Abib Heartleaf Calming Toner Skin Booster
Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked September 6, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- What to expect
- It's made for calmer skin and better hydration.
- Key ingredients
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract 0.35%, Panthenol, Hyaluronic Acid
- When
- Morning and evening
A calming toner made with houttuynia. It sinks into the skin quickly and comes in a 200 ml size.
Who is it for?
Good for
- Sensitive skin
- Dehydrated oily skin
- People avoiding fragrance
Less suited to
- Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Contains Houttuynia Cordata Extract 0.35%
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract and skullcap root extract calm the skin
- Panthenol and Hyaluronic Acid add moisture
Watch-outs
- If you get fungal acne: Bifida Ferment Lysate
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- First leave-on step after cleansing, as a humectant and calming toner with no exfoliating or dose limited chemistry in it
- Pairs well with
- A barrier cream or an emulsion at the end of the routine
- An exfoliating acid or a retinoid on the same night
- Don't combine with
- Reliance on it as the only hydration step on dry skin
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Glycerin
- Butylene Glycol
- Pentylene Glycol
- Betaine
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Xylitol
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Panthenol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Bifida Ferment Lysate
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract
- Disodium EDTA
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Xanthan Gum
- Octanediol
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Tocopherol
- Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract
- Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- Biosaccharide Gum-4
- Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- Only partly backed:
- calmer skin · better hydration · a brighter skin tone · a smoother skin texture
- Tests passed:
- skin irritation
See each claim, checked (8)
Claims, checked
Sensitive skin irritation test completed
backed by evidenceSoothing moisture care, Houttuynia cordata toner
plausible, not testedTest completed for improvement of skin soothing against external irritation, 82.26% improvement after using the product
partly backedPhysical irritation skin soothing test completed, red tone* improved 58.96%, transepidermal water loss improved 80.40%
partly backedIt contains low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, which improves skin tightness and delivers powerful moisturizing.
partly backedTriple moisture improvement test completed, surface moisture improved 118.66%, inner moisture improved 12.37%, stratum corneum water content improved 37.65%
partly backedPacked with Jirisan Houttuynia cordata extract, it helps with soothing care and cultivates clean, healthy skin.
overstatedIt contains Scutellaria baicalensis root extract and Lonicera japonica flower extract, known to govern the heat of the skin, lowering the skin's temperature and soothing sensitized skin.
no supporting source found
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
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Which articles cover it?
Articles on this site that write about this product.
- What does heartleaf actually do, and which number on the bottle is real?On the labels here, heartleaf runs from 77 percent to 3,500 ppm. The biggest number belongs to the weakest form, and no study here uses human skin.
- Building a routine by subtraction when your skin reacts to thingsSensitive skin is a list of things you reacted to, not a type. Five Korean products chosen for what is absent, and where fragrance-free is not enough.