
About this product
A hydrating toner formulated with humectant ingredients including urea, panthenol, glycerin, sodium PCA, and beta glucan.
Full ingredients
Water/Aqua, Urea, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Triacetin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea
Guru Score
Approved
Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This hydrating toner is praised as a masterclass in humectants, combining urea, panthenol, glycerin, sodium PCA, and beta glucan. Gurus emphasize panthenol's dual benefit: it relieves dehydration while strengthening the lipid layer to help skin hold onto hydration longer. The streamlined, well-chosen ingredient list has earned strong enthusiasm from reviewers.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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
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 hydrating toner formulated with humectant ingredients including urea, panthenol, glycerin, sodium PCA, and beta glucan.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.
Stratia Aqua Factory holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Stratia Aqua Factory is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.
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