Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner — Reddit Reviews
by The Ordinary
Updated November 10, 2026
Yeast-extract toner hydrates and gently smooths texture; breakout risk remains.
What the community says
A milky hydrating toner with yeast extract that lightly exfoliates and preps skin for makeup. Dry, textured skin gets the smoothing payoff; acne-prone users should introduce it slowly because some report breakouts and stinging when pairing it with stronger actives.
What this means for you
Backed by 30 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/koreanskincare and 3 more.
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The Ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner ingredients
Aqua (Water), Yeast Extract, Squalane, Lauryl Glucoside, Myristyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Isoceteth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
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Real Reddit threads — 50 mentions across 30 threads
The Ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/koreanskincare 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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“The Ordinary milky toner”
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“I do love their Milky Toner, it's gently exfoliating but also doesn't strip my skin.”
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“Toner - Ordinary Milky Toner”
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“AM”
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“my makeup goes on soooooo nicely”
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