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Isntree Onion New Pair Essence Toner.

About this product

An essence toner containing onion bulb extract and botanical ingredients, designed to calm the skin and strengthen the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

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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2 of the 3 takes here are sponsored by the brand. That leaves a single independent take, which is not enough to verify a score, so we are holding it back rather than publishing a number built on paid reviews. The takes are below, each labeled.

What they liked

  • Deeply soothing and calming
  • Watery texture, light for summer
  • No onion smell despite the name

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.
    Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

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    Type

    TonersLiquid

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    ✓Yay
    "This is my pick for best soothing essence, though I no longer have it. I loved this, I finished my entire bottle, absolutely adored it, and found it to be a deeply soothing product, which is great for my skin type. [...] Even though it's the onion line, it doesn't smell like onion at all, onion extract is used in products like Mederma, it's an ingredient used to help brighten the skin, so you may be getting a soothing and brightening product all in one."
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    "I actually moved the onion toner [...] down from my top category because I realized that's exactly what I'm doing with this product, as I didn't repurchase it. [...] I think onion in skincare really is an underrated ingredient, [...] it seems to be anti-inflammatory, helps with gently brightening your skin, and does not have a smell."
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    "This is my pick for best soothing essence, though I no longer have it. I loved this, I finished my entire bottle, absolutely adored it, and found it to be a deeply soothing product, which is great for my skin type. [...] Even though it's the onion line, it doesn't smell like onion at all, onion extract is used in products like Mederma, it's an ingredient used to help brighten the skin, so you may be getting a soothing and brightening product all in one."
    ✓Yay
    "You've got the neem extract, panthenol, turmeric again, and then tranexamic acid which is lovely. Tranexamic acid is great for brightening the skin. I love seeing that as well as turmeric. Turmeric is a great antioxidant. You've got butane and allantoin, some nice ingredients, a couple types of sodium hyaluronic and hyaluronic acid in here which aren't the most exciting, but otherwise it's nice. It feels nice on the skin, it doesn't feel greasy but it doesn't feel drying either."
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    ✓Yay
    "This is an incredibly soothing, calming toner, helping to moisturize the skin, but we also have tranexamic acid and a vitamin C derivative. Tranexamic acid helps with uneven skin tone and dull skin, it helps brighten your skin, and the vitamin C derivative really gives your skin that brighter look. I love this when I used it, it's more on the watery side for a toner, so it was definitely like a summer one for me."
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    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Vitamin C

    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

    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

    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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