No. 20
in skincare
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How it works.
81% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 20 in skincare
Sample
11 redditors with explicit opinion · 9 positive · 2 negative · 0 neutral
Score
0.818 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 52–95% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Top Pick — ≥75% positive across ≥10 redditors.
Sources
r/AsianBeauty, r/SkincareAddictionUK, r/KoreanBeauty
Pyunkang Yul · skincare
Top Pick
Essence Toner
r/AsianBeautyr/SkincareAddictionUKr/KoreanBeauty
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
A lightweight, hydrating essence toner that works across skin types. Some users find it too watery to deliver real results.
What redditors love
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Hydrating enough for oily skin without heaviness
“it's hydrating enough for my oily skin”
u/natashastri · r/AsianBeauty →
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Lightweight texture that doesn't feel sticky
“very lightweight, non sticky”
u/flurryskies · r/KoreanBeauty →
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Deeply moisturizing for dry skin types
“I have dry skin and idk I could swim in this essence”
u/Silent-Bid519 · r/AsianBeauty →
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Soothes irritation and calms flare-ups
“I also love using this together with the Pyunkang yul Essence Toner to soothe down flare-ups”
u/Niatfq · r/AsianBeauty →
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Repurchased over 100 times by devoted users
“not 4+ maybe 100+ repurchase 😅”
u/natashastri · r/AsianBeauty →
What they don’t
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Feels like thick water without delivering results
“Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner is just thick water. Least effective essence toner I've ever used.”
u/karasu_zoku · r/KoreanBeauty →
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Made some users' skin condition worse
“Bonus - made my skin WORSE (aka Swamp water?): Pyunkang Yul essence toner”
u/bibblefrombarbiee · r/AsianBeauty →
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Direct quotes
What 11 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/bibblefrombarbiee
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r/AsianBeauty
Bonus - made my skin WORSE (aka Swamp water?): Pyunkang Yul essence toner
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u/Silent-Bid519
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r/AsianBeauty
I live for the pyunkang yul essence toner. I have dry skin and idk I could swim in this essence.
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u/natashastri
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r/AsianBeauty
pyunkang yul essence toner--not 4+ maybe 100+ repurchase 😅 it's hydrating enough for my oily skin
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u/afrobrit
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r/SkincareAddictionUK
I get my Pyunkang Yul essence toner off there and other bits.
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u/gingercatlover1
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r/KoreanBeauty
Pyunkang Yul essence toner, also their clear spot patch and black tea time reverse eye patches (I have used over 5 of the essence toners)
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u/karasu_zoku
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r/KoreanBeauty
Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner is just thick water. Least effective essence toner I've ever used.
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"purchased 3 bottles now, hope they never change the ingredients"
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"All Korean sunscreens, pyunkang yul essence toner, and the entire skin1004 probio-cica line"
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