A basic skin care routine has always consisted of three steps; cleanse, tone and moisturise. But due to a lack of positive press, the toning step has often been ignored. Now things have changed; gone are the acidic, harsh toners of the past. These have been replaced by sophisticated formulas that are an essential part of your everyday skin care routine.
Toners have many skin benefits and can be particularly helpful to those with oily, sensitive or dry skin types. Applied after cleansing and before moisturiser, toners can be spritzed over the skin in a light mist or used on a cotton pad that is wiped all over the face.
In the past, toners were mainly used to close the pores after cleansing, preventing them from becoming clogged by your moisturiser and SPF. Nowadays, your skin care has to work harder, so every product you use includes new technologies and ingredients to make sure your skin is kept in the best condition. Toners now have all sorts of skin benefits aside from just toning the pores. They also reduce their size and remove any dirt or impurities that have been missed by your cleanser, which helps to keep the skin clearer and blemish free.
Facial toners are also one of the few products that actually balance your skin’s natural pH level. Your skin is naturally acidic, with a pH balance that falls between five and six. When you wash your face, the alkaline levels in your cleanser disrupt this pH level, making your skin work overtime to restore the balance back to normal. This often results in your skin producing more oil, which is bad news for oily and acne prone skins.
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