Fresh Tea Face Toner

The step that makes every other step work harder.

Toner earned a bad reputation from the alcohol-soaked astringents of the 1990s. This isn't that. It's a treatment step: it resets pH after cleansing so what follows absorbs properly, and it delivers actives of its own.

Green and white tea extracts for antioxidant defense, niacinamide for tone, and mandelic and phytic acids — two of the gentlest exfoliating acids, chosen because mature skin doesn't tolerate harsh ones — plus an amino-acid and fruit-extract complex.

Presses in weightlessly.

How to use: morning and night after cleansing, before serum. Best for: uneven tone and texture, and anyone whose serums seem to sit on top of their skin.