It is an exfoliating toner because it contains BHA, so far I'm using this toner, I've never experienced the purge or whatsoever, I mainly use this toner on my T-Zone area to fight my skin oiliness and blackhead on my nose area. I'm really satisfied in terms of skin blemishes and oil control because this toner greatly does it's job to fight that.
Overall, it leaves my skin feeling so smooth and I really appreciated that! Even though I still have the blackheads, I can feel that my nose area becomes a lot smoother. My skin never feels dry after im using this toner but for just in case, I use one more layer of hydrating toner on top of it.