Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner — Reddit Reviews
by Glow Recipe
Updated September 22, 2026
PHA + BHA toner for softer-feeling pores and blackheads; pricey, fragrant, and not dramatic.
What the community says
An exfoliating toner with PHA, betaine salicylate, gluconolactone, hyaluronic acid, and tea tree extract. People use it for texture, sebaceous filaments, and makeup days. Sensitive or barrier-wrecked skin may hate the scent and overdo the exfoliation.
What this means for you
Backed by 13 threads from r/40plusskincare, r/koreanskincare and 6 more.
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Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner on Reddit, in one place — 13 threads from r/40plusskincare, r/koreanskincare and 6 more, summarized.
“-Tone with GLOW recipe PHA+BHA (just to use it up before switching to Paula’s Choice exfoliating toner)”
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“Tone with GLOW recipe PHA+BHA (just to use it up before switching to Paula’s Choice exfoliating toner)”
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“As soon as I added exfoliation to every AM it fixed it right away!”
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“I really like glow recipe toner.”
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“It's helped my sebaceous filaments and blackheads substantially.”
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“I use the toner in the morning and the serum at night.”
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“I LOVE this Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Toner.”
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“It’s original $36 on Sephora, bought it for $19.99 at TJMaxx.”
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“Yes, and LOVE that toner. One of the few products I’ve bought like five times lol.”
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“1-2 nights per week I do an exfoliating acid like Biologique Recherche P50 or the Glow Recipe watermelon PHA toner, followed by moisturiser.”
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“exfoliating acid like ... the Glow Recipe watermelon PHA toner”
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“For the past few years I've been using the boring fragrance free products along with tretinoin but a few months ago I decided to get the Glow Recipe PHA toner, Laneige Cream Skin and Farmacy Honey Halo and really liked them.”
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“My skin feels amazing with all those fragrant products.”
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“I enjoy it so much more now too.”
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“Glow Recipe Watermelon AHA/BHA Toner - 7/10 - Provides adequate pore-minimizing results”
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“with a pleasant sensory experience, though not quite powerful enough for dramatic transformation.”
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“Provides adequate pore-minimizing results”
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