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Licorice First Essence$27.05Cicaterol Toner 200ml
A calming toner in a 200ml bottle. It is meant for blemish prone skin that wants a calm first step.
No reviews yet$30.00
200 ml
$15.00 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Blemish prone skinCombination skinOily skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- A calmer looking faceA plain first stepDaily use
In stock. Arrives in 3 to 7 business days
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How it works
A thin clear liquid pressed on with the palms straight after cleansing. It dries down without tack, which is what an even serum layer depends on. An essence does something close to this but sits heavier, so a watery first layer is the quicker way to open a routine. It goes on before every other leave-on step, which is what lets the rest of the routine spread evenly. The honest test is the minute after it dries down: comfortable and even, or still tight.
Key benefits
- calms the look of visible redness and reactivity
- preps the surface so what follows absorbs more evenly
- is the authentic Korean-market formula, not a US-shelf reformulation
- carries the intact Korean-market packaging and batch code rather than an over-labeled substitute
How to use
- Press it on as the first leave-on step of the morning and evening, on skin still damp from the sink.
- Two or three passes with the palms cover the whole face and use less than a cotton round would.
- Go over the sides of the nose and the jaw, the two places most people leave dry.
- Avoid dragging a soaked cotton round across the cheeks, since the pull is harder on the skin than the liquid is.
What is this product, and who is it for?
It is a calming toner in a 200ml bottle, made for blemish prone skin that wants a calm first step. That is the difference from a cream, which is built to stay on the surface instead of settling in seconds. What you can judge yourself is how the skin feels a minute later and how easily the next step spreads.
Should I use this morning and night?
Both, as the first leave-on step each time. In the morning it goes on before serum, moisturizer and sunscreen; at night it goes on before serum and moisturizer with nothing after them. If you only want it once a day, make it the evening, because that is when the surface has just come out of a cleanse.
Do I need a cotton pad for it?
No, and the palms use less. Pour a small pool into one hand, press it over the face in two or three passes, and go over the sides of the nose and the jaw. Cotton takes two or three times as much liquid for the same coverage, and dragging it across the cheeks is harder on the skin than the liquid is.
Can I use this with an exfoliant or a strong serum?
Yes, and this goes first. It is the water step, so it comes before anything stronger rather than after it. Let it settle, apply the stronger step, then your moisturizer. If your skin is having a reactive week, keep the strong step to alternate evenings and use this one every day.
Full INCI (5): Water (Aqua), Propanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract (2%), 1,2-Hexanediol, Beta-Sitosterol
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.
5 of 5 explained
- Water (Aqua) solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Propanediol humectant
- Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
- Centella Asiatica Extract (2%) plant extract
- Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Beta-Sitosterol emollient
- Phytosterols are plant sterols, structurally close to the cholesterol in skin's own lipid layer. They soften skin and help the oil phase of a formula hold together.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809623941958
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 200 ml
- Category
- Toner
- Actives
- Centella Asiatica
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
5
Ingredients declared
No fragrance
on the list
Worth knowing
- Patch test on a small area of the jaw first if your skin reacts easily to something new.
- Leave a picked or broken area alone until it has closed rather than pressing over it.
Complete the routine
- This itembeplain Cicaterol Toner 200ml$30.00
- The treatment step of this routinebeplain BHA Peeling Ampoule 30ml$27.50
- Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinbeplain Mung Bean pH-Balanced Cleansing Foam 80ml$17.50
Total for 3 items$75.00
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A calming toner for blemish prone skin that wants a calm first step, sold in the Original Korean Formula.
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.
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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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