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Mamonde Pore Clean Toner for dry skin

Caution

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A poor match for dry skin; the products alongside fit it better.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. 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 pore cleansing for your dry skin due to sea silt and houttuynia cordata extract, but the inclusion of alcohol can exacerbate dryness and flakiness.
  • While the formula aims to decongest pores, the drying nature of alcohol and a lack of deeply hydrating ingredients make it unsuitable for your dry skin type.

How to apply

  • Use this toner AM and PM every day to help with dry or flaky skin. Always pair with SPF in the morning.
  • Apply this toner after cleansing and before your moisturizer to keep your skin soft.
  • Gently press 2-3 drops of the toner into your skin and let it absorb. Avoid rubbing.
  • Apply the toner on slightly damp skin to help with moisture absorption.
  • Avoid the eye area and do a patch test before your first use.

People Say

★3.9Overall rating based on 100+ reviews

Users with oily and combination skin generally praise this bi-phase toner for its ability to effectively absorb excess sebum and leave a matte, fresh finish without stripping moisture. While many appreciate its deep cleansing properties and cooling sensation, some reviewers note that it does not significantly shrink pore size and the high alcohol content can be irritating for sensitive or dry skin types.

Highlights

  • Effective oil control Mostly Mentioned
    • “face barely blots now”
    • “less oily finish”
    • “controls oil all day”
    • “matte not greasy”
  • Deep pore cleansing Often Mentioned
    • “cotton pad turns brown”
    • “pulls out dirt”
    • “skin feels super clean”
    • “removes dead skin”
  • High alcohol content Often Mentioned
    • “smells like booze”
    • “stings sensitive areas”
    • “too much alcohol”
    • “irritated my acne”
  • Non-stripping hydration Sometimes Noted
    • “skin feels soft”
    • “not drying at all”
    • “hydrating for a pore toner”
    • “doesn't strip skin”
  • Refreshing sensation Sometimes Noted
    • “very refreshing”
    • “cooling on skin”
    • “feels nice and cold”
    • “soothes heated skin”
  • Limited pore results Sometimes Noted
    • “pores look same”
    • “didn't remove blackheads”
    • “no miracle for pores”
    • “just a basic toner”
  • Packaging issues Sometimes Noted
    • “leaked in package”
    • “pump is messy”
    • “spills easily”
    • “cap doesn't seal well”
  • Key ingredients Rarely Noted
    • “love the mud powder”
    • “heartleaf calms skin”
    • “mud absorbs oil well”
    • “good ingredient list”
  • Inconvenient usability Rarely Noted
    • “annoying to shake”
    • “forget to mix it”
    • “mud stays at bottom”
    • “hard to mix”
  • Strong fragrance Rarely Noted
    • “scent is too strong”
    • “heavily fragranced”
    • “smell lingers”
    • “perfume is unnecessary”

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Questions and answers

Why does Lovi advise caution with Mamonde Pore Clean for dry skin?

Lovi advises caution because the alcohol in this toner can make dry skin even more flaky and dry, while lacking enough deep hydrators and heavy smoothing ingredients. A toner for dry skin needs plenty of soothing hydration and rich softening ingredients to keep skin soft and comfortable.

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

This toner is a poor fit for dry skin mainly because it contains alcohol, which can make dryness and flakiness worse. A product for this skin needs plenty of rich moisturizing agents and soothing ingredients to keep it soft and comfortable without causing dryness.

What does Houttuynia Cordata Extract do for dry skin?

Houttuynia cordata extract helps calm dry skin by reducing inflammation and protecting cells from sun and oxidative damage. It also supports skin barrier proteins, which is useful since a product of this type for dry skin needs nourishing oils and humectants to lock in moisture.

Antioxidants, 2022Plants, 2021

What does Rosehip Fruit Extract do for dry skin?

Rosehip Fruit Extract helps nourish dry skin and is unlikely to cause irritation. Topical treatments containing rosehip extract may reduce redness and inflammation, though current clinical evidence remains insufficient to recommend its routine use.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024

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

This toner is a poor match for dry skin because the alcohol in it can make dryness and flakiness worse. A toner for dry skin needs plenty of hydrating and nourishing ingredients to keep the skin soft and comfortable.

Can I use it with retinol, and in what order?

