The Best Toners According to Dermatologists

This rosewater infused toner has been a beauty staple for years. Almost every makeup artist carries a bottle of it in their kit due to its unrivaled ability to remove impurities and refine pores. Its skin-nourishing formula leaves your complexion looking and feeling refreshed and creates the perfect base for either makeup or skincare.

This alcohol-free toner is gentle and provides calming and soothing properties to the skin. It also delivers a moisturizing dose of hyaluronic acid and vitamin E to your skin to prevent it from drying out.

This toner is a multi-purpose skin solution that targets everything from hyperpigmentation to oversized pores. If you are looking to revitalize dull skin and achieve a radiant base, adding this toner into your skincare routine will set you on your way to having a brighter and more luminous complexion.

Key ingredients niacinamide and arbutin work simultaneously to even the skin tone, while licorice root extract soothes your face and helps to reduce any redness or inflammation.

This luxurious silky-feel milky toner is a real treat for your skin. Elevate your skincare routine by applying this toner after cleansing and before moisturizing to get your complexion glowing. It gently removes excess oil, dirt, and impurities without leaving the skin feeling sticky.

It also contains a trio of hydrating ingredients to ensure your base stays plumped and healthy looking. Hyaluronic acid, acacia honey, and sweet almond oil all combine to leave your skin looking smooth and radiant.

CeraVe is one of our favorite drugstore brands as it never fails to provide high-quality skincare and great prices. Their hydrating toner is bathroom shelf staple and is suitable for both acne-prone and sensitive-skin.

The pH balanced formula has been infused with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and ceramides to help repair the skin barrier and lock in moisture. If you are new to toner this is the ideal product to start with as it works with every skin type.

You may recognize the brand Biodance from their overnight mask which went viral on social media this year. While we love doing their mask every so often, it’s their exfoliating toner that has made its way into our daily routine.

The innovative formula contains 8% PHA, 5-layer ceramide, along with fatty acids to gently remove dead skin cells to improve the overall appearance of your skin, reduce the signs of aging, and increase elasticity.

Give your parched skin an extra dose of hydration with this soothing toner serum from Dr. Jart+. Panthenol combines with ceramide NP to lock in moisture and nourish your skin barrier and leave your complexion looking soft and perfectly prepped for the next step in your skincare routine.

The silky texture glides onto your skin effortlessly to remove dirt and impurities and leave your base looking clean, supple, and refined.

For those with oily complexions, toners can work wonders to remove excess oil, help prevent breakouts, and improve how makeup sits on your face. This pick from The Ordinary gently exfoliates your skin leaving it looking smoother and more luminous.

This is a great pick to revitalize dull skin and get your base looking radiant again. In addition to glycolic acid, this toner also contains tasmanian pepperberry derivative to calm irritation and aloe vera to soothe your skin.

If you are looking for a toner to plump up your skin, you will love this option from Korean skincare brand COSRX. Its serum-like texture has a lightweight feel and has been infused with 6 peptides to ensure everything from fine lines to skin elasticity is left looking refreshed.

Suitable for sensitive skin, this toner provides your skin with an extra layer of moisture through its advanced formula that contains super-hydrators hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and adenosine.

Get your pores in check with this skin brightening option from Peach & Lily. It works by combining glycolic acid to remove dead skin cells and smooth your skin surface with salicylic acid to absorb excess oils and clear pores.

Applied all over the face after cleansing, this toner enhances your skin’s radiance and leaves your complexion looking fresher and healthier. It also has the added bonus of containing turmeric extract to soothe redness and calm rosacea.

These toner pads are a clean and hygienic way to soothe and calm your skin quickly. Ideal for those who suffer frequent breakouts, these pads have been infused with skin-soothing ingredients tea tree and lactobacillus to instantly cool your complexion.

They can also be used like a sheet mask by placing them on any problem areas to reduce redness and strengthen the skin barrier, leaving it looking softer and more nourished.

For those looking to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, this pick from Paula’s Choice has a multitude of skin-nourishing ingredients to help keep your complexion appearing plumped and supple.

In addition to hydrating powerhouse hyaluronic acid, this toner also contains linoleic, oleic, and linolenic acid to revitalize dull skin. To ensure your skin doesn’t dry out, antioxidant-rich evening primrose oil replenishes its moisture.

If you have dark spots, this is the toner for you. In addition to helping to reduce pigmentation, it also evens skin texture and tackles blemishes and breakouts. The formula of this toner was specially created to deal effectively with sun spots, melasma, and post-acne marks through a combination of tranexamic and azelaic acid.

It also provides an intense dose of natural hydration with tangerine peel to result in an overall smoother and more radiant complexion.

Using a toner in between cleansing and moisturizing is the best way to ensure you have removed all dirt and impurities effectively. This pick from one of our favorite skincare brands La Roche-Posay gently exfoliates your skin by taking away dead skin cells and unclogging pores.

If you suffer from regular breakouts or wear makeup daily, this toner is the best way to prevent your pores from becoming blocked and keeping your base always looking fresh and smooth.

This luxury toner from Murad is our top pick for giving your skin an extra layer of hydration before applying your skincare or makeup. The lightweight alcohol-free formula instantly refreshes the skin which also makes it a great choice for when you're traveling.

It is packed to the brim of skin-enriching ingredients yet never feels sticky or greasy and absorbs quickly. It also has chamomile and cucumber extract to soothe the skin as well as vitamins C and E for antioxidant protection.

Suitable for all skin types, this timeless toner deserves a spot in every skincare collection. Whenever your skin is irritated, having one of these on hand will enable you to soothe and calm your complexion instantly.

We love the original witch hazel infused formula but it also comes in a cucumber, coconut water, and rose petal version which all work equally well to hydrate and refresh your skin.