Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner: a Guru Score of 84%

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

"I just love a simple hydrating toner that just really hydrates. Stratia is just so solid. I've loved their Liquid Gold since that was the only SKU and to this day I still use it. This has a beautifully simple formula which contains natural moisturizing factors, 5% Urea, a 4% beta glucan complex as well as seven different humectants. I love the texture of this. It's got a little bit of that viscosity, that beautiful slip when you apply it but not too heavy, not sticky at all."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"There's the new Stratia Aqua Factory. I was so tempted to pick this, but I try not to pick brand new products for my absolute best of the year. [...] I think this could easily be a winner in 2025."

All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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"There's the new Stratia Aqua Factory. I was so tempted to pick this, but I try not to pick brand new products for my absolute best of the year. [...] I think this could easily be a winner in 2025."

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"You don't need a cotton round with this, it applies nicely with just your hands even though it looks watery. [...] The price point is absolutely incredible for an indie brand at sixteen dollars. I absolutely love how this feels, it's bizarre to apply my toner and still feel this hydrated this early in my routine. There is a slight tackiness to my skin from it, but that doesn't deter me since I'm going to apply products on top anyway."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"So in here we've got urea, we've got panthenol, sodium B [...] PCA, bet glucan, and then [allantoin]. It's relatively new so I've just been testing it out but it really works nice. You can pat it on skin, you can use it with a cotton pad. If you pat it on skin, apply your serum next before it dries and it helps seal in some of the moisture and things like that."

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All 3 takes from No BS Beauty

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"I'm just going to use a little bit of the Stratia Aquala toner. [...] This one's just got a really liquid consistency, I mean it's just a water-based toner."

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"So in here we've got urea, we've got panthenol, sodium B [...] PCA, bet glucan, and then [allantoin]. It's relatively new so I've just been testing it out but it really works nice. You can pat it on skin, you can use it with a cotton pad. If you pat it on skin, apply your serum next before it dries and it helps seal in some of the moisture and things like that."

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"This one is really nice so we've got urea, panthenol, sodium PCA, beta glucan, allantoin, and then sodium hyaluronic acid. It feels nice on my skin. My skin feels nice and clean and soft and moisturized but not oily or greasy feeling, just feels nice soft and smooth and clean. [...] This stuff I will definitely be finishing this one up."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"It's a real masterclass in humectants. They are using urea, one of my favorite hydrating ingredients, doesn't get enough love. It's a natural moisturizing factor so it actually really helps to support skin health, it really hydrates the skin and it's quite soothing as well. They're using panthenol, this is such a goodie especially if you do have dehydrated skin. [...] Not only does it hydrate the skin and relieve the dehydration symptoms but it also helps to strengthen your moisture barrier."

What the evidence says.

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

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

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

Frequently asked.

What is Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner?

A hydrating toner formulated with humectant ingredients including urea, panthenol, glycerin, sodium PCA, and beta glucan.

Is Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner worth it?

Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner's Guru Score?

Stratia Aquala Hydrating Toner holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.