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I'm From Rice Toner
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About this product

A milky Korean hydrating toner from I'm From made with a high concentration of rice extract to soften, brighten, and deeply hydrate the skin.

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Dry skinSensitive skin
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The Guru Index verdict

87%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus overwhelmingly praise this toner as a reliable, affordable repurchase. The consensus highlights its hydrating, soothing rice formula, lightweight texture, and short clean ingredient list that works across skin types, especially oily and sensitive. The recurring note is that it delivers hydration without greasiness, though some find it can feel too occlusive in warmer months or morning routines. A minor split emerges on brightening claims: most acknowledge it lacks potent brightening actives beyond rice and niacinamide.
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Key actives & flags

NiacinamideFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Rice Extract, Methylpropanediol, Triethylhexanoin, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Common Purslane Extract, Rice Bran Extract, Japanese Elm Bark Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Distilled Water, Polyglyceryl-10-Myristate, Butylene Glycol, Adenosine, Cellulose Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This one's got rice extract, a great soothing ingredient. It's got squalane, which is a wonderful antioxidant, rice bran extract, and then it's also got an extract which is a hydrating humectant ingredient. This stuff is really nice and pretty wonderful and pretty affordable. It works well for a lot of people. So it seems to be a winner."
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"I prefer the I'm From just a little bit because it's less tacky and I like the finish a little bit more once it sets."
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"I think when it comes down to rice being the title of both of these products, the fact that I'm From has more of the rice in its formula, I end up liking that one a little bit more. I like the I'm From more. It's a little bit more unique and I really like it, it's just a little bit more hydrating but doesn't feel greasy or sticky. I really like the I'm From, so it's really nice."
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"This one's got rice extract, a great soothing ingredient. It's got squalane, which is a wonderful antioxidant, rice bran extract, and then it's also got an extract which is a hydrating humectant ingredient. This stuff is really nice and pretty wonderful and pretty affordable. It works well for a lot of people. So it seems to be a winner."
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"The I'm From Rice Toner is a classic. It's versatile and wonderful. I've repurchased this one a handful of times now. They're both affordable and you can't go wrong with it, but it just comes down on what your skin type is and what other products you use and when you use it."
I'm From Black Rice Toner VS I'm From Rice Toner 🆚 Which is Best For Your Skin?!?
"The I'm From Rice Toner has a nice texture, it's just liquid toner. You can pat it onto skin or apply it with a cotton pad. A little bit goes a long way if you're going to pat it on the skin. It's very emollient. My skin prefers this at night. Sometimes, especially in the summer, if I use this in the morning, it ends up being a little too emollient and a little too hydrating for my skin, especially if I pat it on. But if I use it with a cotton pad, that's not as big of an issue."
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"The I'm From Rice Toner is a classic. I've repurchased this one a handful of times now. They're both wonderful and affordable."
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"I'm on my second or third bottle of it. It's 19 bucks, great for acne, oily and sensitive skin types. We've got rice, we've got niacinamide, purain, great antioxidant, then extract, which is another great skin conditioning ingredient and an antioxidant. This one's nice. This one is probably the original of all of these. I think they did so good with it that that's why everybody else decided to follow suit."
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"This is one of the few toners I've repurchased. It's the I'm From Rice Toner, it's 19 bucks and it's got a minimal ingredient list. Rice extract which is great for soothing, purling great soothing antioxidant, and then we've also got rice bran extract and some other emulsifying and hydrating ingredients in here. It's really nice, really minimal, no fragrance, great for sensitive skin, really hydrating. You can apply with a cotton pad or you could just pat it on your skin, whichever you prefer."
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"It's really easy to fit into both morning and evening routines. It gives you some nice hydration without looking or feeling greasy. It promises to brighten up skin while giving it moisture, but it does lack some other than the rice, it lacks some really science-driven brightening ingredients. But otherwise it hydrates skin and leaves it feeling nice and soft and ready for the next step and works well for most skin types. The texture of it makes it work well for morning and evening, gives skin moisture while not looking or feeling greasy."
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"It's really easy to fit into both morning and evening routines. It gives you some nice hydration without looking or feeling greasy. It promises to brighten up skin while giving it moisture, but it does lack some really science-driven brightening ingredients. Otherwise it hydrates skin and leaves it feeling nice and soft and ready for the next step. It works well for most skin types. The texture of it makes it work well for morning and evening, gives skin moisture while not feeling greasy on the skin. Great for those with weakened skin barrier, those who use a lot of actives."
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"I'm from Rice toner another repurchase of this one I absolutely love it. I come back to this one because I love it because it's super hydrating. I like using it during the winter time and it's really nice for that. Pretty calming short ingredient list no fragrance it's really nice."
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"I like the I'm From, it's really easy to fit into both morning and evening routines. It gives you some nice hydration without looking or feeling greasy. It promises to brighten up skin while giving it moisture, but it does lack some other than the rice, it lacks some really science-driven brightening ingredients. But otherwise it hydrates skin and leaves it feeling nice and soft and ready for the next step and works well for most skin types."
