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Anua Rice 70 + Ceramide for combination skin

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  • SuperiorCombination Skin Fit
  • HighEffectiveness
  • ExcellentSafety

One of the best toners for combination skin.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with combination skin: an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, and dry cheeks. 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

  • Excellent suitability for your combination skin is provided by ceramide NP and hyaluronic acid, which work to repair your skin barrier and offer humectant action, respectively.
  • Glycerin and rice bran water further enhance hydration, indirectly helping to manage oily shine on your combination skin.
  • The product is safe for your skin, as it contains no harsh ingredients and includes soothing components like panthenol and allantoin.

How to apply

  • Use this hydrating toner in your AM and PM routines. Start 3 times a week and move to daily use if your skin likes it.
  • Apply this hydrating toner after your cleanser and before your moisturizer or SPF. This keeps your skin balanced and ready.
  • Gently press 2-3 drops of the hydrating toner into your skin with your hands. Let it ⏳absorb for a minute before the next step.
  • Apply the hydrating toner on slightly damp skin to help it absorb better. Clean skin gives the best results for your oily shine goal.
  • Avoid the eye area when using your hydrating toner. Always do a quick patch test before your first use.

People Say

★4.6Overall rating based on 400+ reviews

Users consistently praise this toner for delivering a "glass skin" finish, offering lightweight yet deep hydration that leaves the skin plump and radiant without feeling heavy. While highly effective for brightening and soothing sensitive or acne-prone skin, some users with very dry skin find it requires layering or a heavier moisturizer, and a small minority experienced breakouts.

Highlights

  • Glow and radiance Mostly Mentioned
    • “gives me healthy glow from inside”
    • “achieves that coveted glass-like complexion”
    • “skin looks nourished and luminous”
    • “promotes a lit-from-within glow”
  • Lightweight hydration Often Mentioned
    • “absorbs quickly without sticky residue”
    • “lightweight milky texture”
    • “feels instantly hydrating”
    • “glides effortlessly onto skin”
  • Skin softening Sometimes Noted
    • “makes my skin smooth”
    • “leaves skin plump and refreshed”
    • “softens my skin”
    • “perfect makeup base”
  • Soothing and barrier Sometimes Noted
    • “calm down my redness”
    • “strengthened and healed my skin barrier”
    • “soothes any irritation”
    • “feels like a gentle hug”
  • Caused breakouts Rarely Noted
    • “caused a flare up”
    • “increased amount of closed comedones”
    • “broke me out”
    • “triggered my fungal acne”
  • Caused irritation Rarely Noted
    • “stings on sensitive skin”
    • “felt little burn”
    • “caused irritation and redness”
  • Insufficient hydration Rarely Noted
    • “not very hydrating”
    • “doesn't have that long lasting moisturizing layer”
    • “need to follow up with additional skincare”
    • “felt tight after a few hours”
  • Left residue Rarely Noted
    • “leaves a residue”
    • “clings to my face”
    • “felt a bit tacky”

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Questions and answers

What makes Anua Rice 70 + Ceramide a great fit for combination skin?

Anua Rice 70 + Ceramide is a great fit because ceramide NP and hyaluronic acid repair your skin barrier and draw in moisture. Glycerin and rice bran water add deep hydration while helping to manage oily shine on your combination skin, and soothing ingredients like panthenol keep your skin calm.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which ingredients make this toner a good fit for combination skin?

Ceramide NP and hyaluronic acid make this toner a great fit by repairing your skin barrier and boosting moisture. Glycerin and rice bran water add extra hydration that helps manage oily shine, while panthenol and allantoin soothe your skin.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022

What does Rice Bran Water do for combination skin?

Rice Bran Water helps hydrate dry areas while keeping oily spots balanced, making it a good fit for combination skin. It works by adding moisture without feeling heavy, and it is unlikely to irritate normal or sensitive areas.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2011

What do Ceramides do for combination skin?

Ceramides help balance combination skin by supporting the skin barrier in dry areas without feeling heavy on oily zones, keeping the skin smooth and comfortable. They play an essential role in maintaining the outer water barrier, and a moisturizer with ceramides and light hydrators works well for this skin type.

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2003

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

This hydrating toner is used in the morning after cleansing and before your moisturizer and SPF, and it can also be used in weekly routines after cleansing masks. It is unlikely to cause irritation and helps balance your combination skin because it contains gentle, barrier-repairing ingredients like ceramide NP and hyaluronic acid.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022International Journal of Dermatology, 2008

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

You can use this hydrating toner with retinol by applying the toner first to boost moisture and help soothe your skin before adding your retinol treatment. Using a barrier-supporting product like this helps reduce dryness and irritation while you use retinoids. This approach is safe and well-tolerated by your skin type.

Cutis, 2006Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012

How often should I use this toner?

You can use this hydrating toner daily in your morning and weekly routines as part of your skincare steps. It features ceramide NP and hyaluronic acid, which help repair your skin barrier and keep your skin soft while managing oily shine.

The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022

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

This toner is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for combination skin because it contains no harsh ingredients and features soothing components. Reviewers rarely report breakouts from this product.

Is this toner fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.

What the research says

  • A lipid mixture enriched by ceramide NP with fatty acids of diverse chain lengths significantly improved skin barrier recovery rate, stratum corneum integrity, and hydration compared to a vehicle cream in healthy adult male volunteers with corticosteroid-impaired skin.

    Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022
  • Emulsions containing ceramides 1 and 3 improved skin hydration and reduced transepidermal water loss in sodium lauryl sulfate-irritated skin of fifteen healthy Asian women compared to a control emulsion.

    International Journal of Dermatology, 2008
  • 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
  • Topical dexpanthenol acts as a moisturizer, improves stratum corneum hydration, accelerates wound healing and epidermal regeneration, reduces erythema, and improves symptoms of skin irritation compared to vehicle or no pretreatment.

    American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2002
  • Topical gel and cream formulations containing niosomes entrapped with rice bran bioactive compounds improved skin hydration, lightening, thickness, roughness, and elasticity in 30 human volunteers over 28 days compared to baseline.

    Pharmaceutical Biology, 2012
  • Gel and cream formulations containing rice bran bioactive compounds entrapped in niosomes increased in vitro antioxidant activity (ORAC values of 20-28 micromol TE/g versus 16-18 micromol TE/g for placebo), enhanced lipid peroxidation inhibition in human sebum by about 1.5 times, and improved in vivo human skin hydration by approximately 3 to 30% depending on the measurement technique.

    Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2011
  • Stirring Nukadoko fermented rice bran beds by hand leads to temporary settlement of microorganisms on human skin with quick shedding.

    FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.

    Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012
  • 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 dexpanthenol formulated in lipophilic vehicles improved stratum corneum hydration and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control in humans.

    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 2000
  • Hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid plus dexpanthenol, and isotonic saline nasal sprays all significantly improved dry nose symptoms over four weeks in 240 patients, with hyaluronic acid plus dexpanthenol providing superior nasal moisturisation compared to the other two.

    Auris, Nasus, Larynx, 2020

Ingredients

Water, Rice Bran Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide Np, Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Allantoin, Betaine, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium Edta

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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