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Home/Products/toner/Facial Treatment Essence
SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
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SK-II

Facial Treatment Essence

Active Ingredients

Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

1 active ingredient identified. We flag active ingredients based on common cosmetic-use and formulation patterns. This is informational only and not medical advice.

Full Ingredient List

Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate (Pitera)Butylene GlycolPentylene GlycolWaterSodium BenzoateMethylparabenSorbic Acid
7 total ingredientsActive ingredients highlightedIngredients recorded from our catalog records · July 2026

Available Sizes

230ml

230 ml

Primary

SKU: CURATED-SK-I-FACIAL-TRE

160ml

160 ml

SKU: DISC-00A1-3934CE

No pricing data available yet for SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

Product Details

Brand
SK-II
Tier
luxury
Category
toner
Size
230 ml
SKU
CURATED-SK-I-FACIAL-TRE
Data Quality
90%

Target Concerns

agingradiancefirmnesscrystal clear skin

Top Active Matches & Dupes

Exact science-based dupes appear first. When a strict dupe is not available yet, we still show the closest active-match alternatives from the same product category.

Science-Led
Plum Rice Water & Niacinamide 3% Toner

Plum · drugstore

Rice Water & Niacinamide 3% Toner

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 18%Formula Similarity: 18% (partial record)

SK-II's hero ingredient is Galactomyces (Pitera) ferment filtrate at high concentration, but this uses rice ferment filtrate instead - a different yeast-derived ingredient with different metabolite profile, plus niacinamide which SK-II lacks entirely.

⚠ no galactomyces ferment⚠ added niacinamide changes the whole purpose
Missing: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
F20%

No price

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NIOD Superoxide Dismutase 3 Enzyme Mist (SDEM3)

NIOD · drugstore

Superoxide Dismutase 3 Enzyme Mist (SDEM3)

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 12%Formula Similarity: 12% (partial record)

NIOD's mist is built around superoxide dismutase and peptides, not any galactomyces ferment, so despite both being 'essence-like' waters they don't share the actual active driving SK-II's effects.

⚠ no fermented yeast filtrate⚠ very different actives (enzymes/peptides vs Pitera)
Missing: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
F15%

No price

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Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner

Anua · mid-range

Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 14%Formula Similarity: 14% (partial record)

This is a houttuynia cordata (heartleaf) soothing toner with zero galactomyces/fermented yeast filtrate, so it shares no chemistry with SK-II's core Pitera essence.

⚠ no ferment filtrate at all⚠ different function: soothing vs brightening/exfoliating
Missing: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
F10%

No price

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Yves Rocher Pur Bleuet

Yves Rocher · drugstore

Pur Bleuet

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 15%Formula Similarity: 15% (partial record)

This is an aloe and cornflower water toner with no galactomyces ferment filtrate, so it lacks the fermentation-derived actives that define SK-II's essence.

⚠ no ferment filtrate⚠ fragrance-free but simple humectant formula, not a functional match
Missing: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
F10%

No price

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Neutrogena Alcohol-Free Toner

Neutrogena · mid-range

Alcohol-Free Toner

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 19%Formula Similarity: 19% (partial record)

This is a basic surfactant/humectant toner with no fermented yeast filtrate whatsoever, so it doesn't replicate Pitera's role at all.

⚠ no galactomyces ferment⚠ contains fragrance and parabens, different purpose entirely
Missing: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
F8%

No price

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We rank results with INCI-level analysis first, then fall back to the strongest active matches and closest alternatives so every product page still shows comparable options. Fallbacks stay within the same category as the source product, so cleansing balms only surface cleanser dupes instead of adjacent product types. Active Match % measures shared science-backed actives. Formula Similarity % measures total ingredient overlap when full INCI lists are available.