Golden Mist Toner
How it is built. Every ingredient here holds a role, the way it would in a Chinese herbal formula — jun, chen, zuo, shi. The Ritual explains what each role means. A role describes an ingredient’s place in the formula; most of these are not Chinese herbs.
jun · Rose hydrosol, 35.2% of the bottle. The character of the product and its largest ingredient. It also sets the formula’s pH.
chen · Rose geranium hydrosol, greener than the rose, keeps the scent from reading as one note. Aloe vera broadens the rose and leaves a light finish on the skin. Panthenol and hyaluronic acid are the hydration pair: skin is left feeling hydrated and slightly damp, ready for the face oil.
zuo · Chamomile hydrosol softens the scent.
shi · The preservative keeps a water-based product safe to use. Citric acid holds each batch in its pH range.
Distilled water is the medium. It carries the formula without holding a role, the way water carries a decoction. Flower waters make up 63.5% of the bottle, and nothing is added for fragrance — what you smell is the distillate.
FULL INGREDIENTS
Rosa Damascena Flower Water (rose hydrosol), Aqua (water), Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Water (rose geranium hydrosol), Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water (Roman chamomile hydrosol), Glycerin, Panthenol (provitamin B5), Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), Aloe Barbadensis (aloe vera), Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid.
External use only. Avoid eye area. Keep from children. Patch test before use.