A lightweight toner formulated with niacinamide designed to brighten skin and even tone.
Water (83.2%), Glycerin (6.7%), Niacinamide (3.0%), 1,2-Hexanediol (2.2%), Arbutin (2.0%), Propanediol (2.0%), Betaine (0.5%), Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract (0.1%), 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (0.1%), Ethylhexylglycerin (0.1%), Carbomer (0.06%), Tromethamine (0.04%), Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate (0.02%), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract (35 Ppm), Sodium Hyaluronate (15 Ppm), Dextrin (15 Ppm)
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How we score →Yay
4 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
One reviewer found this toner amazing and effective, praising its results and affordable price point enough to repurchase. However, not many gurus have weighed in on this product yet, so there is limited insight so far into how it performs across different skin types and concerns.
What they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
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
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
A lightweight toner formulated with niacinamide designed to brighten skin and even tone.
Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
Good Molecules Niacinamide Toning Essence holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.
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