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COSRX Refresh ABC Daily Toner (AHA BHA Vitamin C)

Toner

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

1 ingredient with Korea limits or conditions.

Betaine Salicylate
EU European Union (CosIng)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in EU records.

US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract ———
2 Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract ———
3 Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water ———
4 Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Water ———
5 Butylene Glycol ———
6 Niacinamide ———
7 1,2-Hexanediol ———
8 Ethyl Hexanediol ———
9 Sodium Lactate ———
10 Water ———
11 Glycolic Acid ———
12 Allantoin ———
13 Panthenol ———
14 Adenosine ———
15 Betaine Salicylate Restricted ——
16 Ascorbyl Glucoside ———

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from COSRX official store, retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found —
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Glycolic Acid
JP Japan None found Allantoin, Panthenol
TW Taiwan None found Allantoin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Lactate
CA Canada None found Glycolic Acid
BR Brazil None found —
AR Argentina None found —

Recalls & alerts for COSRX

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Information only, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist before use.

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