Pixi Beauty
$29.00US price
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Skincare
Pixi Glow Tonic
vs The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
The buying question
How do the listed key actives, disclosed percentages and fragrance listing differ?
Same on 0 of 2 features checked
Alternative: 22% less per mL
Glycolic acid is disclosed at 5% versus 7%. Pixi lists fragrance/parfum; The Ordinary’s checked list does not. The selected bottles differ in size, and matching exfoliation or tolerability is not established.
Equivalent performance is not established.
How we reached this verdict ↗Original
Pixi
Pixi Glow Tonic — 250 mL
$29.00US price
$11.60 / 100 mL
Checked
Alternative
The Ordinary
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner — 100 mL
$9.00US price
$9.00 / 100 mL
Checked
Lowest recorded non-Amazon unit price for each product. Shipping and tax excluded; prices can change.
Pixi Glow Tonic$11.60 US price / 100 mL
Pixi Beauty · Checked
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner$9.00 US price / 100 mL
The Ordinary · Checked
Alternative: 22% less per mL. Percentage rounded; price only, not equivalent performance.
Feature by feature
“Same” means a recorded feature matches, not equivalent performance.
Listed key actives and disclosed percentages
Different- Original
- Glycolic acid: 5%
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Glycolic acid: 7%
- Brand-stated
The disclosed glycolic-acid percentages differ. A higher percentage does not establish better results; this row compares the named acid, not the entire formulas.
Sources for Listed key actives and disclosed percentages
Fragrance listed
Different- Original
- Yes
- Verified
- Alternative
- No
- Verified
Pixi lists parfum/fragrance. The checked US retailer ingredient list for The Ordinary does not; botanical flower waters are not treated as an explicit parfum entry.
Sources for Fragrance listed
- Original
- www.pixibeauty.com
- Checked
- Checked the full ingredient list for an explicit fragrance/parfum entry; botanical waters and extracts alone do not establish added parfum.
- Alternative
- www.sephora.com
- Checked
- Checked the full ingredient list for an explicit fragrance/parfum entry; botanical waters and extracts alone do not establish added parfum.
Stated product format
Same- Original
- Exfoliating toner
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Exfoliating toner
- Brand-stated
Both are presented as exfoliating toners. Follow each product’s own directions and precautions.
Sources for Stated product format
Outside this verdict’s scope; included for context.
What we couldn’t check
- Comparative performance. Published specifications have not been independently performance-tested. Matching descriptions do not establish matching results. Shades, where applicable, are identified for the offers and are not a color-match recommendation.
Retailer options
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Shipping and tax excluded. Confirm totals at the retailer.
Lowest unit price first per version; ties alphabetical, missing prices last. Commissions never affect this order.
Original · Pixi Glow Tonic — 250 mL
Alternative · The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner — 100 mL
The Ordinary
$9.00US price
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Stores and prices shown are for the US.
Scope & corrections
Scope version 1 · Listed key actives and disclosed percentages; Fragrance listed
This comparison uses its category’s standard scope. No scope changes are recorded.
No corrections have been recorded.
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