Facial toner at home

Women's skin needs constant care, at any time of the year,   any age. Today, on the shelves of any store, you can find many different care products: creams, lotions, mycelia, thermal water, gels, foams, mousses and more. Among them there are also tonics that should not be confused with lotions, since these things are different both in composition and in properties. Such a remedy should be in a cosmetic bag every woman caring for herself. In this article, we'll talk about tonics, how to use them and how to make them yourself.

How to use a face toner

Toning the epidermis is a very important component of all facial care. What tonics do:

• restore natural pH balance of the skin after removing makeup;
• fill the epidermis with useful elements, antioxidants, vitamins;
• remove irritation, inflammation;
• narrow the pores;
• increase absorbency creams;
• get rid of makeup residues;
• improve the process of exfoliation of dead particles of the epidermis.

When choosing tonics, you need to rely on your type of skin and the composition of the product. If you are a fan of serial care of the same brand, then it is better to choose a tonic from the same line.

How to use tonic? The easiest way is to put a little on a cotton swab and run it over your face along the massage lines. Repeat the procedure to better cleanse the epidermis. But this option is not suitable for sensitive and irritated skin, it is better to apply the tonic to the face with your fingers, gently patting them on the skin. So blood circulation is stimulated faster, at the same time the skin will not be irritated even more from cotton pads.

Some women use a piece of gauze, just moisten it in a tonic, apply it on their face and lie there for a while until the composition is absorbed into the epidermis. It is best to use the toner a couple of times a day, morning and evening, after removing your makeup.

Some cosmetics manufacturers have come up with an improved and simplified spray bottle. Thus, you can spray the tonic directly on the face, avoiding cotton swabs and fingers. It must be remembered that the product should not be applied to the area near the eyes, since the skin there is very thin. Bearing in mind that allergic reactions to the constituent components of the product may occur, at the very first symptoms, such as burning, itching, redness, you should immediately wash yourself with warm water and change the product.

How to make a face toner

To make a tonic yourself, you need to know and remember some rules. Let's start with the fact that in the purchased funds in the composition present:

• alcohol, which is the basis of the drug;
• matting components;
• essential and natural oils, for example, shi, olives, peach, apricot;
• salicylic acid, carries an antibacterial property, removes inflammation and dries pimples;
• aloe;
• panthenol;
• vitamin E;
• urea.

And to make yourself a tonic, you need to select the ingredients for your skin type. It can be based on alcohol, wine, plain water, mineral water, dairy products. Here, again, it all depends on your preferences and the type of epidermis, alcoholic liquids are unlikely to be suitable for sensitive skin, so it is better to choose something more gentle.

Carefully select herbs, fruits, essential oils. Chamomile is perfect mint, St. John's wort, pink petals, orange peels.

Homemade facial toner

It would seem, from what you can create a tonic for face? But there are a lot of recipes and they are all different and very effective. Below you will find some of the best liquid preparation options for toning faces.

• Herbal tonic - put wormwood, mountain ash, St. John's wort, dandelion, rowan berries in equal proportions in a thermos and steam with a glass of boiling water. Set aside for half a day and add a spoonful of dry white wine. Use it a couple of times a day.
• Watermelon - grind half a glass of watermelon pulp together with the bones in blender, add a spoonful of water and a spoonful of witch hazel tincture. Apply liquid to face wash up cool water after 6-7 minutes.
• Mint - Mix a spoonful of dried mint with warm water and a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. Insist 3-4 days. For dry skin, you don't need to add vinegar.
• Parsley tonic - pour 250 ml of water into a saucepan, put 25 g of chopped parsley and bring to a boil over low heat. Cover and reduce heat. Hold the broth for 20-25 minutes, then strain, cool and pour a spoonful of lemon juice.
• Citrus - squeeze juice from one lemon and grapefruit. Combine 55 g of grapefruit juice with a spoonful of lemon juice and a spoonful of vodka. Pour the tonic into a glass container, leave for 4 days.
• Tea - brew fresh green tea in a glass, cool and add 35 ml of lemon juice. Term storage of such a tonic for only a day.
• Banana - chop ripe banana with blender... Mix a couple of tablespoons of the resulting puree with 100 ml of warmed milk until completely dissolved. Apply tonic before going to bed at night.
• Cucumber - squeeze the juice from one cucumber and mix it with 35 ml of heated milk.
• Chamomile - 30 g dry chamomile steam with boiling water for an hour. Add a couple of spoons of freshly squeezed orange juice there.
• Mineral - grate a large cucumber on a fine grater, pour 100 ml of mineral water over it, leave for an hour. Strain the liquid and add a couple of drops of lavender oil. Best used in a spray bottle.
• Creamy - take half an apple and a peach, chop them in puree. Squeeze the juice from it and mix with half a glass of non-fat cream.
• Matting - steam a couple of spoons of dried bird cherry berries with boiling water. After an hour, strain and stir half a spoonful of honey in it.