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"It's the I'm From Rice Toner, and I've repurchased it. So 19 bucks. In here we've got rice extract, we've got niacinamide, we've got percan, we've got adenosine. The first bottle I went through I thought it was a little bit on the too hydrating side. When I started testing this most recent bottle it wasn't as hydrating or greasy as I remembered feeling. So I just think it works well for most skin types."
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"I'm from rice toner. This product was highly recommended by you guys, which is why I got it in the first place and I loved it. I emptied it. My skin drank it up. And this is a product that I would gladly repurchase as well. It's such a unique product in the sense that the ingredient list is one of the shortest, it's the simplest and also doesn't have fragrance and essential oils which I always appreciate. This is also one of the only products that doesn't have those ceramides or skin barrier repairing serum. So this is staying very true to a brightening hydrating toner with rice bran extract and niacinamide as well. I always love the philosophy of I'm From. I think they do a fantastic job sourcing locally from South Korea, highlighting each individual farm and that's why I love the brand so much. The texture after you mix everything up is still on the thinnest side. This is really great for oily skin or oily combo skin, acne prone skin who's looking to just even out their skin tone."
Approved
"This is a very milky toner, but still quite lightweight. The goal of this toner is really to be brightening. It has niacinamide in it, which not only helps with dark spots, but also helps fortify the skin barrier. And remember, when it comes to mirror skin, we want the barrier to be strong and we want it to be clear."
Approved
"The I'm From Rice toner is a classic. I used this toner non-stop for about 2 years and my skin was well balanced, there was no excessive sebum production whatsoever, more even skin tone. The Niacinamide in here, my skin loves it, and it also has this brightening property to it. The way it just makes your skin look instantly upon use, it's so nice. It just looks more even, bouncy, and hydrated. There is an ingredient in this one called Pearl Saint extract which helps with irritated skin, it's anti-inflammatory and it's also an antioxidant. It's a very simple ingredient list as is with all of the I'm From products, but this really does just leave your skin looking and feeling super smooth, cared for, moisturized, and hydrated."
Approved
"I'm From Rice Toner is a really great example of a traditional Korean skincare ingredient which is rice. It has a watery texture but it's milkier as well, and that's the rice element at play here. Rice is an amazing skin conditioning, skin softening ingredient. It offers this really light balance of moisture that makes your skin feel super silky soft but it doesn't actually create an oily or greasy or overwhelming type of moisture. It's not thick, it's just a very light moisture at the top that really makes your skin feel very conditioned. I think it can actually still work for oily skin types."
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All 2 takes from Kelly Driscoll
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"I'm from Rice Toner is a cult status type of product in the K Beauty world and it brings a beautiful balance of hydration and moisture into the skin without using hyaluronic acid. Rice extract is such an interesting ingredient that really helps to condition the skin and has a skin softening, skin smoothing type of effect with a kiss of moisture to it. You can achieve a similar quality to hyaluronic acid without the thickness with rice extract because it has this balance between a lightness and just a kiss of moisture. It really makes your skin feel super duper like baby butt soft."
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"I'm From Rice Toner is a really great example of a traditional Korean skincare ingredient which is rice. It has a watery texture but it's milkier as well, and that's the rice element at play here. Rice is an amazing skin conditioning, skin softening ingredient. It offers this really light balance of moisture that makes your skin feel super silky soft but it doesn't actually create an oily or greasy or overwhelming type of moisture. It's not thick, it's just a very light moisture at the top that really makes your skin feel very conditioned. I think it can actually still work for oily skin types."
Approved
"I have been loving this it's just really balancing. I feel like my overall complexion has just looked more even and like balanced, I guess is the best word I can use to describe this. It's so nice and it pairs really nicely with any serums or moisturizers."
Approved
"It's from a Korean brand called I'm From and this is their Rice Toner. It's beautiful, works on every skin type, and it has a fragrance-free formula. It is amazing."
All 2 takes from Nipun Kapur
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"The Rice Toner, brand is I'm From and it's their Rice Toner. If you apply one to two layers of this toner on your skin, patting and pressing it in, it gives the impact of a mild lotion. It is absolutely beautiful, fragrance free. So if your skin is dry, sensitive, acne prone, or if your skin gets any irritation, this is a product that will never disappoint you. It is fabulous."
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"It's from a Korean brand called I'm From and this is their Rice Toner. It's beautiful, works on every skin type, and it has a fragrance-free formula. It is amazing."
Approved
"The I'm From Rice Toner is a bestseller that I've never tried. There are a lot of people right now that are using rice water on both their skin and their hair, they're using it as makeup prep or as a hair growth solution, and this is packaged up in a way that doesn't expire for like a year so that sounds pretty good."
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"The I'm From Rice Toner is a bestseller that I've never tried. There are a lot of people right now that are using rice water on both their skin and their hair, they're using it as makeup prep or as a hair growth solution, and this is packaged up in a way that doesn't expire for like a year so that sounds pretty good."
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"I love this, I love this. This is the rice toner from I'm From. This is so soothing, this is so gentle, and a little bit goes a long way. With a lot of toners I find myself having to load up pads and spread them all over, but literally just a drop or two can spread so easily and hydrate so well. It soaks in so beautifully. It's gentle, it's lightweight, it's hydrating so like you know it's there and it's working but it's not overbearing. It's so nice and lightweight. It's like that barely there feeling that actually does the work. I'm obsessed with this. I love that it's vegan."
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