Using this toner with retinol is not recommended for dry skin, because the alcohol in the formula can make dryness and flakiness worse. A toner for this skin needs gentle, deeply hydrating ingredients like glycerin and soothing plant extracts to keep the face soft and comfortable.

How often should I use this toner?

This toner is a poor match for dry skin because the alcohol it contains may increase dryness and flakiness. Dry skin needs a hydrating toner with ingredients like glycerin and soothing plant extracts to keep it soft and comfortable.

Can it clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?

This toner is unlikely to clog pores, but the alcohol in it may make dry skin even drier and flaky. A product for this skin needs rich hydrating ingredients and gentle pore-clearing extracts without heavy drying alcohols.

Is this toner fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

It contains fragrance (parfum) and drying alcohol (alcohol).

What the research says

  • Long-term use of various types of Dead Sea mud on healthy skin over four weeks was well tolerated and did not compromise barrier integrity, showing no noticeable changes in TEWL, skin pH, melanin, and erythema levels, along with a slight firming effect from salted mud.

    International Journal of Dermatology, 2021
  • A 30-minute single application of three types of Dead Sea mud on healthy female adult volunteers was well tolerated with short-lived moisturizing effects and no negative impact on barrier integrity, pH, and erythema and melanin levels.

    Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2018
  • A hyperoside-enriched fraction of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. inhibited UVB-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen degradation in human dermal fibroblasts by regulating the MAPK signaling pathway.

    Plants, 2021
  • Quercetin phospholipids 1% cream significantly reduced UV-, histamine-, and chemical-induced skin erythema (-10.05%) and mean wheal diameter in 30 healthy human volunteers, showing comparable efficacy to 1% dexchlorpheniramine cream.

    Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2016
  • Quercetin-loaded niosomes formulated with Span60-RH40 at a 9:11 mass ratio improved quercetin solubility, photostability, sustained release, and transdermal penetration, yielding a skin retention 2.95 times higher than quercetin solution.

    Molecules, 2019
  • Optimized rutin-loaded glycerosomes formulated into a nanosunscreen gel demonstrated sustained drug release, greater skin permeation, good antioxidant activity, and better epidermal retention compared to the dermis, indicating high safety, stability, and sun protection factor values for topical administration.

    Gels, 2023
  • Topical treatments containing rosehip extract may reduce the size and erythema of postsurgical scars through macrophage polarization and inflammatory cytokine inhibition, though current clinical evidence remains insufficient to recommend its routine use.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
  • Sunflower and rosehip oil nanoemulsions prepared with a mix of phospholipids and synthetic emulsifiers permeated intact skin to the dermis and showed a more prominent healing effect in a human organotypic skin explant culture wound model compared to nanoemulsions prepared only with phospholipids.

    Pharmaceutics, 2023
  • Topical treatment with rosehip seed oil stimulates hair growth in telogenic C57BL/6 mice by inducing the early transition of hair follicles from the telogen to the anagen phase and upregulating hair growth-associated genes.

    Preventive Nutrition and Food Science, 2023
  • Artemisia princeps-derived nanovesicles accelerate cell proliferation, decrease senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity, inhibit MMP-1 activity more effectively than EGCG, and increase procollagen type I expression in human dermal cells and skin models.

    Journal of Extracellular Biology, 2025
  • Artemisia annua aqueous extract increased the itching threshold, inhibited TSLP expression, and promoted FLG mRNA expression in in vitro and in vivo models.

    Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024
  • Artemisia Capillaris Thunb. extract protects human HaCaT keratinocytes from UVB-induced apoptosis and inflammation by suppressing the cGAS/STING signaling pathway.

    Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B, Biology, 2024
  • 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
  • A red ginseng hydrogel formulation with 1,2-hexanediol promoted selective growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and decreased Cutibacterium acnes in 20 female subjects.

    Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022
  • Sensory skin irritation potential of 1,2-alkanediols increased with alkane chain length, whereas 1,2-hexanediol showed the lowest objective skin irritation potential compared to both shorter and longer chain lengths, and percutaneous absorption negatively correlated with alkane chain length.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011

Ingredients

Water, Alcohol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Xylitol, Sea Silt, Ppg-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate, Parfum, Calcium Chloride, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Disodium Edta, Sucrose, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Rice Extract, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Glycine Soja Extract Sprout Soybean Extract Sprout, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Indole Acetic Acid

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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