The Adaptogen Toner Serum 50 ml

The ruhi toner-serum with 1% Goji berry stem cell extract is a hybrid product combining pH-balancing toner and innovative slow-aging serum.

The potent toner-serum is intensely hydrating, firms the skin, and soothes. The included award-winning** Goji berry stem cell extract, PhytoCellTec™ Goji, improves skin firmness and reduces fine lines and wrinkles with clinically proven effectiveness. 

• combines the strong effect of a serum with the freshness, hydration, and balancing effect of a toner
• Goji berry stem cell extract has been proven to stimulate collagen and elastin production, firms facial contours, and reduces fine lines and wrinkles
• Reishi strengthens the skin barrier, while willow bark extract acts like a natural salicylic acid and stimulates cell renewal; silver ear mushroom, a plant-based hyaluronic acid alternative, optimizes the skin's moisture balance
• powerful adaptogens as well as organic rose hydrosol and organic aloe vera provide intense hydration, firming, and soothing effects
• the serum has a pleasant and light rosy scent

Key active ingredients: Goji stem cell extract, Reishi, willow bark, silver ear mushroom, arginine amino acid, rose hydrosol, and aloe vera.

• suitable for all skin types, perfect for dry, mature, and sensitive skin
• holistic, multifunctional formula that covers all essential skin needs (hydrating, soothing, firming)
• formulated with scientifically proven ingredients in effective concentrations, without fillers and water, contains only high-quality, active ingredients
• 100% natural, 84% organic
• Innovative natural cosmetic slow-aging formulation (awarded the BSB Innovation Award in the category "Cosmetic actives and naturals - anti-ageing")
• free from essential oils, alcohol, palm oil, synthetic colorants, fragrances and preservatives, microplastics, mineral oils, silicones, and parabens
• vegan, cruelty-free, made in Germany

Packaging / Sustainability

• Nearly plastic-free packaging with 100% recyclable glass bottle, aluminum pump dispenser (only a small plastic element inside the dispenser).
• Packaging box made from 100% biodegradable, FSC-certified natural cardboard printed with eco-friendly inks.
• The serums are produced in a sustainable, nature-cosmetics-specialized manufactory in Germany. 

Active Ingredients

• Goji Berry Stem Cell Extract 1% // PhytoCellTec™ Goji 1%. Sustainably sourced stem cell extract from the Asian goji berry, PhytoCellTec™ Goji, has been proven to stimulate collagen and elastin production, firm facial contours, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Clinical studies confirm that twice-daily treatment with 0.4% of this goji berry stem cell extract reduces wrinkle depth by 11% after 56 days and increases skin firmness by 6% after just 28 days, resulting in a noticeable tightening effect. The ruhi Adaptogen Toner Serum even contains 1% goji berry stem cell extract.
• Silver Ear Mushroom (Tremella Fuciformis (Snow Mushroom) Extract) acts like a plant-based form of hyaluronic acid and is therefore also called botanical hyaluronic acid. The extract of the Silver Ear Mushroom is chemically very similar to hyaluronic acid and has equally strong moisturizing and water-binding properties.
• Willow Bark (Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract) has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. It stimulates metabolism, has a gentle exfoliating effect, supports a smooth skin appearance, and refines pore texture. Natural salicylic acid promotes skin renewal and has antibacterial effects.
• Reishi / Lingzhi Mushroom (Ganoderma Lucidum), also called the "Mushroom of Eternal Life," contains many minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and trace elements that make it especially valuable in medicine. Reishi is also highly valued in cosmetics, thanks in part to its anti-inflammatory and skin-rejuvenating properties and its ability to fight free radicals.
• Arginine is a natural amino acid that stabilizes the skin's pH balance and supports the skin's barrier function. Arginine stimulates blood circulation in the skin, can regenerate skin damage, and is involved in the formation of muscle cells and collagen, promoting connective tissue development. We can obtain arginine through foods such as peanuts, lentils, salmon, eggs, chicken breast, and pumpkin seeds. Arginine is also very skin-friendly.
• Rose Distillate (Rosa Damascena (Rosa) Flower Water)Also called rose flower water or hydrosol, it is derived from rose petals and has soothing, astringent, and cleansing properties. It stimulates blood circulation in the fine capillaries, helps minimize the appearance of scars, micro-wounds, sunburn, and wrinkles. It naturally and delicately smells of rose aroma.
• Aloe Vera extract/juice (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract/Juice) provides natural moisture, prevents skin dryness, and strengthens the natural skin barrier. Aloe Vera contains vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and essential amino acids. It supplies the skin with oxygen and is considered effective in supporting cell renewal. It binds moisture, has a cooling effect, and is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.

Application

• Apply 4 - 5 pumps to cleansed skin as needed.
• The adaptogen toner serum can be used morning and evening, and during the day it provides a pleasant refreshment.
• The toner serum balances the skin’s pH and perfectly prepares it for the following skincare products.

Ingredients

Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice*, Rosa Damascena Flower Water*, Aqua, Pentylene Glycol (from Sugarcane & Corn), Glycerin, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Cell Culture Extract, Arginine, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract*, Tremella Fuciformis (Snow Mushroom) Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum (Reishi Mushroom) Extract*, Lecithin, Isomalt, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid

*from certified organic cultivation / certified organic

FAQ

At which step of my beauty routine do I use the toner serum?

It’s best to use the toner serum before a facial oil or an oil serum. The oil can optimally lock in the moisture from the toner serum in the skin, keeping it intensely hydrated all day and night. The toner serum can be used morning and evening, and during the day it provides a pleasant refreshment. It balances the skin’s pH and perfectly prepares it for the following skincare products.

You can also create a natural emulsion with the toner serum and an oil serum or a facial oil. Simply put a few drops of the toner serum and an oil serum or facial oil into the palm of your hand and mix. This creates a velvety, light, and completely natural emulsion that the skin can easily absorb.

However, the toner serum also works well on its own, for example as a super-light, refreshing serum during the summer.

Is the toner serum also suitable for sensitive skin?

Yes, the toner serum is perfect for sensitive skin. It is free from drying alcohols, synthetic preservatives and fragrances, essential oils, or other potentially irritating ingredients.

TIP: We generally recommend testing a new skincare product on a small skin area before integrating it into your skincare routine. 

Why do you use a transparent bottle for the toner serum?

The active ingredients used are light- and oxidation-stable, allowing us to use a transparent glass bottle.

How is the price of the Adaptogen Toner Serum determined?

We use state-of-the-art active ingredients in meaningful concentrations
We use innovative biotechnological ingredients with clinically proven efficacy in meaningful concentrations, such as our stem cell extract from the goji berry, of which we use 1%. These novel active ingredients are very expensive and, if used at all, are often only included in very small amounts. We always use the comparatively high active ingredient concentration recommended by current studies - even if this makes our products more expensive.

We use exclusively effective, natural ingredients of the highest quality: Our premium natural ingredients are - whenever possible - organic or sourced from wild collection.

Instead of water, we use high-quality cold-pressed organic oils, or as in our toner serum, organic direct juice from aloe vera and organic rose water. (Our serum contains only minimal amounts of water, as most plant extracts are dissolved in water).

We develop ourselves

Our Adaptogen Toner Serum is an innovative in-house development that we have worked on for many months in close collaboration with our experienced natural cosmetics laboratory. Such in-house development is time-consuming and costly, which is why many brands resort to cheaper and faster-to-produce prefabricated standard formulas. However, this is not an option for us, as our innovative formulation ideas can only be realized through in-house development.