrated and plump skin.
High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.
Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.
Learn more about Sodium LactateThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 13.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 16.
Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).
If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.
As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidThen I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner contains this as ingredient number 24.
MAKE Beauty Acid Phase AHA Exfoliating Liquid contains this as ingredient number 21.
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