Parnell Niacinamide 4.12 Rice Brightening Ampoule Toner
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
- This toner is made for a brighter skin tone and better hydration.
- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide 4.1%, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Water 0.98%, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
- When
- Morning and evening
It has a slightly thick texture.
Who is it for?
Good for
- Dehydrated oily skin
- Combination skin that wants light hydration
Less suited to
- Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer
- Skin prone to fungal acne
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Contains Niacinamide 4.1%, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Water 0.98%
Watch-outs
- If you clog easily: Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate
- If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Bifida Ferment Lysate
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- First leave-on step after cleansing, as a milky brightening toner
- Pairs well with
- A broad-spectrum sunscreen in the morning
- A ceramide or squalane cream as the sealing step
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
- Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
- Triethylhexanoin
- Butylene Glycol
- Niacinamide
- Isopentyldiol
- Polyglycerin-3
- Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Water
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Sorbitol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Sorbitan Olivate
- Arginine
- Acrylates/ C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/ Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Tocopherol
- Disodium EDTA
- Allantoin
- Bifida Ferment Lysate
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
- Lactobacillus/ Milk Ferment Filtrate
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
- Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
- Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Cholesterol
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract
- Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
- Aspergillus Ferment
- Ascorbic Acid
- Bakuchiol
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Panthenol
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:
- better hydration · a brighter skin tone · calmer skin
See each claim, checked (4)
Claims, checked
Milky white lightweight texture that is absorbed easily by skin and leave skin feeling hydrated.
plausible, not testedA milky brightening toner that catches both moisture and tone
partly backedA brightening toner that moisturizes and revitalizes skin.
partly backedFormulated with 4.12% niacinamide and rice water sourced from icheon that help soothe and brighten skin.
partly backed
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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