byoma brightening toner

this is the description on their website: this highly concentrated brightening facial toner works to deeply clean pores, gently removing excess oil and impurities while helping to control oil production for softer, smoother skin and a more radiant complexion. featuring our unique barrier lipid complex, this lactic and mandelic acid-based formula combined with urea and birch extracts works to gently exfoliate skin to help improve tone and texture without compromising the skin barrier. 

benefits: a brightening toner that helps soften skin and control oiliness, unique barrier lipid complex helps restore the skin barrier, lactic and mandelic acids gently exfoliate, urea and birch extracts improve tone and texture, alcohol and fragrance free, gentle enough for daily use, vegan and cruelty free.

this lactic and mandelic acid-based formula gently exfoliates skin to help improve tone and texture while respecting skin barrier function. achieve balanced, radiant results as powerful as your favorite treatment - without irritation. new barrier lipid complex with the optimum concentration of ceramides and skin identical lipids delivers barrier strengthening actives to your skin in an oil-based formula for the same restorative and regenerative results you know and love from our tri-ceramide complexTM.

the packaging: there is no box so it's only the bottle. they don't even seal it with plastic sealing. but they do cover the opening with aluminum foil so everything is safe and secure. the toner itself comes in orange plastic square bottle with description at the back in english as well as ingredients list. the bottle has the same feel as the serum and moisturizer bottle, like there'a a doff layer surrounding the bottle and i can leave fingerprints on it. anyway, the top is a screw top so it's a bit of a hustle to take it off since the top is quite tall. the toner comes in 150 ml which is more than usual since usual toner comes around 100 ml. 

the scent: this one doesn't have any added fragrance so the scent that comes from this toner is due to its ingredients. and trust me, it smells something. like a bit earthy? or spicy? i can't describe it, but as i keep using it, i get used to it. it's not that annoying, but it's noticeable. so if you want your skincare to be completely scentless, then this one might not be the one for you.

the product: the toner is a transparent watery type toner. the opening is a bit big so if i use my bare hands, sometimes i might pour too much and it's hard to put it back into the bottle since the bottle is square. anyway, i think since this is an exfoliating toner, it's better to use a cotton pad to use this toner. i try to use it with cotton pad, but i don't see any dirt on the cotton pad, unlike other exfoliating toner that i've used before. anyway, if you have acne or a tiny cuts on your face, avoid those areas while using this toner because it will sting like hell. 

the result: i have a mix feeling about this toner. it's a bit hydrating but it's not much since it's not marketed as a hydrating toner. however, it does have tri-ceramide in it, so obviously it's a bit moisturizing. even though there's lactic acid in it, i don't feel it drying or irritating, perhaps because of the ceramide in it. after using this daily, i don't think it helps much with oil production but it does help calming my skin especially near my period. i don't get breakouts as bad as before. and it takes a bit faster for acne scar to lighten thanks to this toner in combination with vitamin c serum that i used daily.

overall, this toner does what it promises, so it's a good bargain for its price. however, since it's not available here, it will be pricey if you have to buy it through a preorder system. hence, not so affordable anymore. however, if you have the budget and curious about this toner, then you should try it. it's gentle enough as an exfoliating toner and not harsh on the skin. as for me, i'm glad i have the chance to try this, but unless i can buy it straight, i won't repurchase it again.