Great exfoliating toner for brightening

The ingredients of a skin care product are the most important factor for me when choosing what to incorporate into my skin regimen. To me, this includes what a product contains, as well as what it doesn't. It's not easy finding a toner that is free of drying alcohols, as well as fragrance, dyes, and pore-cloggers. Those aspects alone make this superior to the majority of what you'll find on shelves, even in high-end department stores. What really makes this toner a standout product for me though is that it's formulated with some of my favorite ingredients, such as; mandelic acid, niacinamide, and gluconolactone. These are gold standard powerhouses when it comes to exfoliating and brightening acne-prone skin, without the drying effects you'll find from old-school ingredients like benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. This makes it so much more suitable for my combination skin type that is prone to dehydration. Although I received this clarifying toner complimentary from the Rose Inc brand, I feel that what it's priced at is very reasonable considering the innovation of this product's ingredient deck. Also, keep in mind that this is not just your basic toner that only serves the purpose of balancing the pH of your skin after cleansing. Traditional toners aren't even that necessary now days since most of us are making sure we use a pH-balanced face wash. This product acts as my toner, exfoliator, and brightening treatment. Fewer blemishes have popped up since I started using it 2 weeks ago, and it has been clearing us existing ones quickly. My overall complexion has gotten smoother in texture and has much more of a glow. I have not experienced any dry patches or irritation, which is not uncommon for me to experience when I use other acne-fighting products. There is definitely an initial tingling sensation when first applying it to my skin, but that's just indicative of the product having some great actives! I feel this toner would be too aggressive to use more than once a day, and if you have dry or sensitive skin, you should probably only use a couple nights a week. For myself, I feel that using it every other night will continue to achieve great results without irritating my skin. I can't wait to see the improvements that I'll achieve after a full month, I can already tell it's going to really help with pigmentation left behind from old acne marks!