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Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence.

Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence
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About this product

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

~Mixed · 74% 12 independent gurus · Strong consensus

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What the gurus are saying

Dr Dray and Allie Glines and others rate it; Hyram and Kelly Driscoll are mixed; Nipun Kapur passed. The dissent from Nipun Kapur: "I would really say you can get a Korean toner for $15 and you would be just fine I don't think this is worth the money"
Synthesized from 14 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water (Aqua) (Eau), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Coconut Alkanes, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Mono/​Dioleate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Beta-Glucan, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Gluconate, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Phosphatidylglycerol, Phytosphingosine, Caprylyl Glycol, Cholesterol, Coco-Caprylate/​Caprate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Citric Acid

Every take, in full

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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~Mixed
"The Rhode Glazing Milk, from a formulation perspective, I actually really like that product, and I like all the Rhode products, I stand behind the formulas and think they're great. But it's meant to be an initial step of your skincare routine, not something you follow sunscreen with, using it after sunscreen can impede the sunscreen's protective ability. Even though I like it from a formulation perspective, I still personally wouldn't really use that one on the regular, since I much prefer serums and moisturizers."
Approved
"Can I use only the Rhode Glazing Milk without any other moisturizer? In other words, can I use it as an everyday moisturizer? Yes, you absolutely can. I love that product. Personally, I find it a very hydrating, moisturizing, lightweight fluid. You don't necessarily need to use additional moisturizer, of course everyone's skin needs will vary, some people will benefit from additional moisturizer, but it can easily be used as a standalone moisturizer."
All 4 takes from Dr Dray
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"Can I use only the Rhode Glazing Milk without any other moisturizer? In other words, can I use it as an everyday moisturizer? Yes, you absolutely can. I love that product. Personally, I find it a very hydrating, moisturizing, lightweight fluid. You don't necessarily need to use additional moisturizer, of course everyone's skin needs will vary, some people will benefit from additional moisturizer, but it can easily be used as a standalone moisturizer."
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"When you dispense the product and apply it to the skin, it has more staying power. It doesn't just quickly run down the side of your cheek, it grips, so I find that it's easier to apply in comparison to many other liquid-based products. I have reviewed many essences and toners over the years, milky ones, hydrating ones, ones with acne ingredients, and I would say this is a pretty good essence. I genuinely enjoyed using this product. Is it necessary, is it essential? No. If you're someone who likes a hydrating essence, you may enjoy this. I really appreciate that texture, its ability to spread on the skin nicely without just running off the side of your face and being all drippy, it's a lot easier to apply. I think products like this are a really good option if you shave in the morning but you don't want to do some complicated skincare routine. Using something like this as an aftershave is a really great option because it helps with barrier recovery, the ceramides, the hydrating properties, but it's not greasy or heavy, and therefore your sunscreen will go on over it very easily. I would suggest applying this as the first step in your skincare routine, immediately after cleansing, to in theory enhance penetration of the ingredients. This has niacinamide, which is a B vitamin that is an antioxidant, is anti-inflammatory, helps calm down redness, and it's also useful for improving hyperpigmentation, or at least supporting the clearance of hyperpigmentation."
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"It's a silky milky creamy toner with peptides, which can improve moisture content in the skin's outermost layer, ceramide. In contrast to many other toners that I've used, this one almost had a little bit of grip to it, it was not quite as runny as other liquid toners, so I kind of like that textural aspect of it. I really like this. I liked putting this on after cleansing."
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"The Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence is just a nice ceramide milky fluid. It has magnesium, zinc, and copper, which may benefit the skin as far as cutting down on oxidative stress. Now, it has beta glucan, which is very hydrating. But without a doubt, I found that the Rhode Glazing Milk was wow worthy. I really just felt like it provided this nice, almost soothing film layer onto my skin. I wish. I don't believe you can go and buy it in a store. I think you have to buy it from their website."
~Mixed
"I actually find both of these really nice, they're really good quality products. They're just really standing out to me for different skin types and different skin concerns. The humectant content, the lightness in the application, the way it doesn't feel as heavy on my skin, and the way that it's not so overly rich, it's not causing congestion or whiteheads for me. It actually suits my skin really well right now, where some days are warm but still windy, some days can be a little on the cooler mild side, but I'm not going full on hardcore dry, and I'm still dealing with some oil and balancing out some potential congestion, so the Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence is really a nice balanced product for me right now. I do want to point out that this product does not contain hyaluronic acid."
