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Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner
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About this product

A lightweight, milky toner formulated with 70% rice water, niacinamide, ceramides, and antioxidants designed to hydrate, soften, and brighten the skin without heaviness or greasiness.

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Guru Score

75%

Yay

7 experts · Moderate agreement
7Gurus
5Yay
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What they liked

  • Leaves skin silky soft and hydrated
  • Fragrance-free

What they flagged

  • Takes longer to absorb and feels oily
  • Not enough moisture for very dry skin
  • Lacks noticeable brightening despite claims

What the gurus are saying

This rice toner earns consistent praise for delivering a visible glow and hydration that feels silky rather than greasy or oil-laden, making it a standout for those after lightweight moisture without the weight. The 70% rice water paired with niacinamide, five types of ceramides, and barrier-supporting lipids draws approval across reviewers. One note for sensitive skin: the arnica included may cause irritation with prolonged use in some people, so patch-testing matters if your skin is reactive. Follow with a good moisturizer to seal in the hydration, especially in winter or on drier skin.
Synthesized from 7 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Yay
"This is the Anua rice and ceramide toner, and it seems to be working very well for me."
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"The Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner is 21 bucks. I love the rice milk. This whole entire line from Anua is great. I really love this nice hydrating calming milky toner. It leaves skin feeling visibly plumped and hydrated and soothed. It's got a really nice lightweight milky water texture to it, so you could use it patting it on, you could use it with a cotton pad, however you prefer. You get like 5 million uses out of it. It's got rice extract for soothing, panthenol, cocoa extract, sodium hyaluronate, as well as ceramides, no fragrance. Really lovely product."
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"Today I'm going with the Anua Rice toner and a cotton pad from the DHC Silky Cotton. I love these because they're on the thicker side. I'm going to give it a good shake up here."
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"This is really nice. I would say this is my pick for anybody that has dark spots or hyperpigmentation. It's got some nice brightening ingredients in it such as vitamin C as well as arbotin. It's also got niacinamide, rice extract, rice bran, rice protein, cocoa extract, as well as ceramides, as well as those brightening ingredients. Got a really nice milky texture. You can use this either with a cotton pad or just pat it on your skin. This one is a watery enough texture that you can certainly use it with a cotton pad if you prefer, and it's also really nice if you want to slap on a couple layers. This one works well for that. Some of these are a little bit on the thicker side, but this one's still milky enough where you can get away with doing a couple layers. So really nice. No scent to it and still pretty affordable."
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"It's lightweight, it's hydrating, it feels nice on skin. I think for spring and summer this would probably be a do-it-all product. It works well over my vitamin C serum. For what this product promises to swiftly hydrate and nourish skin with abundant moisture, promoting a glowy complexion and brightening a dull complexion and preventing moisture loss, I would say this delivers on most of those. However, there's really no brightening. We've got niacinamide in there but in terms of brightening there's really no other brightening ingredients in here, so I think that's a little bit of an over-the-top promise. It's not going to brighten your skin significantly. If you have severe hyperpigmentation or melasma or dark spots, this isn't going to be a product that I would recommend. It's friendly for most skin types with the exception of acne-prone skin. We've got coconut oil, cetyl alcohol, glycerol, carbomer, sorbitan isostearate, squalene, vitamin E, palmitic acid and stearic acid, so nine acneic ingredients is a lot. If you have very acne-prone skin or even slightly acne-prone skin, just be cautious because you don't want to go through that."
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"Rice in and of itself for skin can be great for brightening and be repairing and things like that. I think it over promised a little bit. It's hard to get all those benefits from one product, but it does help to some degree with those. It's simple and the nice thing is it will work with most if not all skin types. Sensitive skin, dry skin, acne prone skin, oily skin. If you're using your evening routine for oily skin that's what I'd recommend or use it like a toner, but it does deliver to some degree in all of those just not as much as a specific brightening serum would or a specific repair serum might. In terms of the price, it's $20 for 250 milliliters, so no issues with that."
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"The Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner is now $15.75. It's regularly about 21 bucks. This stuff is really nice and hydrating."
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"Very affordable product overall."
