I bought into the hype because my skin looked like it was on fire after a retinoid oopsie. Red, angry, peeling — the works.
This isn’t fancy water. It’s hypochlorous acid — the same stuff doctors use on wounds. Tower 28 Beauty just put it in a pretty bottle and called it a facial spray. And honestly? It works.
$28 for 4 oz. The claim: calms redness, treats acne, and speeds up healing — all without nuking your moisture barrier. Skeptical? Me too.
Hypochlorous Acid 0.01%
Kills bacteria on contact. No, it doesn’t smell like bleach. It barely smells like anything.
pH-Balanced Formula
Sits at 5.0-5.5 — same as healthy skin. Doesn’t sting, even on broken barrier.
Minimal Ingredient List
Sodium chloride. Water. That’s it. No preservatives, no fragrance, no filler nonsense.
Three ingredients total. That’s not minimalism — that’s a surgical strike. The hero is hypochlorous acid, an antimicrobial your body actually produces naturally when it’s healing.
- Hypochlorous Acid: Zaps acne bacteria and calms inflammation without drying you out
- Sodium Chloride: Literally just salt. Helps stabilize the formula.
- Purified Water: The delivery system. Nothing fancy.
- Electrolytes: Naturally present from the salt — helps skin retain moisture
It sprays like a fine mist — think setting spray, not garden hose. Dries in about 8 seconds. Zero residue. Leaves skin feeling… clean? But not stripped.
Week two got weird. I stopped needing my morning toner. My redness just… faded. The unexpected win: it stops maskne better than any salicylic acid product I’ve tried. One friend called it “botox for angry pores.” I won’t go that far, but I get it.
My acne healing time dropped from 5 days to 2. Redness decreased by maybe 40%. But my dry patches? Still there. It’s not moisturizing — it’s calming. Different job.
It’s a hero — but only if your skin is pissed off. Calm skin won’t notice. Angry skin will thank you.