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Beauty of Joseon
Glow Replenishing Rice Milk
A 150 mL milky toner with rice extract, panthenol and ceramide NP. It fits as an optional layer after cleansing and before the rest of your routine.
Milky toners
Typically used at routine step 3.
A milky toner sits between a watery toner and a lotion. The emulsion carries a small amount of emollient alongside the humectants, so it hydrates and softens in one pass. That makes it a useful simplification for dry, tight or winter-reactive skin, where a purely watery layer evaporates before it helps, and for anyone who wants fewer steps without dropping to bare moisturiser.
Products
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medicube
PDRN Salmon DNA Milky Toner
A milky salmon-PDRN toner with niacinamide, emollient oils, panthenol, ceramides and peptides. It gives more moisturising slip than a watery toner and may suit dry or dehydrated-feeling skin best.
How the milky toners we hold compare
Texture, size and “best for” come from our product research. Notable ingredients are matched by exact name in each verified ingredient list: presence only, which says nothing about concentration or effect. “No Parfum listed” means the list declares no added fragrance; plant extracts and waters can still carry a scent.
| Product | Texture | Size | Notable listed ingredients | Fragrance | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk | Not recorded | 150ml | Ceramides, Hyaluronic acid, Panthenol, Centella / madecassoside | No Parfum listed | Not recorded |
| medicube PDRN Salmon DNA Milky Toner | Light milky lotion-toner. | 150ml | Ceramides, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic acid, Panthenol, PDRN (sodium DNA), Centella / madecassoside | No Parfum listed | Dry or dehydrated skin needing a richer toner texture |
How we research milky toners
We currently track 2 published products here. Every entry is compiled from manufacturer ingredient disclosures, published cosmetic science literature and UK retailer listings. We do not run clinical trials, and we do not publish a product until its formulation details have been checked against a source we can cite.
- Formulation: INCI lists, key actives, fragrance and alcohol status where the brand discloses them.
- Evidence: what the published research suggests for the key ingredients, and what it does not establish.
- UK availability: retailer listings and prices, with the date each was last checked. Where a price is not recent enough to quote, we say “check latest price” instead of guessing.
Results from cosmetic products are formulation-dependent and vary between people. Read our review methodology, browse the ingredient explainers or compare options in the comparison tool.
Choosing milky toners
- Useful if watery toners disappear on your skin without leaving it comfortable.
- Can replace both toner and a light essence when you want a shorter routine.
- Oily and congestion-prone skin may prefer a watery toner plus a gel moisturiser instead.
For a full step-by-step order for your skin type, see the routine guides. To narrow by skin type and concern, use the product finder, or browse every step on the product types index. Scoring is explained in our review methodology.