Dr. Daniel Sugai vs Dimma Umeh on The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution

Two independent experts reviewed The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution 6 days apart and disagreed: Dr. Daniel Sugai calls it skip, Dimma Umeh calls it approved. Here is what each of them actually said.

69%
Guru Score from 27 independent experts
Skip or Approved?
4 April 2026
Skip
It's different from a leave-on product like say The Ordinary's glycolic toner, that's different. You don't want to put that on and then follow up with your retinoid. You're going to run into trouble.
29 March 2026
Approved
I like this glycolic acid because at least one it explicitly states just how much glycolic acid you actually get in this toner. Sometimes AHA serums don't tell you how much AHA you have in the toner. With this one it's just clear, they make it clear that it's 7%. [...] I use this two to three times a week on my face.

Where they part company

Dr. Daniel Sugai calls The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution skip. Dimma Umeh calls it approved. Two experts, one product, takes 6 days apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 69% from 27 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 25 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Dr. Daniel Sugai and Dimma Umeh agree about The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution?

No. Dr. Daniel Sugai calls it skip and Dimma Umeh calls it approved.

What is the Guru Score for The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution?

69%, drawn from 27 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Dr. Daniel Sugai on 4 April 2026, and Dimma Umeh on 29 March 2026, 6 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.