Toner vs. Essence: Here’s The (Slight) Difference

Toner is already quite the contested category (some experts swear by it; others deem it wholly unnecessary), but within the great post-cleansing debate contains another head-to-head: toners versus essences. You might chalk it up to marketing ploys, “essence” being a slightly elevated term to describe a watery toner, but the two actually have some (albeit, slight) differences to note.