Is this toner hydrating or more of an exfoliating toner?

Hydrating and calming. There is no acid exfoliant in the ingredient list; the formula is built around Centella Asiatica extracts, Sodium Hyaluronate and Panthenol rather than AHA or BHA. This is general guidance rather than a fixed rule, so adjust it based on how your own skin or the product itself responds.

Can I use this on sensitive, reactive skin?

The Centella Asiatica and Madecassoside combination is a common choice for redness-prone skin in Korean formulation, though anyone introducing a new toner should patch test first. This is general guidance rather than a fixed rule, so adjust it based on how your own skin or the product itself responds.

Should I use a cotton pad or my hands?

Either works. A cotton pad gives more even coverage in one pass; patting with palms wastes less product and adds a light massage step. This is general guidance rather than a fixed rule, so adjust it based on how your own skin or the product itself responds.

Is this the same formula sold in Korea, or a version made for the US market?

This is TIRTIR's Korean-market formula, sourced and shipped with its original Korean-market packaging and batch coding rather than a separate US-reformulated version. Korean Pharmacy stocks the exact SKU sold through Korean retail rather than a substitute built for US shelves, which is the point of buying from a specialist rather than a general beauty retailer.

How should I store this to keep it in good condition?

Keep the cap or compact closed between uses and store it away from direct sunlight and heat, the same way you would any cosmetic. A cool, dry spot such as a drawer or cabinet keeps the texture and finish consistent for longer than leaving it exposed on a warm windowsill or in a hot car.

TIRTIR

Match Skin Toner 150ml

Name: TIRTIR Match Skin Toner 150ml
Brand: TIRTIR
SKU: 12339933205
Price: 62.5 USD
Availability: InStock

Match Skin Toner, TIRTIR's calming, barrier-supporting toner built around Centella Asiatica and Sodium Hyaluronate. It is part of TIRTIR's Korean-market skincare.

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$62.50

150 ml

$41.67 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: Combination to oily skin looking for a lightweight hydrating stepRedness-prone or easily irritated skinNormal skin building a full multi-step Korean routine

Helps with: Redness-prone or easily irritated skin looking for a calming tonerA hydrating first step before serum in a Korean routineSkin that responds well to Centella-forward formulas

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How it works

The formula leans on three separate Centella Asiatica extracts, listed as Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract and Centella Asiatica Root Extract, alongside Madecassoside, Asiaticoside and Madecassic Acid, the calming compound family the plant is known for in Korean skincare. Sodium Hyaluronate and Panthenol sit in for hydration and softness, while Niacinamide and Adenosine round out the tone and texture work, and Lactobacillus Ferment adds a fermented-ingredient layer common in Korean toner formulation. It is meant to follow cleansing and precede serum, while skin is still slightly damp, so the water-based formula has a receptive surface to work into. This particular listing is the 150ml size TIRTIR sells for the line, packaged and formulated for the Korean market rather than a separate US release.

Key benefits

Three Centella Asiatica extracts plus Madecassoside, Asiaticoside and Madecassic Acid
Sodium Hyaluronate and Panthenol for hydration
Niacinamide and Adenosine for tone and texture
Fermented ingredient (Lactobacillus Ferment) in a Korean toner base
Sourced with intact Korean-market packaging and batch coding rather than repackaged for a US-only release

How to use

Sweep a cotton pad soaked in toner across the face after cleansing, or pat a few drops directly into the skin with the palms. Follow with serum while the skin is still slightly damp so the toner's water-based actives have a base to lock in.

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Aqua/Water/Eau 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.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
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.
Niacinamide active: Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Coptis Japonica Root Extract plant extract: Coptis Japonica is a traditional East Asian medicinal root, bright yellow from its berberine content. In skincare its extract is used for the look of congested, oily skin.
Sodium Hyaluronate humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract plant extract: Cocoa Extract carries polyphenols and a little caffeine. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract and gives a faint warm tint.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract(10ppm) plant extract: Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.
Cynanchum Atratum Extract plant 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.
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract plant extract: Althaea Rosea is hollyhock, a mallow relative rich in mucilage. Its flower extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned, slippery feel.
Mentha Aquatica Extract plant extract: Water mint extract. It carries the aromatic compounds and polyphenols of the mint family and gives a faint cooling sensation on the surface.

