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Yam Root Vegan Milk Toner
Yam root extract at 80 percent is the first ingredient on this 200 ml toner's own list, ahead of water, with ceramide NP and cholesterol behind it: a milk-textured first layer with a barrier lipid pair most toners never carry.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
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- Shoppers looking for Ceramide NP in a tonerRoutines that want Ceramide NP and Cholesterol in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Ceramide NP toner sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Yam Root Vegan Milk Toner is a 200ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The barrier lipid it is built around is Ceramide NP, named thirteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Cholesterol, Deoxyphytantriyl Palmitamide MEA and Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, so the barrier lipid is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Ceramide NP 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 Isntree sells in Korea, Ceramide NP and all.
Key benefits
- Ceramide NP, the barrier lipid this toner is built around
- Cholesterol and Deoxyphytantriyl Palmitamide MEA on the same list, barrier lipids
- Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract and Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Undaria Pinnatifida Extract and Laminaria Japonica Extract further down the same list
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract and Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract further down the same list
- Ceramide NP named thirteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Ceramide NPbarrier lipid
Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy. On this toner's own ingredient list it is named thirteenth.
Cholesterolbarrier lipid
Cholesterol is the third of the three lipids the outer layer of skin is built from, with ceramides and fatty acids. Formulas that carry all three are following the ratio skin itself holds. It is named fourteenth on this toner's list, alongside Ceramide NP.
Deoxyphytantriyl Palmitamide MEAbarrier lipid
A synthetic ceramide-like lipid. It sits in the spaces between skin cells the way skin's own ceramides do and helps hold water in. The panel names it thirty-third on this toner's list, beside Ceramide NP.
Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extractplant extract
Hibiscus Esculentus is okra, whose fruit is thick with mucilage. Its extract hydrates and gives a cushioned, slippery feel. The panel names it seventeenth on this toner's list, beside Ceramide NP.
Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extractplant extract
Lotus root extract. The root is starchy and mucilaginous, so the extract hydrates and leaves a soft, cushioned feel. The panel names it eighteenth on this toner's list, beside Ceramide NP.
Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk 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 Ceramide NP and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market toner or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Ceramide NP 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 Ceramide NP?
Cholesterol, Deoxyphytantriyl Palmitamide MEA and Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Ceramide NP sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract and Laminaria Japonica Extract.
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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.
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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.
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.
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How to use
- Use the Yam Root Vegan Milk 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 Ceramide NP on the list.
- Introduce this toner on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Ceramide NP rather than to three changes at once.
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Isntree, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula toner from Isntree, 200ml formulated with Ceramide NP and Cholesterol, 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.
Ceramides are part fatty acid and part amino acid and are able to be the grout that keeps the building blocks of the skin together and functioning as a barrier between the inside and outside world.
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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