Bubble

Bubble Break Even Balancing Toner.

Toners

About this product

A balancing toner formulated with glycerin, niacinamide, willow bark extract and green tea extract, designed to help control excess oil and reduce excess shine.

Full ingredients

Water (Aqua), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sea Water, Sodium PCA, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phytate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool

Guru Score

65%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Experts split on this toner's value: rose water and fragrant essential oils spark concern about potential irritation, with the active ingredients delivering limited benefit if you're already using a targeted serum elsewhere. For those with oily skin specifically seeking extra shine control, the combination of glycerin, niacinamide, willow bark and green tea delivers genuine benefits for oil management and pore exfoliation.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

What they liked

Glycerin and niacinamide suit oily skin
Willow bark extract helps control oiliness

What they flagged

Fragrant essential oils may irritate skin

Best for

Oily skin

Type

TonersLiquid

Key actives

Niacinamide

Formula notes

No drying alcohol

Where to buy

Ulta → Amazon → Google →

Opens a store search. We may earn from these links.

Scan it in the shopFree iPhone app. Scores in the aisle.

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

All takes Yay takes Nay takes Mixed takes Hide sponsored

Doctorly

3.59M subs

~Nay

"The thing is that it's not adding many benefits in terms of active ingredients to the skin, so it's something that's an additional step in your routine that really isn't going to be adding much, especially if you're using something like a vitamin C niacinamide serum [...] that's going to have all these benefits without the downsides. [...] It's a toner you don't need. It's neither a stringent you don't need nor is it your active ingredient essence toner, so for me it's a miss."

Hyram

4.34M subs

~Yay

"This toner has glycerin, a great ingredient for pretty much all skin types. It has niacinamide, great for controlling oiliness on the skin, willow bark extract, a natural form of salicylic acid that works to really control oiliness and exfoliate deeply in the pores, and [...] green tea extract, which I personally believe is great for oily skin because of its antioxidant abilities. [...] Already we see three primary ingredients that I [...] know are great for oily skin."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Bubble Break Even Balancing Toner?

A balancing toner formulated with glycerin, niacinamide, willow bark extract and green tea extract, designed to help control excess oil and reduce excess shine.

Is Bubble Break Even Balancing Toner worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is Bubble Break Even Balancing Toner's Guru Score?

Bubble Break Even Balancing Toner holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.