A lightweight hydrating milky toner with 70% rice extract, designed to soothe, soften and moisturize skin while maintaining a non-greasy finish.
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water (71%), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Panthenol, Betaine, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract(3,753Ppm), Hydroxyacetophenone, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Theobroma Cacao, (Cocoa Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Dextrin, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein (3,000Ppb), Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Protein(3,000Ppb), Ceramide NP, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Arbutin, Ascorbic Acid, Allantoin, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ceramide EOP
Guru Score
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Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
How we score →Mixed
7 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Rice extract delivers visible plumping and a silky-soft finish that gurus keep coming back to, with the lightweight milky texture soaking in cleanly without leaving cast or stickiness. The toner earns consistent praise for calming, hydrating skin and suiting oily and combination skin well, though takes split on how heavy it feels: some find it genuinely lightweight and watery, while others say it's richer than described and takes longer to absorb. Those with drier skin may get more from it than people already happy with another rice toner.
What they liked
What they flagged
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“The rice 70 by Anua is great for acne prone skin.”
Alexandra Anele, watch at 1:31
“Nice for soothing and calming skin.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 36:42
“This is really nice. I would say this is my pick for anybody that has dark spots or hyperpigmentation.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 1:03
“It does promise to promote the skin barrier as well as soothing the skin, and it will definitely deliver on both those promises.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 36:42
“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.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 7:29
“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.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 7:29
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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 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 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
A lightweight hydrating milky toner with 70% rice extract, designed to soothe, soften and moisturize skin while maintaining a non-greasy finish.
The gurus are split. 5 of the 7 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.
Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.
Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.
In their reviews, experts say Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner is good for breakouts and acne (2 experts), irritated or reactive skin (2 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert), skin barrier support (1 expert), dehydrated skin (1 expert) and dull skin (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed Anua Rice 70% Glow Milky Toner say it is. Alexandra Anele put it this way: “The rice 70 by Anua is great for acne prone skin.”
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