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The most-discussed AHA and BHA exfoliants, priced in Australia

Chemical exfoliants that come up constantly in routine advice, and where to buy them without paying import prices.

This list ranks exfoliants by how often skincare communities on Reddit discuss them — not by how good they are, and not by what suits your skin. Of the 11 here, 6 are carried by an Australian store we index and 4 by two or more, which is what makes a price comparable rather than just a price.

Ranked by how much they are discussed

cheapest → dearest · price

1
Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
brand not carried by any indexed store
not stocked here
2
The Ordinarywestern
The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Solution
30ml · 1 store
$21.00
3
COSRXkorean
COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid
100ml · 6 stores
$27.37
save $11.63
4
COSRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid
not indexed; only the BHA counterpart is
not stocked here
5
The Ordinary Lactic Acid 5% + HA
only the 10% strength is indexed
not stocked here
6
The Ordinarywestern
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution
240ml · 2 stores
$21.30
save $21.70
7
ISNTREEkorean
Isntree Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid
100ml · 1 store
$24.00
out of stock
8
Anuakorean
Anua Heartleaf BHA 2% Toner
150ml · 7 stores
$23.95
save $11.05
9
Naturium mandelic / lactic lines
a product family rather than a single product
not stocked here
10
Krave Kale-lalu-yGG
Krave Beauty present but not this product
not stocked here
11
SOME BY MIkorean
Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner
30ml · 6 stores
$8.95
save $0.05

Matching a discussed product to a retailer listing is done by hand and reviewed; where we matched a different variant than the one named, the row says so. A product with no stockist is left in the list rather than dropped — its absence is the finding. Most often it is a pharmacy brand our stores do not carry, not a discontinued product.

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