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Votary Meta Active Complex 3-9-12 Night Star Serum Versus COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner

Serum
Toner
British Brand United Kingdom
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on June 07, 2024

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain AHA

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Meta Active Complex 3-9-12 Night Star Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Emollient
2-3 / 0 Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Rosa Damascena Flower Water

Masking

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate Extract

Skin Protecting

Glyceryl Stearate Se

Emulsifying
3 / 2 Bad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Nigella Sativa Seed Oil

Emollient
Fragrance IconOil Icon

Propanediol

Solvent

Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

Cleansing

Squalane

Emollient
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Good for Dark Spots Icon

Triticum Vulgare/Aestivum Grain Extract

Skin Conditioning

Arachidyl Alcohol

Emollient

Lactic Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Masking
0-2 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil

Emollient
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Behenyl Alcohol

Emollient
Fatty Alcohol Icon

Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Bisabolol

Masking
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Narcissus Poeticus Callus Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid Icon

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Emollient
0-2 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Arachidyl Glucoside

Emulsifying

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Callus Culture Extract

Skin Conditioning

Cetearyl Olivate

Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Bakuchiol

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Sorbitan Olivate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Hydrolyzed Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Extract

Emulsion Stabilising

Ceramide NP

Skin Conditioning
Ceramide IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Skin Conditioning
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Sodium Benzoate

Masking
Preservative Icon

Cinnamomum Camphora Linalooliferum Wood Oil

Perfuming
Fragrance IconOil Icon

Gluconolactone

Skin Conditioning
PHA IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Michelia Champaca Flower Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil Icon

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient
0 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil

Humectant
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil

Perfuming
Fragrance IconOil IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Michelia Alba Leaf Oil

Masking
Oil Icon

Ocimum Basilicum Oil

Masking
Oil Icon

Oenothera Biennis Oil

Emollient
3 / 2 Oil IconHelps reduce irritation IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Rosa Damascena Flower Oil

Masking
Oil Icon

Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil

Emollient
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Santalum Spicatum Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil Icon

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial

Calcium Gluconate

Humectant

Dunaliella Salina Extract

Skin Conditioning

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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When to use

4 Routines
0% use in am
100% use in pm
75% use every day
3,993 Routines
36% use in am
64% use in pm
80% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Votary Meta Active Complex 3-9-12 Night Star Serum 58 ingredients

Meta Active Complex 3-9-12 Night Star Serum hasn't been rated yet.
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COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner 11 ingredients

3.7 /5
from 86 ratings
Absorbs Well (31) Light (31) Works Well (28)
solitaire_'s avatar

solitaire_

8 months ago
Review

It feels nice on my skin, very gentle and hydrating. I like how it doesn't have fragrance. It does have a subtly medicine smell but I think that's because of the ingredients, it's soothing and not too overpowering. This toner leaves my skin glowy the next morning whenever I use it the night before. I use this everyday since my skin got accustomed to it, used to only use it once a week, every week, Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
Meegort's avatar

Meg

8 months ago
Review

A staple in my skin care routine that I stock up on! My ace scaring and residual red acne marks have overall brightened over time. I noticed specifically this when i introduced it to my skin care routine made a hugeee difference in the severity of my breakouts and the quickness of the fading of my acne marks! Make sure you use sunscreen though because i heard some people say it makes blemishes Show more

#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
#works well