Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner On your shelf ✓
Our read, in one look
Glycerin is the reason to consider this toner, with Pro-vitamin B5 behind it.
The case for it
- Glycerin, strong evidence for hydration
- Pro-vitamin B5, strong evidence for the barrier
- No fragrance, alcohol, silicones or parabens
Mind this
- Morning or evening, whichever suits your routine
- Add it on its own for a week or two, so you know what your skin is answering to
Maya's readAnua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner is a toner built around Glycerin, Pro-vitamin B5 and Hyaluronic acid. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
Skip it if you already own something similar: it's a solid, honest basic rather than a must-have upgrade.
The formula, drawn
Every ingredient in label order, coloured by the job it does here.
9 of the 24 sit above the 1% line. The other 15, hatched, are each under 1%. Widths show the ORDER on the label and nothing else: the label never discloses amounts, so we never draw them.
- Actives & signals
- Hydrators
- Preservation
- Not in our library yet
- No fragrance anywhere on the label
What it delivers
How it feels A light, fast-absorbing texture that layers cleanly under the rest of your routine, with no greasy film. (estimated from the formula)
What's in it that matters
Classic humectant with strong evidence for improving skin hydration and supporting barrier when combined with emollients.
Humectant and soothing ingredient that helps calm irritation and supports barrier repair and recovery.
Water-binding molecule that increases hydration; works best under occlusive/emollient layers to reduce evaporation.
Crosslinked sodium hyaluronate that forms a hydrated gel matrix at the surface. Used in serums for longer lasting hydration that visibly softens fine lines while it is in place.
Naturally derived osmolyte that helps cells regulate water balance and provides gentle hydration, often used for sensitive skin.
Plant extract rich in triterpenes that promotes wound healing reduces redness and supports barrier repair in irritated or scar prone skin.
How to use it
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
Where it acts
The same cross-section as our 500 dalton page, with this formula's actives on the layer each one works on. Depth is the anatomy's, never an ingredient's.
Skin surface
The stratum corneum
- Betainederived from what it is
- Crosslinked sodium HAderived from what it is
- Glycerinderived from what it is
- Hyaluronic acidderived from what it is
- Pro-vitamin B5derived from what it is
5 of this product's actives have a layer we can defend. 1 did not, so it is not on the diagram: no source and no honest derivation means no dot.
The full ingredients list, decoded
Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first). We link the 11 our library knows, name what each one does, and flag anything that can irritate or clog. The rest we leave plain, nothing is hidden.
All 24 ingredients, decoded
- Houttuynia Cordata Flower/Leaf/Stem WaterSolvent (base)
- WaterSolvent (base)
- 1,2-HexanediolPreservative booster
- GlycerinHumectant
- BetaineHumectant
- Butylene GlycolHumectant
- Isopentyldiol
- PanthenolHumectant
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate CrosspolymerThickener
- roughly the 1% lineThe rules only require descending order above 1%. From Disodium EDTA down, these 15 can be listed in any order the brand likes, so position stops telling you anything.
- Disodium EDTAChelator
- TromethaminepH buffer
- Centella Asiatica ExtractSoothing
- Arctium Lappa Root ExtractBotanical extract
- Phellinus Linteus ExtractBotanical extract
- Portulaca Oleracea ExtractBotanical extract
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower ExtractBotanical extract
- Vitex Agnus-Castus ExtractBotanical extract
- Sodium HyaluronateHumectant
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic AcidHumectant
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- Hyaluronic AcidHumectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate CrosspolymerHumectant
- Potassium Hyaluronate
Worth knowing: Hyaluronic acid, Centella Asiatica Extract sit below that line. They are in there, and the label does not tell you how much. That is not the same as saying it is too little to matter.
Copy the raw INCI list
Houttuynia Cordata Flower/Leaf/Stem Water, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Isopentyldiol, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Tromethamine, Centella Asiatica Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Vitex Agnus-Castus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate
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Common questions
Is Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner good for dry skin?
By our read of the formula, it suits dry, dehydrated, sensitive skin. Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner is a toner built around Glycerin, Pro-vitamin B5 and Hyaluronic acid. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair. Best suited to dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
How do you use Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner?
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
What are the key ingredients in Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner?
The actives that do the work are Glycerin, Pro-vitamin B5, Hyaluronic acid, Crosslinked sodium HA, Betaine, Centella Asiatica Extract. The rest of the list is texture, preservatives and emulsifiers that hold the formula together.
Does Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner contain fragrance?
No. By our reading of the ingredient list it is fragrance-free, which is a plus for sensitive or reactive skin.
What the 3D scene shows
The scene shows Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner beside a cross-section of skin, with 3 of its ingredients drawn at the layer each one acts on and at one shared molecular scale: Betaine and Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5 in the stratum corneum, the dead outer layer where most skincare works. Depths come from the same sourced layer data as the rest of this site, and any ingredient whose layer is not established is left out rather than guessed.