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"This one's great for oily and acne prone skin types in my opinion. We've got rice extract niacinamide ceramides and panthenol. It has a very nice watery milky texture and in my opinion with looking at the ingredients and things like that it's best for oily and acne prone skin."
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"I'm going with the Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner. It's really nice, it's just a nice watery rice toner. I put it on a cotton pad and it feels so nice, has no scent. Rice toners are having a hot minute."
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"I've got the Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner it's 18 bucks and this one's really nice it's great for dry skin or sensitive skin. We've got rice extract rice protein panthenol lantin cacao seed extract and ceramides. Very nice very nice toner works great you can pat it on skin or you can use it with a cotton pad if you prefer."
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"The Anua seems to plump up skin a bit more than the I'm From, but the finish is a little more tacky, it's a little bit more shiny, so some people, especially with oiler skin, may not want to use this in their morning routine because of that and maybe just use it at night. It does promise to promote the skin barrier as well as soothing the skin and it will definitely deliver on both of those promises. It's a nice plumping toner that will work well for most skin types as well as those looking for a little bit of added brightening ingredients in terms of the arbutin and the sorbic acid. It's nice for soothing and calming skin, really nice for dry weather, and really nice and hydrating when used before a nice serum."
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"For some dupes and alternatives, the closest alternative is the Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner, although that one is much more lightweight, and you can use that one with a cotton pad."
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"I like this toner. I mean it's nice, it's affordable, it has some gentle ingredients in it. It's got rice in there which leaves your skin feeling really nice."
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"The Anua seems to plump up skin a bit more than the I'm From, but the finish it's a little more tacky, it's a little bit more shiny, so some people, especially with oily skin, may not want to use this in their morning routine because of that and maybe just use it at night. It does promise to promote the skin barrier as well as soothing the skin, and it will definitely deliver on both those promises. It's a nice plumping toner that will work well for most skin types as well as those looking for a little bit of added brightening ingredients in terms of the arbutin and the sorbic acid. Nice for soothing and calming skin. This one's really nice for dry weather and really nice and hydrating when used before a nice serum."
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"I've used it a couple of times now. I really like the ingredients in here, they've got some different rice, rice water extract, rice protein, which is nice, and they've got some nice soothing ingredients. So I would say this is probably geared towards normal to dry or sensitive, reactive skin, so it might be worth checking out. It's pretty soaked in, it is kind of shiny, but overall it feels really really nice, no scent. Very nice, no issues at all with that."
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"The Anua rice ceramide toner is great."
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"This one's really great for hydrating skin, so if you've got skin with hyperpigmentation that's dry or dehydrated or just lacking in luster, this one's nice because it has some really nice hydrating ingredients. Rice extract is great for calming and soothing your skin. It also has niacinamide, arbutin, and ascorbic acid in it. It's wonderful, a lovely product."
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"This is the Anua rice and ceramide toner, and it seems to be working very well for me."
Nay
"This one takes longer to absorb and feels more oily on the skin. The description says it's lightweight and even suitable for acne prone skin, but I wouldn't recommend it for that. It's quite rich and would only suit dry or mature skin types."
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"Anua Milky Toner has a middle hydration level, more hydrating than just a watery toner but not as heavy as Tirtir, so it's pretty popular and universal, you guys can try it out. But compared to Tirtir it is not that much hydrating, it doesn't really do its job, it's just a pretty one."
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"This one takes longer to absorb and feels more oily on the skin. The description says it's lightweight and even suitable for acne prone skin, but I wouldn't recommend it for that. It's quite rich and would only suit dry or mature skin types."
Yay
"I use the Anua rice toner and then also a liquidy kind of moisturizer. The rice 70 by Anua is great for acne prone skin. The toner is a little bit more watery and then you go with something slightly more milky. Neither of them are heavy, but they provide a really perfect amount of moisture for my skin."
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"I use the Anua rice toner and then also a liquidy kind of moisturizer. The rice 70 by Anua is great for acne prone skin. The toner is a little bit more watery and then you go with something slightly more milky. Neither of them are heavy, but they provide a really perfect amount of moisture for my skin."
