Facial toners are essential tools for eliminating excess oil, balancing skin tone and prepping your complexion for serums and moisturizers. Furthermore, toners may help to diminish fine lines and wrinkles.
This water-based toner contains rose water and hyaluronic acid to nourish and hydrate your complexion, and can be used on all skin types from dry, normal and sensitive.
How to Use
Face toners help restore skin’s equilibrium after cleansing by clearing away makeup, dirt and oil traces left behind from cleansing. A properly prepared canvas allows serums and creams from your skincare regime to penetrate better into the skin for maximum efficacy.
Toners typically contain glycolic or lactic acids to exfoliate the skin and keep pores clear while helping reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Toners contain ingredients designed to both improve skin barrier function and hydrate the complexion, such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid, which attract moisture into the skin, as well as soothing ingredients like green tea extract or chamomile that soothe redness or inflammation. Furthermore, toners may contain acne-fighting ingredients like AHAs and BHAs to control oil and reduce shine; such products as our Self Smooth 10% glycolic toner-serum contain exfoliating ingredients which work both on the surface as well as inside pores to prevent blackheads.
Ingredients
Face toners are multitasking skincare products that deliver essential ingredients, hydrate and replenish the skin. Unlike harsh astringents that strip moisture from your complexion, toners gently refresh without upsetting its balance or stripping natural oils from its surface. Furthermore, toners can remove stubborn traces of makeup or impurities left behind after cleansing as well as provide additional cleaning benefits to prevent clogged pores or breakouts.
Toners help restore skin’s natural pH balance after being disturbed by harsh cleansers. Some toners contain hydrating agents like glycerin or hyaluronic acid to increase hydration; others contain anti-ageing ingredients or redness-reducers to diminish dark spots and redness.
If you suffer from oily or acne-prone skin, using a toner containing mild acids such as glycolic or salicylic acid could be just what’s needed to control excess oil production and breakouts, while those with sensitive skin should look for soothing ingredients like aloe vera or botanical extracts to provide soothing benefits. Some toners even provide anti-ageing or whitening benefits!
Directions
Facial toners provide skin with essential hydration and replenish what cleansers remove, priming it for the next step in your regimen. Quality products contain beneficial ingredients like peptides or retinoids to reduce fine lines and wrinkles or acne-fighting salicylic acid for effective anti-acne care.
Selecting an effective toner involves understanding both your skin type and concerns. Dry or sensitive skin types should look for alcohol-free options with soothing ingredients like rose water or glycerin; oily or combination skin types can use toners that target enlarged pores, excess oil production or excessive sebum production while acne prone individuals should look for products containing alpha/beta hydroxy acids like glycolic acid, lactic acid or salicylic acid that chemically exfoliate.
Mature skin can benefit from toners that contain ingredients designed to target anti-aging and hydration needs, like antioxidants, ferulic acid, vitamin C, peptides or hyaluronic acid. Before adding new toners to your skincare regime, be sure to conduct a patch test first and consult a dermatologist for personalized recommendations.
Final Words
As the toner market expands, more options exist to suit every skin type. Just be sure to read carefully the ingredients list on the back of each bottle for products containing “natural moisturizing factors,” such as humectants, amino acids, ceramides and fatty acids.
Toners were originally intended to help restore acidity back into skin after traditional cleaners with high alkaline content (like lye-based soap bars and harsh cleaners ) had disrupted it. With modern cleansers not as alkaline or as astringent as traditional cleansing products, their main function has since changed.
Many toners today are designed to prepare the face for moisturizers by clearing away traces of cleanser and tightening pores, as well as providing low concentrations of facial acids that help exfoliate. Furthermore, toners may contain pore-refiners to reduce their appearance and help shrink them; and cell communicating ingredients like niacinamide which regulate excess oil production.
