10 Best Toners for Oily Skin 2024 | UK Makeup Artist Reviewed

Our winning product is Clarins' Purifying Toning Lotion, which is targeted to both combination and oily skin. An alcohol-free toner, it is enriched with meadowsweet and witch hazel which help to reduce shine and brighten your complexion.

This fantastic toning lotion will help to normalise the excess surface oils found on the skin, and to restore it to a natural balance without dehydrating. It will also help to minimise the appearance of larger pores, and leave your skin feeling clean and refreshed. 

This Aesop toner is a gentle, alcohol-free blend that contains fortifying anti-oxidants to refine pores and to help balance oil levels on the skin's surface for a fresh and clean feel.

We recommend this if you are looking to tone your skin and keep its oil production under control without drying your skin too much. It is also enhanced with provitamin B5, in the form of panthenol and antioxidant green tea, which will keep your skin beautifully moisturised and soft.

This Garnier Organic Thyme Purifying and Perfecting Toner is our least expensive choice for an effective toner for combination to oily skin. It doesn't scrimp on its ingredients: it includes salicylic acid to help purify your skin. We would simply advise being careful with it if you have sensitive skin, as it does have relatively high alcohol content. 

If you are also concerned about the ethical stance of your products, this may be the perfect choice for you. Not only are its key ingredients organically and ethically sourced, but the bottle also contains 100% recycled plastic and is in turn recyclable. 

Specifically designed to soothe problem skin, and perfect for normal to oily skin types, it will help rebalance the oil on the skin's surface while maintaining and restoring integrity to the skin's appearance.

A gentle and calming lotion for combination to oily skin, this is a purifying treatment that will rebalance the skin's pH level with the help of extracts of lavender, quillaja wood and sweet betty flower.

This toner will also help to soften the skin as well as clarifying and rebalancing oil secretion. Moreover, it is alcohol- and detergent- free so you do not have to worry about it being too harsh on the skin when you're working to purify it in preparation for your skincare routine!

This AHA/BHA toner from one of the most loved K-Beauty brands, COSRX, is ideal for those who are looking a multi-use daily toner. Gentle yet effective, this product works to soothe and soften the skin. Additionally, it helps to eliminate impurities and properly hydrate.

Given that it is made with natural ingredients such as pyrus malus (apple) fruit water, and salix alba (willow) bark water, this toner is suitable for all skin types. Being easy to apply, this is a great choice for those who are looking something simple and natural.

Caudalie's Vinopure toner is enriched with natural salicylic acid, which is a gentle exfoliator that will help to unclog and tighten pores. At the same time, the Vinopure Clarifying toner has grape-seed polyphenols, which will help to repair and rejuvenate the skin's appearance.

A highly natural formula, it is specifically designed to refine naturally blemish-prone or oily skin for a fresh and soft feeling. We particularly recommend this toner to people who are concerned about skin unevenness caused by excess oil production. 

This astringent toner is specifically formulated for sensitive, oily, spot-prone skin. It contains lipo-hydroxy acid (LHA) which is a micro-exfoliant, to completely unblock pores to help them appear smaller and clear the skin's surface of impurities.

Although it is a strong toner in terms of function, it has been formulated and dermatologically tested to be gentle on sensitive skin. It also contains no colourants and no lanolin; however, we would caution for super-sensitive skin that there is a slight presence of fragrance in the ingredients listing. 

One of the most frustrating experiences of dealing with oily skin is that it can be more prone to acne and imperfections. This toner is a perfect choice for those who have balanced their skin's oil production but are still left with scarring.

We recommend using it at night, to help refresh the skin and restore it to its natural pH levels. It contains orange fruit extract and vitamins C and E to help renew the skin, whilst the rice extract enhances the skin's ability to retain moisture. A wonderful choice for creating smooth, flawless skin, you may want to use this after getting your oil levels under control.

The Kiehl's Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion was formulated in 1964 and it has remained on the market since because of its powerful soothing and balancing properties. Thanks to the menthol extract, it will work to redress the balance of oil production in your skin. 

Specifically targeted for very oily skin, it can be used in three different ways: as an all-over toner after cleansing, as a spot treatment for problem areas, or as an aftershave for men. We advise that you only use this product if you definitely have oily skin, as it can be a little abrasive for more sensitive or combination skin types.