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Glow Replenishing Rice Milk Toner.

Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk Toner
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About this product

A lightweight toner combining rice extract with clay and hydrating ingredients like panthenol, designed to balance moisture and oil control.

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Oily skinCombination skin
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The Guru Index verdict

67%

Mixed

~Mixed · 67%
6Reviewers
4Approved
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#8 in Best Toners

What the gurus are saying

Gurus split sharply on this product, primarily over its clay content and resulting finish. Some praise it as hydrating and soothing with gentle exfoliating enzymes, especially for acne-prone or oilier skin. Others flag that the clay and tacky texture make it unsuitable for dry or dehydrated skin, and note claims about pore control don't match the ingredient profile. The recurring gripe is the sticky finish even after absorption. Consensus: it works well for oily and combination skin but is mispositioned as a standard hydrating milky toner.
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Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water, Methylpropanediol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Butylene Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Citrate, Kaolin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, Dextrin, Ceramide NP, Tocopherol, Rice Amino Acids

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This is one that I wanted to call out as a misunderstood product. It's actually a combination of rice and clay. There is a clay component to this toner and that is what most folks misunderstand about this product. A lot of folks who are looking at milky toners because they want moisture in their skin, maybe their skin is feeling a little dry or dehydrated, are going to be disappointed by this product because the clay content actually means that it's sucking up oil on the skin. And if you don't have a lot of oil on your skin to begin with, it's actually going to make your dry and dehydrated skin worse. There's a clay component in here that isn't like shouted out from the rooftops in the name or the marketing of this particular product. It's quite unique in the milky toner world. It's not quite like the other ones and it would be a recommendation for oily skin types."
All 3 takes from Kelly Driscoll
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"This is one that I wanted to call out as a misunderstood product. It's actually a combination of rice and clay. There is a clay component to this toner and that is what most folks misunderstand about this product. A lot of folks who are looking at milky toners because they want moisture in their skin, maybe their skin is feeling a little dry or dehydrated, are going to be disappointed by this product because the clay content actually means that it's sucking up oil on the skin. And if you don't have a lot of oil on your skin to begin with, it's actually going to make your dry and dehydrated skin worse. There's a clay component in here that isn't like shouted out from the rooftops in the name or the marketing of this particular product. It's quite unique in the milky toner world. It's not quite like the other ones and it would be a recommendation for oily skin types."
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"I do think that it can really help with dull looking skin and sebum control. While I do like this product, I don't think that it's going to be perfect for everybody. If you do suffer with dehydration, if you're prone to that, that clay is probably not going to be for you. If you have a classically oily skin type or a combination skin type, I think you'll like this, especially if your combo skin leans a little bit more on the oily side. If you do have dry skin, you don't really need this. If you have a balanced skin type or what people call normal skin type, this probably would be okay for you, just keep your eye out on that clay because it could end up being too much in the end. That really unique addition of clay does actually, in my personal opinion, narrow the audience and who's going to really appreciate and enjoy and benefit from this type of toner. My personal rating on this is going to be a seven out of 10. I do think it's a really good product, but just remember it's not going to be for every skin type."
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"You don't really need this if you have a balanced skin type or what people call normal skin type. This probably would be okay for you, just keep your eye out on that clay because it could end up being too much in the end. That really unique addition of clay does actually in my personal opinion narrow the audience and who's going to really appreciate and enjoy and benefit from this type of toner. My personal rating on this is going to be a seven out of 10. I do think it's a really good product, but just remember it's not going to be for every skin type."
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"I do like the texture of it, it's nice and light and I like the way it just absorbs really quickly into my skin."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk is 18 bucks, and in my opinion is great for oilier skin types and acne prone skin types. It has kinetin in there, which is kind of an oil absorbent ingredient, so that's why I say it's probably best for oilier skin types because it does leave it moisturized but soaks up all that extra oil at the same time. For exciting ingredients, we've got kinetin, rice extract, licorice extract, fig, and cocoa, so that makes it a nice option for the oily and acne prone skin type."
