7 benefits of adding toner to your skincare regimen
This often skipped step in your routine may just end your skin woes, find out why.
I never realized just how much I got out of using toner until most recently when I started talking to more clients about their most-used skincare products and their still unfulfilled skin needs. I discovered that very few of them utilized toner, and there was some confusion over its purpose. I personally started using a toner about 17 years ago and, boy, what a difference it made for me.
These are 7 ways toner positively impacts skin:
Boosts cleansing power. When you use twice daily toner, it actually hydrates the skin and helps provide a much more thorough cleansing experience than what just a facial cleanser can accomplish alone.
Smaller-looking pores. A good toner helps remove ingrained debris from pores while also offering an astringent action that leads to skin tightening. When toner is used as a part of a cleansing process, it can effectively decrease the appearance of pores.
Adds a layer of protection. Toners are a wonderful way to help tighten the cell gaps that result after cleansing; this reduces the penetration of impurities and environmental contaminants into the skin. It can even protect and remove chlorine and minerals found in tap water.
Makes your moisturizer more effective. Applying leave-on products, like creams, serums, and moisturizers, to toner dampened skin makes for smoother application AND reduces the amount of product actually needed.
Helps set makeup. Especially great for mineral makeup application.
Refreshes and soothes skin. Toner acts as a humectant, a water-based toner that provides refreshing hydration, retaining and preserving moisture. In addition, a toner boosted with anti-inflammatory botanicals can also soothe some active skin conditions.
Acts as a delivery system for active ingredients. Toners can be formulated with powerful biological additives, such as glycosaminoglycans, essential oils, and/or botanical extracts. These all can have a dramatic effect on the skin's overall health and appearance.
Check out our great Spray Toner option:
Did any of these surprise you?
Let me know if you have any questions about the different types of toners in a comment, I look forward to hearing from you!
Marianne Friedman
Founder of Exstilla & Sandpiper Lane
We believe in the healing power of nature: pamper your skin with the power of the sea
Taken from the Latin Exstillare, meaning to trickle (in drops), Exstilla products stand out in sea of skincare products on the market. We use only all-natural oils and botanicals that put moisture and hydration, drop by drop, back into your skin. Exstilla products also protect your skin from the free radicals encountered every day in our environment.
Exstilla products are boutique crafted in an FDA approved California lab using all-natural plant and marine extracts to create our super moisturizing, anti-aging skincare line for all skin types. All our products are non-toxic, vegan, and never tested on animals.
