Review | Kiehl’s Calendula Herbal Extract Alcohol-free Toner

• Helps visibly reduce redness, excess oil and appearance of pores
• Gently soothes, calms and refreshes skin
• Cleanses skin without harsh or synthetic drying agents
• For normal-to-oily skin types, including sensitive skin

Ingredients: Aqua / Water • Propylene Glycol • Pentylene Glycol • Methylparaben • Disodium Edta • Arctium Lappa Extract / Arctium Lappa Root Extract • Calendula Officinalis Extract / Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract • Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract • Hydrolyzed Corn Starch • Allantoin • Hedera Helix Extract – Ivy Leaf/Stem Extract • Althaea Officinalis / Althaea Officinalis Root Extract

The limited edition bottle is no longer available since it was a holiday collection. The original bottle retails for 500mL ($98 CAD), 250mL ($57 CAD), 125mL ($35 CAD), 75mL ($26) 

It comes in a plastic bottle. Sometimes I find the bottle cap a bit hard to open. I think the calendula petals floating around are unnecessary. It’s cool to have on display, but when I pour the toner out onto a reusable cotton pad, the petals stick to the pads and I have to pick them off.

Looking at the website, the 500mL bottle comes with a cap too. It’d be nice if it came with a pump because lifting a 500mL bottle each time would be a bit heavy. I have a 250mL bottle which is fine, but the cleanser I used was 500mL which was quite heavy when full. Plus, turning the bottle sideways or upside down might waste some product if it spills out.

I’ve been using this toner for four months now (I use it every night). It’s a nice toner that doesn’t make my skin feel dry and tight. It doesn’t feel tacky. The toner smells like iced tea (the pure leaf or gold peak iced tea). I’ve previously used the Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash which I liked. From what I remember, the cleanser smelled like tootsie rolls. The toner itself is brown, so it did slightly stain my reusable cotton pads.

I usually have redness around my nose and chin, so I was hoping that the claims of reducing redness were true. I have noticed the redness has gone down, but I don’t know if it’s only from the toner or if other products I’ve been using have helped as well. 

Even though it says this toner is for all skin types, I think it’s more geared toward normal and oily skin types since it claims to reduce oiliness and shine.

RATING: 3/5

I had to dock some points for the floating calendula petals and the fact that I have trouble opening the lid sometimes. I don’t think I would purchase this once I finish this bottle. 

Have you tried the Calendula products from Kiehl’s? What are your faves?