Dermatological Korean Toners & Essences

Toners, the second step in your skincare routine, are formulated to balance the skin's pH levels and prepare it for subsequent steps. Providing essential hydration, toners offer additional benefits tailored to your specific skin type and concerns. They also refresh the skin by aiding in the removal of impurities your cleanser may have missed. Typically liquid, these formulas are applied by hand or with a cotton pad immediately after cleansing.

The main purpose of a toner for your face is to prep your skin for everything that comes next in your skincare routine. In Korean skincare regimens, toners are a way to maximize the benefits of your other products and often have specific benefits like hydrating or balancing. Toners also help remove anything that your cleanser might have missed.

Different toners have different benefits. There are ones for hydrating, purifying, balancing and soothing. In Korean skincare though, toners tend to be formulated to support the other products in your skincare routine.

Depending on the consistency of the toner, you can soak a cotton round and sweep it over skin. You can also use your fingers to massage the toner into skin.

Toning is the skincare step that comes right after cleansing and before serum-ing. If you are using two toners in your routine (which is OK!), start with the thinner formula then apply the thicker one.

An essence, similar to a toner, prepares the skin for the next steps in Korean skincare routines. Following cleansing and toning, the essence step floods the skin with hydration, smoothing its texture. Essences contain potent ingredients that penetrate the skin, enhancing the absorption rate of subsequent products.

Toners offer various benefits, such as hydration, purification, balance, and soothing. In Korean skincare routines, toners are formulated to complement the rest of your routine. For visible redness and irritation, try Cicapair™ Treatment Lotion with a soothing Cica Complex. Ceramidin™ Skin Barrier Serum Toner, a milky formula enriched with Ceramide NP and Panthenol, is ideal for dry skin, providing moisture and strengthening the skin barrier. If you have dehydrated, oily, or combo skin, Vital Hydra Solution™ Treatment Essence, featuring Hyaluronic Acid, instantly hydrates and boosts skin’s glow.