Guide
The most-discussed toners and essences, priced in Australia
Hydrating toners, essences and first-step serums — the category where the same bottle most often differs by $15 between shops.
This list ranks toners and essences by how often skincare communities on Reddit discuss them — not by how good they are, and not by what suits your skin. Of the 10 here, 10 are carried by an Australian store we index and 8 by two or more, which is what makes a price comparable rather than just a price.
Ranked by how much they are discussed
- 1
COSRXkoreanCOSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
100ml · 11 stores
$15.95save $22.05
- 2
AnuakoreanAnua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner
250ml · 10 stores
$22.95save $15.05
- 3
The OrdinarywesternThe Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
30ml · 1 store
$32.00 - 4
Hada LabojapaneseHada Labo Gokujyun Lotion
listed as Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion
$21.95save $1.55
- 5
KlairskoreanKlairs Supple Preparation Toner
180ml · 7 stores
$21.95save $10.05
- 6
IsntreekoreanIsntree Hyaluronic Acid Toner
200ml · 9 stores
$17.95save $5.05
- 7
LaneigekoreanLaneige Cream Skin
150ml · 1 store
$37.00out of stock
- 8
MISSHAkoreanMissha Time Revolution Essence
150ml · 6 stores
$32.95save $12.05
- 9
I'm FromkoreanI'm From Rice Toner
30ml · 8 stores
$6.95save $16.45
- 10
Skin1004koreanSkin1004 Centella Ampoule
listed as Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Teca Ampoule
$18.95save $19.05
Matching a discussed product to a retailer listing is done by hand and reviewed; where we matched a different variant than the one named, the row says so. A product with no stockist is left in the list rather than dropped — its absence is the finding. Most often it is a pharmacy brand our stores do not carry, not a discontinued product.