What’s
the first thing you do in the morning for your skin? Of course you will say
Cleansing. Right! Cleansing is the
first and foremost and very important step when it comes to skin care. Time and
again we have heard about how Cleansing,
toning and moisturizing can be the best regimen to follow.
We
buy cleansers and moisturizers and very well aware about they do but when it
comes to toners, we would either skip this step as it isn’t necessary or the
toner hasn’t suited you so discontinued using it.
What exactly Toners do for your
skin then?
Toners
may help in removing any excess oil or
dirt or even makeup traces that have been left by the cleansers. They also helps in maintaining the pH balance of the skin since our skin is or the
acidic side and while using cleansers
like soaps especially it tends to get disturbed as per the normal pH balance which will
automatically be restored but using a toner that suits you if you are using a cleanser
that may disrupt the balance is advisable. Now, most importantly Toners are
also meant to shrink the pore size hence making the large pores appear small.
Toners with alcohol content
tend to dry out your skin since along with the oil and dirt they will even
strip the natural and essential oils
on the skin and that may be the cause that we often ignore or discontinue using
them. High in alcohol toners not only dry out our skin but then if the skin is
oily then the sebaceous glands tend
to produce more oil to combat the loss.
You
may have realized that the term skin toners can be applied to not only toners
but to astringents and facial sprays or
mists too. Face sprays are the mildest of all as they don’t have alcohol or
very low alcohol content for e.g. the rose water sprays or mists or even
witch hazel to name a few. On the other hand Astringents are high in alcohol content which makes them fall under
the category of toners that you will dislike since they dry out the skin and
then you experience more oil and greasiness on the skin. Not to forget they
still will tighten the large pores.
So,
how to choose the right toner for your skin?
Choose
a toner that has low or no alcohol content so that you don’t experience dry
skin after using it.
If
you have dry skin then it is best to choose a toner that has some moisturizing properties and oils
however, for oily combination and acne
prone skin it is best to go for alcohol free ones.
Beautiful
skin is like a dream for all those of us who don’t have a perfect skin like
some blessed rare people. But choosing
right products as per the skin type, age and climate can show positive changes
in the way your skin looks, same is the case with skin toners when used the
appropriate ones you can fetch good results, So, next time you think of
skipping it think again why are you skipping and what exactly do you need!
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