Brightening Toners

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Achieve a radiant and luminous complexion with these brightening toners. Designed to target dullness, uneven skin tone, and discoloration, these transformative formulas work to reveal a more youthful and vibrant appearance. Whether you're looking to fade dark spots, minimize the appearance of pores, or simply enhance your natural glow, these brightening toners offer a range of options to suit every skin type and concern.

Glow RecipeCloudberry Bright Essence Toner™

ITEM: 2734606

Size: 2.53 oz

737 Reviews

$52.00

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i've been looking for a toner that brightens/helps with uneven skin tone as i've always just been using hydrating toners. i love that it has vitamins, rice water, glycerin, oats to brighten and hydrate the skin! ...Glow Recipe has some of the best products for people who need to brighten and hydrate their skin! This one specifically brightens more than hydrates. ...new brightening toner!...Love this toner!

What it is: A concentrated essence toner formulated with cloudberry, a superfruit rich in vitamin C, and powerhouse antioxidant CoQ10.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cloudberry Concentrate: Is fermented for enhanced absorption and efficacy and is also packed with vitamins C and E to visibly brighten and hydrate skin.
- Coenzyme Q10: Is a powerful, highly biocompatible antioxidant that visibly strengthens skin while synergizing with the active ingredients in your routine, boosting the benefits you see.
- Glycerin 5% and Rice Water: Seal in moisture, hydrate, and nourish skin.

Mario BadescuGlycolic Acid Toner

ITEM: 2192086

Size: 8 oz/ 236 mL

54 Reviews

$24.50

After only 4 days of use I can already notice a difference on my skin. It glows and the dark spots are starting to lighten....Love this toner. Keeps my skin clear and bright. Have not gotten a single blemish since I started using this.

What it is: A resurfacing toner with a mild, alcohol-free, and visibly age-defying formula to brighten and balance your skin’s appearance.

Skin Type: Dry and Combination

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Glycolic Acid: Is an exfoliating ingredient that leaves skin looking brighter and smoother.
- Grapefruit Extract: Visibly rejuvenates and refreshes skin.
- Aloe Vera: Soothes and hydrates, visibly restoring skin’s brightness.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is als

Function of Beauty PROThe Blonde Hero Brass Color Toning Hair Goal Concentrate Mix-In

Size: 0.13 oz / 4 mL - The Blonde Hero Brass Color Toning Concentrate·ITEM: 2706687

88 Reviews

$6.00

The hair color I have after using a hair lightening spray is more yellow toned than I would prefer, so I choose to use purple toner/conditioner to achieve a more cool toned look. ...I will use it in between my appointments to keep my hair bright

What it is: A Hair Goal Concentrate for brass-toning, designed to be added to any Function of Beauty PRO haircare product to customize your formula.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Brassiness
- Color Safe

Key Benefits:
- Controls frizz
- Supports humidity resistance

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lavender, Rosemary, and Violet Extracts: Help brass-toning.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: The Blonde Hero Hair Goal Concentrate is specifically designed for blonde, gray, or highlighted hair to tone

$38.00

Brighten Moisturizing Pads...They leave my skin feeling so moisturized and bright. Will continue to use !...Brighten skin...I like that they're soft and gentle on my skin. They make my skin bright and reduce redness.

What it is: A set of daily toner pads with vitamin C and green tea enzyme to visibly brighten skin and fade dark spots like post-breakout marks and sunspots.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Wipes

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Pure Vitamin C and Niacinamide: Help visibly brighten and fade dark spots, including post-breakout marks and sunspots.
- Green Tea-Derived Enzyme and PHA: Gently exfoliate and dissolve dead skin cells.
- Hydro-Soothing Complex (Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Allantoin, and Panthenol): Hydrates and cushions the formula to soothe skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten

$57.00

Exfoliates and brightens...This toner changed my skin. I am always on the hunt for a good toner, and this one was right up my alley! ...The Lotus Toner is so good my skin loves it! Love how it has helped even my texture and brighten my skin tone.

What it is: An exfoliating daily toner that fades the appearance of darks spots in all skin tones and tightens the look of pores—for more even-looking tone and texture.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Uneven Texture, Pores and Dark Spots


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rainbow Algae Extract: Visibly fades dark spots.

