How to choose a skin toner?

How To Choose A Skin Toner?

Are you looking for the best ways to attain glowing and healthy skin?  While the majority of skin care influencers and aficionados suggest including a toner in the skin care regime to achieve your skin goals, confusion still remains. All thanks to  myriads of toners available in the market, the quest of choosing the suitable toner according to your skin type and concern becomes a difficult task, especially when you are a beginner.  However, you don’t need to worry anymore as we are here to give you an insight on how to choose a toner for your skin.

What does a toner do?

A face toner is the second part of the skin care regimen that helps to remove any last traces of dirt and impurities left behind post-cleansing. With an advancement in the cosmeceutical industry, the newest generation of toners containing vitamin C, botanical extracts etc address the majority of skin concerns such as pigmentation, blemishes etc. Moreover, it prepares your skin for absorption of other products and refine pores, so that skin can breathe and can get glowing and healthy skin. 

 

Top benefits of including a skin toner to your daily skin care regimen are - 

1. Restores skin PH balance by providing deep hydration and nourishment to your skin.

2.  Provides a deep cleanse to your skin thereby removing buildup of dead skin cells and oil from the skin pores hence preventing excessive oil production or acne lesions.

3.  It helps in refining enlarged pores and minimizing their appearance

4. It helps in removing any left-out makeup, dirt or residue present on your skin post-cleansing.

 

 

Toner according to your skin type 

With an advancement in the cosmeceutical industry the toners are not only limited to skin refreshment. Instead, toners are formulated to provide multiple benefits. Here is what you can look for in a skin toner. 

  • Oily skin and acne-prone skin
  • Dry and sensitive skin
  • Combination skin

1. Oily skin and acne-prone skin

Including a face toner is vital for oily skin. Various studies explain that oily and acne-prone skin produces excessive face oil and, if not treated at the starting point, it can clog pores and can cause acne, blackheads, and other skin issues. Therefore, using an alcohol-free toner, which sweeps away oil without extracting natural face oil, is a must for oily skin. Look for ingredients like antibacterial properties

  • witch hazel
  • Willow bark
  • Clary sage
  • Aloe vera



2. Dry and sensitive skin

People with dry skin can be easily identified as they have roughness and redness in their face, fine lines and cracks are always visible. Ageing, weather change, and medical history are some reasons for dry skin. It is very important to hydrate the skin to maintain the pH balance of the skin in order to calm and reduce skin tightness.

Look for hydrating ingredients

  • Glycerin
  • Sodium hyaluronate
  • Aloe Vera
  • Butylene Glycol 

3. Combination skin

Combination skin type is very common and categorized as dry, flaky cheeks with the oily t-zone area. Using harsh products, having a bad lifestyle and environmental factors play a major role in combination skin. The need for toner for combination is because it removes the stuck residue from pores and gives instant hydration to your skin. Moreover, it helps in maintaining the oil production in your skin thus helping you manage your oily T-zone area.

Look for hydrating and antioxidant ingredients

  • Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
  • Allantoin
  • Butylene Glycol
  • Aloe Vera 
  • Sodium hyaluronate

How to use a face toner?

Step 1 - Clean your face with a gentle cleanser

Step 2 - Pump out toner on the cotton pad and gently apply it all over your face, including your neck.

Step 3 - After using toner, your skin is ready to absorb other products like serum, moisturizer, sunscreen.


This is the most basic way to use toner to get the most out of your product. It is important to understand if you're giving a 5 minutes break between every application so that the product can be absorbed by the skin.

How to choose a skin toner?

 

Toner is a secret skincare weapon that turned into a significant step in the skincare regimen. Hence, men and women both should incorporate it into their skincare regimen. Finding out your skin type is necessary to identify which formulation of toner will work best for you. While regular use of alcohol-free toner will ensure to improve your skin texture and tone without drying it out.

P.S.

Toner can be harsh on sensitive skin. You must be aware of this myth. However, toner is a very light weight liquid that can penetrate deep into the skin to provide deep hydration. Selecting a toner that is not suitable for your skin type can be a reason for harshness. Hence, people with sensitive skin are more prone to get redness and inflammation. Therefore, it is important for them to select toner wisely and choose ingredients that are calming and soothing.