Dr.G A' Clear Balancing Toner 200ml
A' Clear Balancing Toner is Dr.G's toner (200ml), built around Succinic Acid and Panthenol. It is used right after cleansing, to rebalance the skin and prep it for the next step. This is the Original Korean Formula, not a version reworked for US retail.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Succinic Acid in a tonerRoutines that want Succinic Acid and Asiatic Acid in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Succinic Acid toner sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The A' Clear Balancing Toner is a 200ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The active it is built around is Succinic Acid, named seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside and Madecassic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Succinic Acid 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 Dr.G sells in Korea, Succinic Acid and all.
Key benefits
- Succinic Acid, the active this toner is built around
- Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid and Madecassoside on the same list, actives
- Lactobionic Acid and Mandelic Acid further down the same list
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Lactobacillus Ferment further down the same list
- Succinic Acid named seventh on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Original Korean Formula, the toner sold on Korean shelves
Key actives
Succinic Acidactive
Succinic Acid is a small organic acid used for the look of blemish-prone skin and as a pH adjuster. It is far milder than an AHA at the levels used here. On this toner's own ingredient list it is named seventh.
Asiatic Acidactive
Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers. It is named twenty-second on this toner's list, alongside Succinic Acid.
Asiaticosideactive
Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised. It is named twenty-third on this toner's list, alongside Succinic Acid.
Madecassic Acidactive
Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula. It is named twenty-fourth on this toner's list, alongside Succinic Acid.
Madecassosideactive
Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams. It is named twenty-fifth on this toner's list, alongside Succinic Acid.
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 Succinic Acid and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market toner or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Succinic Acid 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 Succinic Acid?
Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside and Madecassic Acid. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Succinic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassoside, Lactobionic Acid and Mandelic Acid.
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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
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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 it right after cleansing while the face is still slightly damp, which is when a watery layer spreads furthest.
- Pour a little into your palms or onto a cotton round and press it over the face rather than rubbing it in.
- Follow within a minute with your serum and moisturizer, so the water you just added has something to sit under.
- Do not let it dry down completely before the next step, since a bare surface undoes most of what this layer is for.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this toner on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Succinic Acid on the list.
- Lactobionic Acid and Mandelic Acid on this list makes this toner an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Korean-market original
A' Clear Balancing Toner, 200ml, Dr.G's toner with Succinic Acid and Panthenol.
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 the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic Small, preliminary studies suggest that madecassoside can dial down inflammatory cellular messengers called cytokines, including those that are typically turned on during an acne flare.
Whitney Bowe, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
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