12 K-Beauty Toners That Deliver Glass Skin Instantly

Best Rice Water Toner

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner ($22)

Antioxidant-rich rice water has been used for centuries to help soothe or calm skin and protect from free radicals. In toner form, it does that and more. Haruharu's formula includes glycerin and hyaluronic acid to deliver deep hydration, alleviating skin tightness and inflammation and promoting radiance. It's also fragrance-free and safe for use on sensitive skin.

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Best Multitasking Toner

Laneige Cream Skin Toner & Moisturizer ($36)

From Laneige comes this refillable milky cream/toner hybrid made of ceramides, peptides and white leaf tea (a skin soother full of amino acids). Use it before a heavier moisturizer, as your main face cream or even as a face mist (it comes with a mist attachment for on-the-go hydration) for a bouncier, firmer complexion.

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Best for Dry Skin

Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Skin Barrier Serum Toner ($40)

Another multitasking toner comes from Dr. Jart+, this time as a toner/serum hybrid. It's a panthenol, ceramides and hyaluronic-forward toner that's deeply moisturizing and reparative for even the driest skin.

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Best Brightening Toner

Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner ($38)

"A concentrated essence toner formulated with cloudberry—a superfruit rich in vitamin C—and powerhouse antioxidant CoQ10, this powerful toner brightens and evens your complexion as it works double-duty as a serum-booster," our editor reported at the launch of Glow Recipe's Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner.

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Best for Redness

Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner ($23)

Southeast Asian plant Houttuynia cordata, or heartleaf, is an under-the-radar ingredient—in the U.S.—for calming skin and inflammation, but is well-known in Korean skin care. Anua uses it in its toner to relieve redness, balance pH levels, soothe dryness and lessen irritation thanks to a high concentration of its titular ingredient.

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Best Milky Toner

Then I Met You Birch Milk Refining Toner ($35)

Milk as a skin treatment has been popular for a while now, with no signs of waning. Then I Met You's toner takes lightweight nourishing moisture, blends it with squalane, glycerin and sodium hyaluronate for extra hydration and then adds a one-percent blend of AHAs and PHA for gentle exfoliation that refines skin texture and shrinks pores.

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Best for Sensitive Skin

Etude SoonJung pH 5.5 Relief Toner ($20)

The straightforward formula that uses 97 percent naturally-derived ingredients—makes it a favorite among sensitive skin types. It also has a water-like consistency, so it's especially refreshing as it hydrates, cools and repairs skin.

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Best Exfoliating Toner

Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30Days Miracle Toner ($23)

With AHA, BHA and PHA in the form of citric acid, salicylic acid and lactobionic acid, respectively, Some By Mi's Miracle Toner smooths skin texture and shrinks the look of pores without stripping skin or causing irritation, thanks to hyaluronic acid and niacinamide.

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Best for Oily Skin

CosRx Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner ($30)

This formula from CosRx boasts anti-inflammatory and antibacterial benefits from a blend of honey and 72.6 percent black bee propolis extract, and visibly reduces redness and excess oil in days, per the brand.

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Best Water-Based Toner

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Toner ($17)

Made from deep sea water enriched with over 70 vital minerals, Round Lab's 1025 Dokdo Toner does a little bit of everything: exfoliates, hydrates and plumps.

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Best Skin-Softening Toner

Ma:nyo Panthetoin Essence Toner ($32)

Ma:nyo's Panthetoin Essence Toner has an all-star lineup of ingredients for baby soft skin: panthenol, sunflower seed oil, hyaluronic acid, squalane, ceramides and macadamia nut oil. Its texture is thicker than milky formulas, more like lotion, that glides on and absorbs quickly.

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Best for Combination Skin

Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk Toner ($18)

A lot of us fall somewhere in between dry skin and oily skin—if that sounds like you, Beauty of Joseon's Glow Replenishing Rice Milk is an excellent toner choice. It helps control oil with a layer of sebum control powder and locks in moisture with rice extract and amino acids for a glass skin-like sheen, not shine.

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