- Super Lotus: Smooths the look of lines and adds visible radiance.

- Succinic Acid: Decongests and tightens the appearance of pores.

Kiehl's Since 1851Ultra Facial Toner

ITEM: 2664233

Size: 8.4 oz / 250 mL

199 Reviews

$36.00

Holy Grail of Toners...The perfect toner - and at this price point it's hard to even consider buying anything else...I have REALLY bad hormonal acne prone skin. My face is dotted with scars and redness. This has helped my skin recover enough to renew better and lighten these.

What it is: A mild yet effective facial toner for all skin types.
Skin Type: Normal and Dry

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Apricot Kernel Oil: Moisturizes and softens skin while helping retain clarity and suppleness.
- Avocado Oil: Helps to restore the natural moisture of the skin.
- Squalane: Supports skin’s natural moisture balance to keep it extra soft and supple.

What Else You Need to Know: For optimally hydrated skin, use face toner with the other formulas in the Ultra Facial regimen.

DermalogicaMulti-Active Toner

ITEM: 2002129

Size: 8.4 oz/ 250 mL

346 Reviews

$65.00

I love this toner. Completely OBSESSED. Not only does it brighten up my dull aging skin, because face it we are not getting any younger... it firms up my fine lines around my eyes and mouth. ...Refreshing feeling toner...This is a great toner. While most other toners I’ve used leave my skin feeling dried out, this toner feels refreshing.

What it is: A light facial toner spray that hydrates and refreshes skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Dryness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Spray

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lavender: Soothes skin.
- Humectants: Attracts moisture to skin and hydrates.
- Arnica: Soothes and has anti-inflammatory properties.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.

$64.00

I love this toner!!! Doesn't dry out my skin like other toners do. ...I’ve only used this product for about 3 days and it’s made a huge difference in my skin already! It’s gotten rid of irregularities in my skins complexion and helped lighten scars from previous acne issues.

What it is: A gentle, alcohol-free toner formulated for normal and oily skin, that leaves the skin feeling soothed after cleansing.

Skin Type: Combination.

Skincare Concerns: Redness, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Oiliness

Formulation: Lightweight Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Calendula Extract and Allatoin: Soothe skin.
- Great Burdock: Moisturizes dry skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This hydrating, alcohol-free toner soothes and improves the feel of skin. It is made with calendula flower petals handpicked in the Mediterranean.

Dr. Jart+Teatreement™ Toner

ITEM: 2300267

Size: 4.05 oz/ 120 mL

480 Reviews

$40.50

Oil prone skin only...I wouldn't recommend this toner for everyday use as it tends to dry similar to toners with alcohol in the ingredients. ...The smell alone leaves me feeling bright and happy. I wouldn’t recommend another toner more.

What it is: A purifying toner that removes excess dirt and oil while visibly rebalancing, soothing, hydrating, and reducing the look of redness.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Teatreement™ Solution (Tea Tree Leaf Extract, Tea Tree Leaf Oil, 4-Terpineol): Targets problematic areas and supports skin‘s pH balance.
- Green Calming Complex (Green Tea Extract, Aloe Vera Leaf Extract, Chamomile Flower Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract): Soothes and hydrates.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phtha

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“I received the Peace Out Acne Gel Moisturizer in exchange for my honest review. This gel contains salicylic acid, which is marketed to gently exfoliate the skin, refine pores, strengthen the moisture barrier, reduce the appearance of imperfections, and brighten the complexion for clearer skin”
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“This glow toner definitely leaves you glowing. Its soft on skin makes my skin feel so soft and smooth ,it's great for pores and reduces the appearance of them”
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“this is the best toner I have tried. it makes my skin so smooth. the sent is not my favorite, but it works amazing, so it's fine”
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“love this toner! it’s perfect if you have sensitive skin & looking to fade acne marks. you have to be patient with this product if you don’t see results right away, it takes some time but it works. feels so nice on the skin too”
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“I found the shade to be a great fit and found that it did a good job at brightening without settling into fine lines. Since it is a light coverage concealer I did not find it to the greatest job at concealing a breakout; it is best for brightening and did not cause any adverse reactions to my sensitive combination skin”
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“Best toner if you have acne! Helps keep my face very clear”
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