beautyofjoseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner: AHA + BHA 150ml

A toner from Korean brand Beauty of Joseon, built around green plum — a fruit used for centuries in traditional Korean medicine. It gets your skin ready for every step of your routine, without irritating or overwhelming it. Use it morning and night.

Texture and key ingredients — The 150 ml bottle contains 25% green plum water (Prunus Mume), which helps smooth skin texture and deliver hydration, paired with 2% mung bean extract (Phaseolus Radiatus), known for its soothing properties. Chemical exfoliation comes from two acids at carefully measured concentrations: 2% glycolic acid (AHA) to work on the skin's surface, and 0.5% salicylic acid (BHA) to clear out pores. The formula also includes rice bran water (Oryza Sativa Bran Water), purslane extract (Portulaca Oleracea), and ginseng (Panax Ginseng Root Extract) — all staples of Korean herbal tradition. The texture is light and fluid, designed to be applied without rinsing off.

In your routine — After cleansing, morning and night, soak a cotton pad and gently sweep it across your face from the centre outward — a motion that lifts leftover sebum and dead cells that your cleanser alone doesn't catch. You can also pour a generous amount into your palm and pat it softly into your skin until absorbed. Used as a first step, it helps your skin absorb the products you apply afterwards more effectively.

• Size: 150 ml — a generous format suited to twice-daily use, morning and night.
• Exfoliating actives: 2% glycolic acid (AHA) + 0.5% salicylic acid (BHA), at low concentrations safe for everyday use without irritation.
• 25% green plum water (Prunus Mume Fruit Water): the hero ingredient, referenced as far back as the Donguibogam, a 17th-century Korean medical text.
• 2% mung bean extract (Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract): a soothing active that balances out the effect of the acids.
• Best used on cleansed skin, before serum and moisturiser — it helps everything you apply next sink in better.