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"Beauty of Joseon is nicely hydrating and soothing. In my opinion, it's probably best for dry to very dry skin types. They say this one helps with pores but it doesn't, it won't. It may absorb oil a little bit but it can't purify pores or anything like that. I would say those with drier skin would probably end up enjoying this one a bit more than those with oilier skin. In terms of texture, it has more of a water-light texture and a hydrating finish that's slightly more natural. If you need a bit more moisture, this one is easy, you can just apply two layers of it and a lot of people have really good luck with it that way. It's easy to apply a couple layers of it without it ending up looking shiny or feeling greasy."
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"I like the Beauty of Joseon, they're both wonderful but it's a little bit more hydrating but doesn't feel greasy or sticky in the way that the Beauty of Joseon does. They're both lovely and they'll both work well and neither of them is a bad product, they're both great. If you want to try something new, the Beauty of Joseon is also nice."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk is 18 bucks, and in my opinion is great for oilier skin types and acne prone skin types. It has kinetin in there, which is kind of an oil absorbent ingredient, so that's why I say it's probably best for oilier skin types because it does leave it moisturized but soaks up all that extra oil at the same time. For exciting ingredients, we've got kinetin, rice extract, licorice extract, fig, and cocoa, so that makes it a nice option for the oily and acne prone skin type."
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"The ingredients are mostly slip ingredients, which is typical to see, and then the first main ingredient is the panthenol, which is nice. Maybe a few more brightening ingredients might have made it a little bit more exciting than just relying on the licorice, but I get it. Overall it's nice, I like it, it feels nice on my skin, and I'll definitely continue to use it. I've already repurchased this twice, so that obviously says something."
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"This one's about 18 bucks, it's the Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk. So in here we've got rice extract, licorice root, cocoa camide, very nice. Thus far so good with this one. I'm happy I picked it up because I'm really enjoying it."
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"With a 10 being a perfect score, this one a nine. Very nice product overall, did a great job, and I'm really happy with it."
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"It's great for helping hydrate skin. It can't purify pores, there's really no ingredients in here that do anything with pores. They're promising two things that are totally different things, they're promised to hydrate but also soak up oil, which in a lot of ways conflict with each other. The feeling isn't greasy for this one but it is tacky. It doesn't look greasy but it's tacky. It definitely has a radiant finish. It delivers on some of those promises not quite all of them, but it's a really nice toner overall and I enjoy using it. In terms of acne-prone ingredients, this one's pretty friendly for acne-prone skin."
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"It's a decent toner, not a must have but a nice option for dry and sensitive skin types. The sticky finish is the biggest turnoff. When I use it in my morning routine it gives me enough hydration, especially now that we're in the summer, that I don't find myself needing to apply a bunch of serums or moisturizers to keep my skin hydrated. Typically I'll just apply this and then a sunscreen moisturizer and it seems to be enough right now. Obviously in the winter that's going to be different, but at this point for the summer it's pretty nice and I'm really enjoying it. I think those with oilier skin may differ on it."
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"Even after it's been soaking in for a while it's still tacky for a toner. It's not a huge issue for a moisturizer that's super tacky or a sunscreen that's super tacky, that's one thing, but typically most people don't just use a toner and then go. Typically most people apply a serum afterwards, not everybody but most of them, but if you're not, keep that in mind it is sticky sticky sticky. For beneficial ingredients we've got panthenol, skin soothing and wound healing. We've got hyaluronic acid, which is a urea derivative that's a humectant. We've got kaolinite, which is their sebum controlling powder, it's an oil absorbing ingredient. We've got rice extract, it's also oil absorbing and skin soothing. Rice extract can also be brightening too. We've got licorice root, skin soothing, brightening. We've got hydrogenated lecithin, which is an emollient. We've got Japanese goldthread, which is a soothing antioxidant anti-inflammatory plant extract. We've got mimosa extract, which is a humectant. It's also a photoprotective ingredient so photoprotective ingredients help protect your skin from sun and light damage, but there's never any replacement for sunscreen. We've got amorous extract, which is emollient rich in fatty acids. We've got fig fruit extract, antioxidant rich in phenol compounds. Centella asiatica, antioxidant soothing anti-inflammatory."
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"It's got glycerin as a humectant, then rice extract which I love because of the ferulic acid in it, plus coptis japonica root extract which is a soother and an antioxidant, and kaolin which is a naturally occurring oil absorbing clay mineral, but I'd say it's only a fraction of a percent so you're going to get a little bit of benefit without it feeling too drying. So it's not really going to control oil as much as it claims, but it is going to soothe the skin and is anti-inflammatory because it's got green tea extract and panthenol. I would give this product a five out of 10 as ingredients don't really match up to the claims, but it is nav safe and it will soothe inflamed skin."