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Lactobacillus Ferment ferment: Lactobacillus Ferment is the liquid left after lactobacillus bacteria have fermented a plant or milk substrate. It carries the small molecules the fermentation produced, including lactic acid and amino acids, and is used for the look of dull, uneven skin.
Centella Asiatica Extract 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.
Soymilk plant extract: Soymilk, the pressed water extract of soaked soybeans. It carries soy protein, isoflavones and sugars, and it is used in place of part of the water in a formula.
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract plant extract: Rice Extract is the anchor of the Korean rice-skincare category. It carries starches, amino acids and ferulic acid, and it is used for the look of dullness and for a soft, blurred finish.
Diphenyl Dimethicone silicone: Diphenyl Dimethicone is a glossy silicone used to add shine and a smooth film, particularly in lip and highlighting textures.
Methyl Gluceth-20 humectant: Methyl Gluceth-20 is a sugar-derived humectant. It holds water in the outer layer of skin and gives a smooth, cushioned slip that plain glycerin does not.
Pentylene Glycol humectant: Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
Triethylhexanoin emollient: Triethylhexanoin is a light ester emollient that softens skin and disperses pigment. It absorbs cleanly and is often used to thin a heavy oil phase.
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.
Panthenol humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier: Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.
Vinyl Dimethicone silicone: Vinyl Dimethicone is a silicone used as a building block of the crosspolymer gels that give a formula its soft, blurring feel.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster: Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
Adenosine active: Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated.
Allantoin active: 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.
Dipeptide-15 peptide: A two-amino-acid peptide used as a conditioning peptide, generally declared alongside several others rather than alone.
Lecithin emulsifier: Lecithin is a soy or sunflower-derived phospholipid, the same class of molecule cell membranes are built from. It emulsifies oil into water and is the basis of the liposomes formulators use to carry actives.
Dextrin thickener: Dextrin is a starch fragment used to thicken and to give a formula a light, powdery finish. It is also a common carrier for powdered extracts.
Aminomethyl Propanediol pH adjuster: An alkaline compound used to raise the pH of a formula, most often so an acrylate thickener will swell into a gel.
Sodium DNA(10ppm) active: Sodium DNA is the salt of DNA, in Korean skincare almost always salmon derived, and it is the ingredient behind the PDRN category. It is used as a humectant and for the look of tired skin; the fragments themselves are what the name PDRN refers to.
Tocopherol antioxidant: 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.
Epigallocatechin Gallate antioxidant: Epigallocatechin Gallate, usually written EGCG, is the main catechin in green tea and the compound most green tea claims rest on. It is used as a plant antioxidant.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
Sorbitol humectant: Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant. It hydrates like glycerin with a smoother, less sticky finish, and it adds a little body to watery textures.
Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate emulsifier: A polyglycerin ester carrying two fatty chains, which makes it more oil-loving than the single-chain version. It suits cleansing oils and rich creams.
Sucrose humectant: Sucrose is table sugar, used here as a humectant. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and, in a scrub, doubles as the physical grain.
Menadione vitamin: Menadione is a synthetic form of vitamin K. In a formula it is used at very low levels as a conditioning vitamin.
Sodium Chloride thickener: Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
Sodium Bicarbonate pH adjuster: Baking soda. In a formula it raises pH, and in a fizzing product it is the half that meets an acid and releases carbon dioxide.
Calcium Chloride mineral: Calcium Chloride is a mineral salt used in traces to balance a formula and to firm up gels made with alginate or gellan gum.
Potassium Chloride mineral: Potassium Chloride is a mineral salt used to bring a formula closer to the salt balance of skin, most often as part of a sea-water or mineral-water blend.
Madecassoside active: 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.
Asiaticoside active: 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.
Asiatic Acid active: 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.
Madecassic Acid active: 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.
Disodium EDTA chelator: EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
Carbomer thickener: Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract plant 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.

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Ingredients declared

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Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before full-face use if you are introducing a new toner to a sensitive routine.
Anyone using a retinoid or exfoliating acid the same night should introduce a new toner gradually alongside it.

Complete the routine

This itemTIRTIR Match Skin Toner 150ml$62.50
Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinTIRTIR Milk Creamy Foam Cleanser 90g$42.50
The treatment step of this routineTIRTIR ICE-COOLING WATER DROP SERUM 30ml$57.50

Total for 3 items$162.50

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Three forms of Centella, in one toner.

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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