Every year the shelves in the beauty department store seem to overflow with new products getting launched in the market. Among the basic beauty products you will find the ‘Toner’ that is often not even considered as essential by some women.
The fact is that women are often confused as to why a toner should be a part of a good skin care routine. Let me tell you that if it weren’t essential it would have disappeared ages ago.
A toner is basically a water based liquid that has active ingredients that can do wonders to your face.
Here are 9 reasons why you should include a toner as part of your skin care regime:
1) Cleanses the skin of all the oil, dirt and grime
Toners are ideal for acne or oily skin to remove the excess oil that their glands produce and thus even prevent breakouts. They help in getting rid of makeup and any other chemical that makes its way into your skin and its pores.
2) Cleans off all the chlorine and minerals found in tap water
Have you noticed the white deposits that form in your bathroom no matter how many times you’ve washed it? These deposits are usually the chlorine and other minerals put in the water to make it safe for bathing.
But these deposits can dehydrate your skin. The best way to get them off is to use a toner after cleansing your face.
3) Moisturises your skin
Toners help in binding the moisture to your skin. It helps in bringing to life dull skin that lacks moisture.
The best part is that is helps in moisturising oily and sensitive skin types as well.
4) Helps in maintaining pH balance in the skin
Our skin is naturally acidic. When we use soap and other chemicals on the face, this pH balance gets disturbed. A toner helps in restoring this balance sooner.
5) Prevents ingrown hairs
Toners are made up of acids that help prevent the ingrowth of hair. Best apply toner to your face when you remove unwanted hair so that it doesn’t grow inside the skin.
6) Tightens pores
When you apply a toner to your face after cleansing, it tightens the cell gaps and closes the pores, thereby preventing the penetration of dirt, grime and other impurities that cause your pores to look big.
7) Layer of protection
It removes the dirt and dead cells, cleanses the skin of all unwanted impurities and repairs the skin’s protective layer making it less sensitive and more resistant to environmental damage.
8) Enhance the results of your regular skin care routine
The active ingredients in a toner help the ingredients in the other products to penetrate properly and therefore give better results.
9) Revitalizes your skin
Using a toner strips your skin of all the dirt and dead skin cells leaving it refreshed, clean and alive, along with providing it with moisture.
The next time you’re out shopping; don’t forget to buy a toner to add to your skin care routine as it can greatly improve your skin and its appearance.