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"I used the Anua 70 rice something the toner and then the milky essence. So both Anua products left my skin well hydrated, not looking too oily or greasy, not too matte, not too dry."
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"This does add a little extra hydration. It does leave like a really beautiful, hydrated finish to the skin without feeling heavy and it layers so nicely underneath my sunscreen. It's enriched with rice bran water which helps the skin glow with a refreshing, lightweight finish. Rice is also supposed to be good for oil control, which is really nice. A shake or two of this is all I need."
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"For my skin prep, I used the Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner and made sure to really focus it around my nose, though I didn't focus enough around my eyes."
Yay
"This is really really nice. It kind of reminds me of the I'm From toner that I was obsessed with back in 2020, 2021, that was the only hydrating toner I used to use. I used to love it, but this is something that doesn't leave any kind of cast on your skin. It just soaks into your skin and doesn't leave any extra oiliness. It's just a pure hydrating toner, so this is a good one."
Nay
"I went back and bought the Anua 70 plus rice toner and I am not as blown away by it. This is another one of those so called milky toners but a lot lighter. I think I probably could have skipped this one. It's still a nice formula overall, it has some niacinamide, panthenol, and antioxidant ingredients, it's just that I feel like this isn't as unique, you could probably find a lot of similar products."
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"I went back and bought the Anua 70 plus rice toner and I am not as blown away by it. This is another one of those so called milky toners but a lot lighter. I think I probably could have skipped this one. It's still a nice formula overall, it has some niacinamide, panthenol, and antioxidant ingredients, it's just that I feel like this isn't as unique, you could probably find a lot of similar products."
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"I still think their original toner is one of my favorites, it's a great toner. I really think the Anua line is incredible, their Essence toner is incredible for me. This line has been really anti-inflammatory, which is a great compliment for my skin type since I have acne, it's just a really nice hydrating anti-inflammatory line."
Yay
"This is a very lightweight, milky lotion texture. It's not a stiff cream, not gel-like or emulsion-like either. It's just a very fluidy, lightweight lotion. This is a really good amount of balancing moisture without overwhelming your skin. Great for combo skin types. This is great if your combo skin leans just a tiny bit more dry in certain areas. You're going to appreciate how much moisture this brings without the grease and without the thickness. This doesn't bring a lot of occlusion to the skin, although a little bit more than the Skin 104. If you're severely dehydrated, this may not be the very best moisturizer for you. But this is going to be really great for folks who just have a tiny bit of dehydration, a little bit of that dry feeling on the skin. Oily folks may or may not like this. If you have a lot of thick oil on your skin and you don't like a lot of moisture, I would probably skip this one. Or if you like a little bit more moisture in your nighttime routine, this could be a good night lotion for you. But I think this more firmly stands for balanced skin types, combo skin types, people who are leaning with just a kiss of dryness on the skin. You're going to enjoy this one a lot. What I really like about it is it's not sticky or tacky in the finish. It softens the skin, sinks in really good, does the moisturization inside without any tackiness on the outside."
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"The rice line from Anua is one of the best offerings from this brand at Ulta. I really do enjoy the Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner. This is a great example of a rice toner, which is really a staple hallmark type of product in K-beauty. A lot of different brands do them, and Anua is doing it very, very well. Rice is an amazing ingredient for bringing light skin softening, skin conditioning moisture to the skin that's not greasy. It's not oil based, it's not slippery types of moisture that sits on top of your skin, but it does just very lightly soften and moisturize the drier areas of your skin. It's also a strong antioxidant that brightens up your complexion, just kind of brings out that healthy glow. Anua is using 70% rice water and they've combined that with niacinamide, which we know is a really great brightening ingredient. And then they've also included three different types of ceramides. There's cholesterol and phytosphingosine in here for some barrier strengthening, and some additional brightening coming from a little bit of ascorbic acid and arbutin, which are both brightening ingredients. And I just really like the texture of this toner, particularly for folks who want that lightly moisturizing type of toner that's not too greasy, creamy, too rich, or oil based. This is actually going to work"
