An essence toner containing onion bulb extract and botanical ingredients, designed to calm the skin and strengthen the skin barrier.
Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract (758,000Ppm), Propanediol, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Aqua, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Tromethamine, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycereth-26, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Betaine, Allantoin, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Panthenol, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Sodium Heparin, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tranexamic Acid
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What they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This soothing essence toner earns praise for calming and barrier-strengthening benefits, with onion bulb extract as its lead ingredient. Despite the name, it carries no onion smell. The formula also features turmeric, tranexamic acid and eggplant (which may help regulate oil), adding brightening alongside the calming benefits. Reviewers didn't position it as a hyperpigmentation fighter, but found it solidly well-rounded.
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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
Tranexamic acid has a growing body of clinical evidence for melasma and the stubborn patches of pigment that other ingredients struggle with.
Source: DermNet
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