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"This is the Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk. It uses enzyme exfoliation to smooth out the skin and minimize the appearance of pores, but in a super gentle way. I absolutely love this. It's amazing, absolutely amazing at smoothing out the skin and refining the pores, super gentle. And it also has ceramides, so it's all around hydrating and exfoliating toner. You can use this daily, it's gentle enough to do that. I absolutely love it."
All 2 takes from Mad About Skin
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"This is the Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk. It uses enzyme exfoliation to smooth out the skin and minimize the appearance of pores, but in a super gentle way. I absolutely love this. It's amazing, absolutely amazing at smoothing out the skin and refining the pores, super gentle. And it also has ceramides, so it's all around hydrating and exfoliating toner. You can use this daily, it's gentle enough to do that. I absolutely love it."
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"Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk is so so so good. It's lightweight, it's elegant, it's everything you want from a hydrating milky toner, but it's also got some enzymes here that are going to gently exfoliate the skin and smooth it out. It's got a touch of kolin in here which is going to be great if you're super oily and acne prone, it's going to minimize any breakouts but also have some anti-inflammatory benefits. It's got some hydrators, some humectants, some ceramides, and a plethora of different antioxidants too. This really is an all-in-one, and even though it's got kolin in here, it's in a small quantity, so don't worry if you've got a more dryness-prone skin type, you can absolutely still use this and get great results. This is like a drink for the skin. It's an absolute standout and a Holy Grail."
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"This is what they call a double layered toner so you have your one layer which is the moisture and then one layer which is almost like powder, which makes this sound really drying but it's not. The moisture layer obviously moisturizes, but it's so lightweight, it's lightweight non-greasy, and then the powdery bit helps absorb excess sebum. So the toner has an overall not matte finish but it also won't leave you looking overly dewy, but then you also look moisturized and hydrated. It's this perfect in between if you don't like dewy glowy skin but you still want to look well hydrated and feel it. This is perfect. You have those barrier repairing and loving ingredients like ceramides and nice calming ones like panthenol and centella and something called Coffea japonica root extract which is a medicinal herb to help soothe inflamed skin. It's a very very nice toner. Honestly though I do wish it was a little bit thicker. At first I didn't want to use it because it looks so watery, like almost too watery. I thought it would just like slip down my arms, which it doesn't, but it does need to be just that little bit thicker. But the way it makes my skin look and feel I will continue to just keep using this. This is one of those toners I have backups for."
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"This is what they call a double layered toner so you have your one layer which is the moisture and then one layer which is almost like powder, which makes this sound really drying but it's not. The moisture layer obviously moisturizes, but it's so lightweight, it's lightweight non-greasy, and then the powdery bit helps absorb excess sebum. So the toner has an overall not matte finish but it also won't leave you looking overly dewy, but then you also look moisturized and hydrated. It's this perfect in between if you don't like dewy glowy skin but you still want to look well hydrated and feel it. This is perfect. You have those barrier repairing and loving ingredients like ceramides and nice calming ones like panthenol and centella and something called Coffea japonica root extract which is a medicinal herb to help soothe inflamed skin. It's a very very nice toner. Honestly though I do wish it was a little bit thicker. At first I didn't want to use it because it looks so watery, like almost too watery. I thought it would just like slip down my arms, which it doesn't, but it does need to be just that little bit thicker. But the way it makes my skin look and feel I will continue to just keep using this. This is one of those toners I have backups for."
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"I've been using the Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk a lot within the last two to three weeks. I was unsure of this one in the beginning because they said it kind of gives like a mattified finish, but I think what they mean by that is it just takes away any excess sebum. You're not left completely matte and void of all hydration. It's just very soothing, very very hydrating. It's got this dual layer formula. You've got this moisture layer which is like the rice extract, which is very very good for brightening the skin, and then that powder layer on the bottom which is like that sebum controlling layer, which really does give your skin that difference between a natural glowy dewy look versus a wet shiny greasy look that a lot of toners can give you. I actually really enjoy that feature. At first I was like I don't want my toner to leave me matte, but it actually does a really really nice job. It has like a redness calming aspect to it as well, and I've noticed that too, so the redness has really gone down."
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