~Mixed
"It feels nice. It has no fragrance in it, which I appreciate, but it has a little bit of a rubbery smell to it that dissipates pretty quickly. It's a little tacky, but you're going to be applying it underneath another serum anyway, and it feels really nice and hydrating and plumping. It does have that weird smell, but I'd rather have a rubbery tire smell than a floral lilac smell."
Approved
"You're going to want to check out the Rhode Glazing Milk if you have not already. If you don't have this already in your routine, now is the time to add it. It is the best like makeup prep product. It mixes really well with other toners. It mixes great with sunscreens and moisturizers and it leaves a really beautiful glowy dewy finish to the skin. It's a staple, a must have. I love that Rhode is now at Sephora so that you can use your coupon on Rhode products."
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All 11 takes from Allie Glines
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"You're going to want to check out the Rhode Glazing Milk if you have not already. If you don't have this already in your routine, now is the time to add it. It is the best like makeup prep product. It mixes really well with other toners. It mixes great with sunscreens and moisturizers and it leaves a really beautiful glowy dewy finish to the skin. It's a staple, a must have. I love that Rhode is now at Sephora so that you can use your coupon on Rhode products."
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"This is the new glazing milk this is incredible you guys the texture of this is so interesting I genuinely have never ever tried anything like this before"
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"I actually love this stuff I love this stuff it's so good"
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"I love this one, the glazing milk from Rode. Now, I also, side note, really love the Mara Pearl one as well, but again, I was trying to pick like one per category."
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"I love this formula so much. You guys have seen me use it time and time again. It has the most beautiful texture and it gives really great lightweight moisture."
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"I love this stuff I feel like their skin care is so good and honestly like I would recommend this to anybody just wanting a good solid routine"
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"A product that I swear by for my skin specifically but honestly I think this would work for all skin types this is the road glazing milk this is a camide facial Essence it just sinks into the skin and really helps to hydrate any dryy flak I feel like it just balances the skin and it works so well underneath makeup"
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"The Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence is my most used essence this year, and I've used it since it launched. It's phenomenal and I will never not use it."
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"For a toner today I used the Rhode Glazing Milk. It's something I know won't break me out, and I also brought it down onto my neck and chest."
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"The Rhode glazing milk is one of my all-time favorite skincare products, something I genuinely can't live without. If there's one thing from the skincare lineup that I think you need to try, it's this. It's a holy grail product for me and it deserves an award time and time again. I love it."
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"The Rhode glazing milk is a formula unlike anything she's tried. She uses it as a toner before moisturizer, and loves applying it all over the body, especially the neck and chest, before body moisturizer for a beautiful glow, without leaving skin sticky. She even used it as a body glow, mixed with liquid highlighter, on her sister-in-law for her wedding. Out of everything in the video, she feels this is something everybody should try and doesn't think she'll ever live without it."
Approved
"Sometimes I'll get a little crazy with the hydration where I'll use like a road glazing milk"
Approved
"I love using this because it keeps the under eyes hydrated but allows your concealer to still set in place. If you don't have access to Prequel, something like the Rhode Glazing Milk would work really well here."
Approved
"I'm going to use the Rhode Glazing Milk first, this is so good. I'm going to get that on my fingertips and take my time rubbing that into my skin. The formula is really interesting, it's really slippy to begin with but the more you rub it into your skin and really massage it, it starts to get a bit tackier, and taking the time to make sure the product gets a chance to do that makes all the difference when you're going in on top with foundation. It's just a nice hydrating layer, especially good if you've got dry skin."
All 2 takes from Jamie Genevieve
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"I'm going to use the Rhode Glazing Milk first, this is so good. I'm going to get that on my fingertips and take my time rubbing that into my skin. The formula is really interesting, it's really slippy to begin with but the more you rub it into your skin and really massage it, it starts to get a bit tackier, and taking the time to make sure the product gets a chance to do that makes all the difference when you're going in on top with foundation. It's just a nice hydrating layer, especially good if you've got dry skin."
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"I'm just going to start with the Rhode Glazing Milk, I spoke about this before, I really like it. For a product that doesn't feel like much when it's going on, like it's nothing too special almost, it's really nice."
Approved
