Anua Azelaic Acid Toner, 150ml

Anua made it for sensitive, breakout-prone skin. It aims at:

• Redness: including redness from heat and dryness.
• Troubled spots: the areas where breakouts keep appearing.
• Clogged pores and excess oil: a gentle exfoliating blend clears them.
• Rough texture: for smoother, clearer-feeling skin.

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Use it morning and night, straight after cleansing.

1. Cleanse.
2. Apply this toner.
3. Follow with serum and moisturizer.
4. In the morning, finish with sunscreen.

The hero is azelaic acid, at 3% of the formula. It helps soothe sensitivity.

It also gently exfoliates dead skin and helps clear clogged pores.

A 4-week clinical study of 21 people reported improved troubled spots.

• 7-cica complex: centella ingredients to calm heat-triggered redness.
• Glycyrrhizic acid: concentrated soothing for stubborn spots.
• Salicylic acid (BHA): helps clear impurities from pores.
• Glycolic acid (AHA): lifts built-up dead skin.
• Succinic acid: part of the exfoliating blend.
• Zinc PCA and sodium hyaluronate: oil balance and hydration.

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1. After cleansing, pour it into your hands or onto a cotton pad.
2. Smooth it over your face, avoiding the eye area.
3. Pat gently until absorbed.
4. For texture or pores, swipe with a cotton pad instead.
5. Use it morning and night.

It suits these skin types:

• Normal skin
• Sensitive skin
• Acne-prone skin: tested as non-comedogenic.

Things to know:

• Essential oils: it contains tea tree and rosemary leaf oils.
• Acids: azelaic, salicylic and glycolic. Wear sunscreen by day.
• Eyes: keep it away from the eye area.
• Patch test: try it on your jawline for a day or two first.
• Skin reacts: stop if you see redness, swelling or itching.

• Azelaic acid: the hero, at 3%.
• Neem leaf and flower extracts: plant extracts high in the list.
• Tea tree and rosemary leaf oils: essential oils.
• Centella, madecassoside, asiaticoside: the cica ingredients.
• Salicylic, glycolic and succinic acids: the exfoliating blend.
• Panthenol, allantoin, ceramide NP, squalane: comfort and moisture.
• o-Cymen-5-ol and 1,2-hexanediol: preservatives.

Skin should feel refreshed and hydrated from the first use.

In the clinical study, troubled spots were reported as improved after 4 weeks.

In a separate 4-week survey of 21 users, aged 29 to 50:

• 90%: were satisfied with how it helped control excess oil.
• 95%: felt it helped soothe redness caused by dryness.
• 95%: said their skin felt more hydrated and balanced.

These are self-reported survey results. Use it daily for at least that long before judging.

Yes. That's Anua's full name for it. We list it under the shorter name Azelaic Acid Toner.

Yes. In the routine order, this toner goes first and the Azelaic Acid 10 Hyaluron Redness Soothing Serum second.

Both work. Pat it in with your hands for soothing. Swipe with a cotton pad when you want more exfoliation for texture or pores.