A lightweight, watery facial toner from Numbuzin, built around calming herbal extracts and designed to hydrate and soothe the skin.
Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth) Extract, Polygonum Multiflorum Extract, Carbomer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Arginine, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Betaine, Panthenol
Guru Score
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How we score →Mixed
5 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
A thin, watery texture that sinks in fast and layers well is the detail these takes keep returning to, and it feels soothing on redness-prone and sensitive skin. However, on dry skin it did not feel hydrating even after two layers, so people with dry skin may want to skip it. Not every take was glowing, and the critical take gives no reasons.
What they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“If you have redness or heat-prone skin, layer it once or twice more.”
CYoung, watch at 4:27
“Really provides a lot of hydration and it's particularly good if you do have sensitive skin, but you're also suffering with things like redness, inflammation, and acne because not only does it hydrate the skin, it also has some great anti-inflammatory and soothing ingredients in it as well.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 0:46
“I do also have sensitive skin so these calming extracts really do feel calming on my skin, they feel really really nice.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 2:18
“This just suits my combination dehydration prone skin so well.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 2:18
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.
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, watery facial toner from Numbuzin, built around calming herbal extracts and designed to hydrate and soothe the skin.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.
Numbuzin No.1 Pure-full Herb Calming Toner holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.
Numbuzin No.1 Pure-full Herb Calming Toner is generally suited to sensitive skin.
In their reviews, experts say Numbuzin No.1 Pure-full Herb Calming Toner is good for redness (3 experts), breakouts and acne (1 expert), irritated or reactive skin (1 expert) and dehydrated skin (1 expert).
3 experts who reviewed Numbuzin No.1 Pure-full Herb Calming Toner say it is. CYoung put it this way: “If you have redness or heat-prone skin, layer it once or twice more.”
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