"I love a bit of Rhode, I love the Rhode milk, it's lovely. Yeah, they've done well, I think clever, clever marketing, good marketing team. The formulas are lovely, and she's going to people that know formula, like Ron Robinson and Beyond."
All 2 takes from Caroline Hirons
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"I love a bit of Rhode, I love the Rhode milk, it's lovely. Yeah, they've done well, I think clever, clever marketing, good marketing team. The formulas are lovely, and she's going to people that know formula, like Ron Robinson and Beyond."
S2 Ep22: GLAD WE HAD THIS CHAT TAKES NEW YORK: Katie Jane Hughes
"I love Rhode. The Glazing Milk is lovely. They've done well, I think, clever marketing, good marketing, but the formulas are lovely too. She's going to people that know formula, like Ron Robinson and Beyond."
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"I would really say you can get a Korean toner for $15 and you would be just fine I don't think this is worth the money"
~Mixed
"This is a milky toner that I absolutely wanted to love, however it is more on the thicker side of milky toners, so as somebody with a very oily T-zone I just found this maybe a bit too on the moisturizing side, and it also broke me out a fair bit, but compared to other milky toners it hasn't got that much more going for it, though objectively I think it's nice and I see why people enjoyed this."
All 3 takes from James Welsh
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"Do I think this is going to help my skin? I absolutely do. It's been doing a great job so far. Whilst I do think this isn't the best milky toner out there, as I mentioned, there are Korean alternatives that I think are much more affordable, and you also get lighter weight milky toners which do essentially the same thing. I do think this is a really, really good one if, A, you want to support the brand, and two, you have slightly drier, dehydrated skin. I really think you'll love this. I'm going to finish it up. Would I buy another one? I think I actually would, to be honest with you. This and the lip product I think are probably the best products from their full range."
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"I at first really loved the Rhode Glazing Milk, though I find their actual skincare just fine. It is a milky toner, but it is a little thicker than the nice milky toners we are used to from K beauty, and it was just a bit too heavy. If you are oily or like to layer products in a multi step routine it is maybe too much, so I actually finished it up on my body, which drank it up."
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"This is a milky toner that I absolutely wanted to love, however it is more on the thicker side of milky toners, so as somebody with a very oily T-zone I just found this maybe a bit too on the moisturizing side, and it also broke me out a fair bit, but compared to other milky toners it hasn't got that much more going for it, though objectively I think it's nice and I see why people enjoyed this."
Approved
"The only other thing that I use when I'm having a flare-up of perioral dermatitis would be our Rhode Glazing Milk. It's super gentle, it helps calm the skin, it doesn't irritate it any further."
All 2 takes from Tea with MD
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"This contains that same trio of ceramides, the skin identical lipid concentrate. This is ceramide MP, AP, and EOP, so we know that this is very hydrating. It also contains a blend of magnesium, zinc, and copper, so an antioxidant complex, vitamin E, another antioxidant, and then glycerin, which is a humectant. So this reads to me as a very simple, no frills, no fuss hydrating serum. I think the main benefit of this is that it will help your skin stay hydrated. This doesn't contain any actives that I think would help you with any of your problem areas, like there's no vitamin C, azelaic acid, niacinamide. But again, I don't think that's the purpose of this product. I think this is purely a hydration product. And so if you feel like your skin is dry, if you need a little boost of hydration for your morning routine, I think this is a fine staple. Would I use it personally? I personally like my hydrating step to also contain some actives that can treat some of my problems, so I kind of like multitaskers that not only hydrate but also do other things as well. But if you're someone who just needs a little bit of hydration, I think this is a fine product for you."
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"The only other thing that I use when I'm having a flare-up of perioral dermatitis would be our Rhode Glazing Milk. It's super gentle, it helps calm the skin, it doesn't irritate it any further."
Approved
"This is one of my holy cards. I love it, it's so milky, it is so hydrating. The girl can make some product, I have to say. Do a little shake, I always give it a shimmy. It's quite watery, but not runny, it's somewhere in there, it's quite rich, so medium, you know. Nothing's knocked it off. I use this in the morning."
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"This is one of my holy cards. I love it, it's so milky, it is so hydrating. The girl can make some product, I have to say. Do a little shake, I always give it a shimmy. It's quite watery, but not runny, it's somewhere in there, it's quite rich, so medium, you know. Nothing's knocked it off. I use this in the morning."
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"So in my opinion this texture is perfection"
Approved
"I love the first step so a lot of times when you apply makeup after a while it starts creasing in those little mostly because skin is really dehydrated so applying hydrating essence or toner is really really nice before applying makeup"
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Common questions

Frequently asked.

Is Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence's Guru Score?

Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 14 independent expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence best for?

Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

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