Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner — Reddit Reviews
by The Ordinary
Updated October 3, 2026
Juicy, lightly exfoliating milky toner for hydration and smoother texture; sensitive-timed.
What the community says
A milky toner built around yeast extract and squalane, with fermented N-acetylglucosamine doing the smoothing. People reach for it for hydration and a bit of gentle exfoliation before makeup or in recovery routines. Some tret users skip it on retinoid nights.
What this means for you
What people love
- Juicy hydration with squalane
- Gentle smoothing before makeup
- Often fine on retinoid recovery nights
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Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 33 mentions across 18 threads
The Ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner on Reddit, in one place — 18 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/tretinoin and 3 more, summarized.
“I like to use The Ordinary milky toner to hydrate and gently exfoliate before makeup application”
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“Exfoliate and hydrate before application”
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“layer a hydrating spray between powder steps!”
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“I LOVE their milky saccharomyces toner”
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“it is so juicy and smoothing.”
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“use a hydrating toner that gently sloughs off texture.”
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“The only two products I kind of like by them are the NAG and aloe serum and the saccharomyces toner.”
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“Their NAG stuff (aloe or milky toner) is also great.”
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“the saccharomyces toner”
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“ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner”
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“morning: ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner”
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“evening: ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner”
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“The ordinary saccharomyces ferment milky toner”
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“I am not interested in continuing to buy from the ordinary because of ownership”
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“I also need to find a replacement for the ordinary buffet.”
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“The Ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner”
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