Biodance
First Synergy Toner
Biodance First Synergy Toner is a 150ml toner with Tocopherol, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp.
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- Suited to
- Dehydrated skinSensitive skinDull, uneven tone
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Tocopherol in a tonerRoutines that want Tocopherol and Chondrus Crispus Extract in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Tocopherol toner sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The First Synergy Toner is a 150ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The antioxidant it is built around is Tocopherol, named twenty-eighth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Chondrus Crispus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract and Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, so the antioxidant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Tocopherol stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the toner Biodance sells in Korea, Tocopherol and all.
Key benefits
- Tocopherol, the antioxidant this toner is built around
- Chondrus Crispus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract and Cynanchum Atratum Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Althaea Rosea Flower Extract and Panthenol further down the same list
- Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid further down the same list
- Tocopherol named twenty-eighth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Original Korean Formula, the toner sold on Korean shelves
Key actives
Tocopherolantioxidant
Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. On this toner's own ingredient list it is named twenty-eighth.
Chondrus Crispus Extractplant extract
Chondrus Crispus is Irish moss, a red seaweed. It is loaded with carrageenan, so it hydrates and thickens at once, and it leaves a cushioned, slippery film. The panel names it seventeenth on this toner's list, beside Tocopherol.
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extractplant extract
Sugarcane Extract carries natural glycolic acid and sugars. In cosmetics it is used as a humectant; the acid content is far too low to work as an exfoliant. The panel names it eighteenth on this toner's list, beside Tocopherol.
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extractplant extract
Soybean Seed Extract carries isoflavones, plant sterols and soy proteins. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract. It is named nineteenth on this toner's list, alongside Tocopherol.
Cynanchum Atratum Extractplant extract
Cynanchum Atratum is a root used in Korean traditional practice. Its extract is used as a conditioning plant extract in formulas for reactive skin. The panel names it twentieth on this toner's list, beside Tocopherol.
Biodance First Synergy 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 Tocopherol and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market toner or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Tocopherol and all. We match this toner to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
What else is on the list besides Tocopherol?
Chondrus Crispus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract and Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Tocopherol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract and Panthenol.
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Duties are prepaid. Nothing is owed at delivery. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
Orders ship from our California warehouse, dispatched within 2 business days, and arrive in 3 to 5 days. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.
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 - 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.
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.
Import duties are paid by us before the parcel reaches you, so nothing is owed at the door, 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.
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How to use
- Use the First Synergy 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 your serum and moisturizer, and the damp layer it leaves is what the step above 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 Tocopherol on the list.
- Introduce this toner on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Tocopherol rather than to three changes at once.
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Biodance, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula toner from Biodance, 150ml formulated with Tocopherol and Chondrus Crispus 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.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
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.
People with dry, flaky skin are more likely to see a benefit from using vitamin E because it enhances moisturization.
Amy Kassouf, 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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