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"I'm just topping that off with the Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner. This skin does behave a little bit different and is prone to feeling a little greasy and peeling with the wrong weight of products, so I've actually been really liking this one from Anua because it's so much thinner and lighter and there's a little bit more of a hydration factor to it than like a true medium cream. The lotiony aspect of this, the milky aspect of this, really just spreads and absorbs into this skin a lot better, so I've been using this a lot for my neck and chest especially, and I don't get any peeling or any greasiness but my skin feels so soft and conditioned and so smooth, and I think it looks pretty good too."
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"I actually really enjoy this toner a lot more than the serum, quite honestly. It's a really nice light milky toner. It's watery, hydrating, and leaves this beautiful blanket of light, skin softening moisture. It leaves your skin super silky soft, like baby soft, and there's no stickiness in sight. The whole rice ceramide line is great for oily skin, great for balanced skin types. Combo skin may enjoy this too, but just know it's on the lighter side. There's a whole world of milky toners out there, and this is one of the more light, lightly moisturizing, non-greasy ones that I've used. I have to be completely honest, I like this, but it's not quite suitable for my skin type. At this point when I was testing these, especially in January, my skin was feeling quite dry in the U-zone and a little flaky, and this just wasn't quite enough for me, so I handed it over to my mom because she has more of a balanced, mature skin type and she loves rice products."
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"I just knew going in that this was not going to be enough for my skin. I just wanted to get in, get the facts and share them with you all, kind of knowing that I was reviewing this for other skin types and other folks. I came out with a love for this product quite unexpectedly. I was not expecting to like this as much as I do now. To be clear, this is still not enough for my face. Everything I know about my skin still holds true. This is called a moisturizing milk, but it truly is like a lotion type of moisturizer. It's not as heavy and dense as a cream, which is what I favor right now. It's a lot lighter. It's not really super super duper occlusive on the skin. But what really impressed me about this particular product is it actually does pack a lot of moisture in a light breathable lotion texture. Very nourishing. It's very skin softening. It's very comforting, skin soothing. There's a really nice skin brightening effect here. There's some niacinamide in addition to the rice. There's just a really nice silky richness to this while still maintaining a milky lotion feel. So it's thin, it's light, it's breathable but it's moisturizing. It's not very occlusive so it's still very breathable. It will soften your skin. It will condition your skin. It feels silky and rich and luxurious but light. And so that light factor is not my favorite thing to finish off my skincare routine with. I would happily layer this under a heavier cream."
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"This is a very lightweight, milky lotion texture. It's not a stiff cream, not gel-like or emulsion-like either. It's just a very fluidy, lightweight lotion. This is a really good amount of balancing moisture without overwhelming your skin. Great for combo skin types. This is great if your combo skin leans just a tiny bit more dry in certain areas. You're going to appreciate how much moisture this brings without the grease and without the thickness. This doesn't bring a lot of occlusion to the skin, although a little bit more than the Skin 104. If you're severely dehydrated, this may not be the very best moisturizer for you. But this is going to be really great for folks who just have a tiny bit of dehydration, a little bit of that dry feeling on the skin. Oily folks may or may not like this. If you have a lot of thick oil on your skin and you don't like a lot of moisture, I would probably skip this one. Or if you like a little bit more moisture in your nighttime routine, this could be a good night lotion for you. But I think this more firmly stands for balanced skin types, combo skin types, people who are leaning with just a kiss of dryness on the skin. You're going to enjoy this one a lot. What I really like about it is it's not sticky or tacky in the finish. It softens the skin, sinks in really good, does the moisturization inside without any tackiness on the outside."
Yay
"So first of all, they contact me knowing I didn't like one of their products, and then made me say it in a video. They didn't make me say it, but they were like, you know, you maybe should so that people can tell how much you love the rice one. And I think that's great. I think when a brand knows that not everybody's gonna love every single one of their products, I think it just shows how much the creator genuinely loves the other product, if that makes sense. And to be able to say that and for a brand to be okay with that, I think that's worth giving props to."
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What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner?

A lightweight, milky toner formulated with 70% rice water, niacinamide, ceramides, and antioxidants designed to hydrate, soften, and brighten the skin without heaviness or greasiness.

Is Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner's Guru Score?

Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner best for?

Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner is generally suited to dry skin, combination skin and normal skin.

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