I love using this first thing in the morning, in lieu of a facial cleanser. I dispense a small amount onto a cotton pad and wipe it on my skin as I would a micellar water. You can follow this step with an additional application of HypoTonic, pressed into the skin, or an application of the Essence. I love combining the two for deep hydration with barrier and cellular support.

Unique blend of humectants truly hydrate by maintaining moisture levels within the cellular/lamellar structures.

Imperative to prep top skin layers, allowing optimum permeation of nutrient-rich serums.

AHAs rebalance pH, pre/probiotics rebalance skin microbiome.

his tonic hydrates via a unique process designed to balance the liquid content of skin cells with the lipids that surround them; and in so doing it provides necessary support for the stratum corneum to be self sufficient.

The stratum corneum contains multiple layers of flattened cells (corneocytes), encased in a thick coating of fat or lipids. Arranged into pairs of sheets (lamellar membranes), these lamellar lipid bi-layers fill spaces between the cells, providing a formidable barrier to the outflow of water from skin (transepidermal water loss).

Most water-based moisturizers/hydrators seep into the lamellar layers of the SC, leaching water from skin cells—potentially why conventional mists or toners can leave skin more dehydrated. Marie Veronique's biomimetic design has produced a one-of-a-kind tonic, composed of humectants with distinctive similarity to the skin’s lamellar structure. Since maintaining lamellar membrane integrity also protects the contents of the skin cells, the tonic not only promotes liquid/lipid balances, it also restores and improves overall barrier function.

BETA GLUCAN excellent polysaccharide humectant that penetrates into the deeper lamellar structures of the SC.

COCONUT WATER is hydrating and antioxidant rich. Its high lauric acid content helps keep blemishes under control.

d-PANTHENOL Pro-vitamin B5 promotes wound healing, helps restore damaged epithelium, reduces in ammation, improves skin hydration, reduces transepidermal water loss, improves skin roughness.

SODIUM HYALURONATE disaccharide occurring naturally in skin, a major component of the dermis, maintaining its moisture and elasticity. Holds up to 1000 x its weight in water, powerful humectant.

LICORICE ROOT Anti-inflammatory botanical, skin-lightening properties.

SELENIUM Works with vitamin E to safeguard cell membranes by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. Used to control Malassezia globose, a species of fungus that causes Tinea versicolor and hypopigmentation.

ALL INGREDIENTS

Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Aqua, Glycerin, D-Panthenol (Provitamin B5), Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract,Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Probiotics, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Curcuma Xanthorrhiza (Turmeric) Root Extract, L-Selenomethionine

Microbiome-friendly

Fragrance + Essential Oil free