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Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Toner Plus for oily skin

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  • AverageOily Skin Fit
  • AverageEffectiveness
  • ExcellentSafety

A weak match for oily skin; the toners alongside fit it better.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

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Lovi Assistant explains

  • Offers moderate suitability for oily skin, as humectants like Glycerin and Sodium Hyaluronate provide hydration, but it lacks sufficient seboregulating ingredients to optimally address your oily shine concerns.
  • While the formula offers general skincare benefits like hydration and soothing from ingredients such as Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, it is not specifically targeted for managing excess oil.
  • The product is safe for your oily skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of harsh ingredients and the inclusion of soothing components like Sodium Hyaluronate and Glycerin.

How to apply

  • Use your hydrating toner in your AM and PM routine every day to keep skin fresh.
  • Apply this product after cleansing and before your moisturizer or SPF.
  • Gently press 2-3 drops of the hydrating toner into your skin and let it absorb.
  • Apply the hydrating toner on slightly damp skin to help it absorb better.
  • Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your very first use.

People Say

★4.7Overall rating based on 700+ reviews

This toner is highly praised by users with dry and dehydrated skin for its ability to provide deep, long-lasting hydration and plump the skin. While it effectively repairs the moisture barrier, some users with oily skin find its thick texture too heavy or tacky for daily use.

Highlights

  • Deeply hydrating Mostly Mentioned
    • “injects hydration”
    • “moisture bomb”
    • “saved my dry skin”
  • Luxurious texture Often Mentioned
    • “glides on easily”
    • “feels like a serum”
    • “silky consistency”
  • Plumping effect Often Mentioned
    • “glass skin glow”
    • “lines look softer”
    • “face feels plump”
  • High efficiency Sometimes Noted
    • “one drop covers face”
    • “bottle lasts months”
    • “great value”
  • Soothing properties Sometimes Noted
    • “calmed redness”
    • “soothing on sensitive skin”
    • “no stinging”
  • Sticky finish Sometimes Noted
    • “stays sticky”
    • “hair sticks to face”
    • “tacky dry down”
  • Breakouts Rarely Noted
    • “caused whiteheads”
    • “broke me out”
    • “clogged pores”
  • Pilling issues Rarely Noted
    • “pills under sunscreen”
    • “balls up with silicone”
    • “bad under makeup”
  • Slow absorption Rarely Noted
    • “sits on top”
    • “takes minutes to dry”
    • “requires patting”
  • Too heavy for oily skin Rarely Noted
    • “caused congestion”
    • “too much for summer”
    • “greasy on T-zone”

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Questions and answers

Why is Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Toner Plus a weak match for oily skin?

This toner is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients to manage excess shine, even though it provides hydration with glycerin and sodium hyaluronate. A product of this type needs dedicated oil-regulating and balancing ingredients to properly care for oily skin. This toner is unlikely to cause irritation due to its soothing components like centella asiatica extract.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which ingredients make this toner a poor fit for oily skin?

This toner is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients to manage your shine, even though it is safe and provides soothing hydration. A toner of this type needs oil-regulating ingredients to properly balance oily skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What does Hyaluronic Acid do for oily skin?

Hyaluronic acid helps oily skin by reducing extra oil and sebum production without causing irritation. Clinical studies show it successfully balances oil levels while keeping the skin comfortable.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2017

What does Glycerin do for oily skin?

Glycerin helps keep oily skin hydrated without feeling heavy and supports the skin barrier. Because this product is a weak fit for your skin, an ideal product of this type needs lightweight hydrators and ingredients that balance oil while protecting the skin.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008International Journal of Toxicology, 2019

Where does this toner go in a skincare routine for oily skin?

This hydrating toner goes right after cleansing in your morning routine, and after cleansing or masking in your weekly routine. It is a weak match for oily skin because it lacks oil-controlling ingredients, meaning oily skin needs a toner with ingredients that help balance sebum and manage excess shine.

Can I use this toner with retinol, and in what order?

You can use this toner with retinol by applying the toner first to hydrate your skin, followed by your retinol treatment. This toner is unlikely to cause irritation and helps calm the skin, but an oily skin routine also needs oil-controlling ingredients to manage shine.

How often should I use this toner?

You can use this hydrating toner daily in your morning and weekly routines as long as your oily skin tolerates it well. It brings good hydration and soothing care, but oily skin of this type needs balancing ingredients that help control shine.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Can this toner clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?

This toner is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on oily skin, as it has a safe formula free of harsh ingredients and includes soothing components like Centella asiatica and licorice root. It may feel a bit sticky or heavy at times, so an oily skin type needs lightweight, oil-balancing ingredients and sebum-controlling extracts to manage shine.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Is this toner fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.

What the research says

  • Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.

    Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011
  • Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.

    Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022
  • Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.

    BMC Oral Health, 2019
  • A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.

    Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
  • The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
  • Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001
  • Sodium trehalose sulfate decreased transepidermal water loss and increased stratum corneum water content in participants with low stratum corneum water content when applied for 4 weeks compared to placebo.

    Skin Research and Technology, 2024
  • Topical chloramphenicol-betamethasone combined with sodium hyaluronate/trehalose/carbomer gel compared to chloramphenicol-betamethasone alone reduced most subjective symptoms at 1 week but increased blurred vision at 4 weeks following strabismus surgery in 31 patients, with no significant differences in conjunctival inflammation between treatments.

    Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2019
  • Topical treatment with Thealoz Duo significantly improved dry eye disease symptoms, tear break-up time, and restored tear lipid layer functionality by reducing inflammatory response proteins in moderate to severe dry eye patients over 56 days.

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025
  • Topical application of 0.05% w/w ECa 233 gel reduced erythema index by 0.03 U and improved early crusting and general wound appearance compared to placebo in thirty individuals undergoing facial laser resurfacing.

    Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2020
  • Moisturizer containing 5% panthenol, madecassoside, and copper-zinc-manganese decreased adverse reactions and downtime after ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing with comparable efficacy to 0.02% triamcinolone acetonide cream in 20 subjects.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019
  • Topical treatment with 5% vitamin C and 0.1% madecassoside significantly improved clinical scores for wrinkles, suppleness, firmness, roughness, and skin hydration, along with functional and structural remodeling of the elastic fiber network in 20 female volunteers with photoaged skin after 6 months compared to baseline.

    Experimental Dermatology, 2008
  • Combining 755 nm alexandrite laser with topical licorice gel significantly reduces terminal hair counts compared to alexandrite laser with placebo in women with idiopathic hirsutism.

    Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015
  • Licochalcone A activated Nrf2 signaling, elevated cytoprotective enzymes, increased the reduced-to-oxidized glutathione ratio, and decreased reactive oxygen species in human fibroblasts and neutrophils, while a LicA-rich licorice extract lowered UVA-induced oxidative processes in vivo.

    Experimental Dermatology, 2015
  • Bioactive glycyrrhizic acid and oxymatrine ionic liquid self-assembled nanomicelles significantly promoted the transdermal permeation, subcutaneous retention, and anti-photoaging efficacy of palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 in cellular and animal models compared to unformulated peptide.

    Advanced Science, 2025

Ingredients

Water, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trehalose, Sodium Pca, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Licorice Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Matricaria Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Rosemary Leaf Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Althaea Rosea Root Extract, Betula Alba Juice, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Beta-Glucan, Betaine, Panthenol, Cellulose Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Behind this fit score

Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

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