essano Oil Control Balancing Toner

I've had a love/ hate relationship with toners. Some are too harsh, some do nothing. The first thing I noticed about this toner was that it has a short ingredients list of a small handful of effective ingredients. No fillers or harsh additions. Just a few powerful ingredients, which is all anyone needs in a skincare product.

This toner comes in a bottle with a flip top lid, I wish it had a spray top as I prefer to spray toners straight one, but I'm guessing they have a reason for this choice. I love it nonetheless.

The zinc and niacinamide combo in this toner are a winning combination. It has improved my skin tone and texture since I've been using it. It's sold me on good toners at least and I'll be buying this again in the future. I love that it's NZ made as well.

I’ve never used a toner before, so I’m actually not sure what to expect as a result. However, using this as per of the full essano system, it seemed to do a good job.

I do wish the bottle was slightly bigger. After about 2 weeks I’m almost halfway through the bottle. It would also be helpful if the bottle was a bit transparent so you could see how much product was left.

I’ve recently gotten into the idea of implementing a better skin care routine and incorporating toners more regularly. This was a great product to trial and I found the toner very refreshing and light on my skin. Unlike some other toners, it didn’t sting on an sensitive areas so that’s a definite bonus! I didn’t notice any big difference in the size of my pores unfortunately but perhaps with longer continuous use that might improve. Overall, I very much enjoyed this toner and will most likely be purchasing it in the future!

The essano Oil Control Balancing Toner is designed to balance the skin's hydration and oil levels, to be used as the second step in this essano 3 step regime.

I have been using the toner as part of my night time skincare routine. Following cleaning, I applied a little of this toner to my cotton face pad and gently wiped it over the skin. It has a cooling sensation when applied, and the same clean scent of the cleanser.

I'm not too sure if this step in the regime had a dramatic effect on my skin, but it does feel good to apply after the cleanser. Overall my skin has been feeling smooth and more balanced, so perhaps the toner is the secret!

This is a nice toner- nothing to write home about it does its job of clearing any remaining gunk off my skin that I may have missed with the cleanser- it also smells nice which I like. The downside is the packaging, its too dark to see how much you have left in the bottle and its also very flimsy- I knocked the bottle into the sink from next to the tap so a very small fall and the lid broke and no longer seals properly which is annoying. Another positive is that its cruelty free so definitely a thumbs up for this.

I enjoyed using this product. It had a nice smell to it and didn't dry my skin as much as other toners have. Although i did find if my skin had a blemish it made the blemish leaky after use - so preferred to use at night rather than the morning. So it was easy to apply makeup after toner and moisturizer use.

I trialed the Oil Control Balancing Toner from Essano. Like the cleanser, it comes in a plastic bottle and I do wish Essano would use a more environmentally friendly option. I used the toner morning and night. The instructions say to use a cotton bud to apply but I used my Garnier reusable eco pads. It would be great for beauty brands to start assuming people will use environmentally friendly options and putting these on the instructions rather they their single use alternatives. The toner feels cool and refreshing to apply. It does have quite a strong smell, although it's not necessarily unpleasant. I have noticed a very small reduction in pore size - it may be linked to the use of the toner, or may just be luck. Time will tell and I hope the trend continues. I do hate the size of my pores so it will be great if this toner works to reduce them!

I recieved this toner as part of the Essano regime and while I’m not a huge toner girl I think it works well with the cleanser and moisteriser. It’s a nice lightweight toner which soaks in instantly and removes anything the cleanser has left behind, I found it worked well around my nose which tends to be an oiler part of my face I noticed on the days I used it my face felt more balanced. I find the soft cotton pads work well to use the toner and you don’t need a huge amount.

This is a great toner, it doesn’t dry your skin out too much but it does even out skin tone and can take away excess oil when needed. Does it make a significant difference in the overall oiliness … Unfortunately not for me, I was really rooting for it but I barely noticed any difference in the oil slick that is my normal face. Will I be using it again? Yes! As I said, it works well as la basic toner and it doesn’t dry out my skin.

I reviewed the essano Oil Control Balancing Toner along with the essano Oil Control Deep Pore Cleanser and the essano Oil Control Oil-Free Moisturiser. I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a mist spray as I don't really like having to use cotton balls to apply it. It had a pleasant scent though.

It is hard to judge how the toner worked in isolation, but as a package the products made my skin quite dry initially but didn't really work to reduce overall oiliness and I still had a few breakouts. I did read somewhere though that it can take over a month to "train" your skin to be less oily with these products - so I will give it more time.