
the ordinary
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No pricing data available yet for The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
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Dr. Dennis Gross · prestige
It has glycolic, salicylic and lactic acid like the source, but The Ordinary's formula is a much higher-strength 30% AHA/2% BHA peel meant for occasional deep exfoliation, while this is a lower-strength daily peel pad.
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Dr. Dennis Gross · prestige
Shares glycolic, salicylic, and lactic acid, but again this is a gentler daily-use peel rather than the source's high-percentage intensive treatment, and it adds mandelic acid and retinol not in the original.
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L'Oréal · drugstore
This is a cleansing scrub/brush product built around surfactants (sulfates, glucosides) with only salicylic and citric acid as minor actives, nowhere near the AHA-dominant chemical peel formula of the source.
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Paula's Choice · mid-range
This swaps glycolic and salicylic acid for mandelic acid as the main active, so it lacks the source's BHA (salicylic acid) entirely and uses a different, gentler AHA.
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Balea Men · drugstore
This is a physical scrub (pumice, silica) with only trace salicylic and citric acid, missing the high-dose glycolic acid that defines the source's chemical exfoliation.
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We rank results with INCI-level analysis first, then fall back to the strongest active matches and closest alternatives so every product page still shows comparable options. Fallbacks stay within the same category as the source product, so cleansing balms only surface cleanser dupes instead of adjacent product types. Active Match % measures shared science-backed actives. Formula Similarity % measures total ingredient overlap when full INCI lists are available.