Anua
Birch Moisture Boosting Toner
White birch sap at a declared 70 percent is the first ingredient of this 250 ml Anua toner, and no water appears on the list at all, with betaine sixth, allantoin seventh and cucumber fruit extract eighth.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Allantoin in a tonerRoutines that want Allantoin and Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The Birch Moisture Boosting Toner is a 250ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The active it is built around is Allantoin, named seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Allantoin stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner format rather than by the list alone. Anua sells this Allantoin toner in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Allantoin, the active this toner is built around
- Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract and Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Hyaluronic Acid on the same list, humectants
- Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans further down the same list
- Allantoin named seventh on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Allantoinactive
Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin. On this toner's own ingredient list it is named seventh.
Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extractplant extract
Cucumber fruit extract, mostly water with sugars and amino acids. It is used as a light hydrating extract with a fresh, cooling character. It is named eighth on this toner's list, alongside Allantoin.
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extractplant extract
Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula. It is named sixteenth on this toner's list, alongside Allantoin.
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acidhumectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one. It is named tenth on this toner's list, alongside Allantoin.
Hyaluronic Acidhumectant
Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there. It is named eleventh on this toner's list, alongside Allantoin.
Anua Birch Moisture Boosting Toner
Where does this toner go in my routine?
Straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. Anything thinner than a toner goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Allantoin and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Allantoin?
Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Allantoin sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
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How to use
- Use the Birch Moisture Boosting Toner straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp.
- Pour a coin-sized pool into your palms and press it over the face in two passes rather than dragging it around with a cotton pad.
- It goes on before serum and moisturizer, and the damp layer it leaves is what the step above it holds on to.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not let it dry down completely before the next layer goes on, or you lose the reason for applying it to damp skin.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this toner on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Allantoin on the list.
- Introduce this toner on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Allantoin rather than to three changes at once.
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The Original Korean Formula toner from Anua, 250ml formulated with Allantoin and Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Anua uses a holographic QR seal that only the HiddenTag app can read. Install HiddenTag from your phone’s app store and scan the seal on the box. A camera app alone will not resolve it.
Source: Anua packaging, HiddenTag scheme
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
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