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Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Cleanse, tone, moisturize—these three steps have been the basics of many skincare routines for decades. While the first and last steps are definitely non-negotiable, is toning really necessary? What even is a toner? Here are the pros and cons. A toner is a liquid that's meant to remove whatever's left of makeup, dirt, and oil after cleansing.
In the past circa '90s , they were geared toward curbing oiliness, and fighting blemishes in the process. However, they were a little too good at diminishing oil, and they gained reputations as being very astringent and drying. Nowadays, toners are more sophisticated.
Many are alcohol-free, so not as drying. Every formula is different and may contain moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, or exfoliating ingredients. One of the virtues of toner is that it can minimize the appearance of pores.
It also balances the skin's pH levels, restoring an acidic state so that skin is purified and better able to absorb moisture and other beneficial ingredients from serums and creams applied after. So, is toner necessary? Technically, no. If it contains salicylic acid, yes.
Plus, it helps keep oil production under control. Unfortunately, most toners take a different approach. They use something nastier to reduce oil and shine: alcohol. Alcohol dries out skin, getting rid of all the extra oil and that shine that goes with it. Finally, something true!
Toners with salicylic acid can really help keep oil production under control. Those with alcohol, on the other hand, do more harm than good.
Always use only ONE salicylic acid product in your skincare routine. Toners with hyaluronic acid give skin that extra boost of moisture while those with antoxidants prevent the appearance of premature wrinkles. That depends. Is toner necessary? Thanks so much for this post! I used to do the usual cleanse-tone-moisturize routine, but when the weather turned cooler my skin started to dry and the toner which is supposed to be hydrating just stung my face!
I tucked it away in the hopes that I can use it when summer rolls around. Hi Gio! Olivia, I think in the end it comes down to the toner one uses and their skin type. For some people toner may be necessary and those with dry skin will benefit from one with soothin and hydrating ingredients.
I use toner every time I try a cleanser. I never know how well a cleanser may work the first time I use it, so I after I apply it, I take a toner and cotton pad and apply it on my face to see if the cleanser has removed everything.
I hate to say it, but I kind of think toners are a scam. Just a way for us to spend more money. I could be wrong, though. Just a crazy conspiracy theory. Trisha, I think some toners do contain good ingredients and can be beneficial to those with particular skin concerns, but most of them are just colored water or a lotion chock full of alcohol that no one really needs. Those can be called scam imo.
I like the Japanese toners, though. They are expensive but they do contain moisturizing ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin. If you want a nice but inexpensive toner, just use rose water. Most of the ones on sale in the market are alcohol-free and cheap. Dao, really? Most of the toners here either contain alcohol or are just colored water. I like Japanese toners too. Without it, my skin feels bare and vulnerable. I understand what feeling you are talking about, I had it too when I first stopped using toner.
The Kose helped clear up my skin when I was in middle school. Makeup morsels, if a toner is well formulated then it is a nice extra step in a skincare routine. I cleanse-tone-moisturize all the time.
I did have to go through a few to find a toner that actually worked though, lol. These days, toners do just the opposite. Currently, there are toners on the market to address almost every skin concern and are no longer limited to treating acne and oily skin. Skin-care products from Korea have helped completely changed the toner game.
With all this in mind, both Allure and dermatologists are here to tell you to use actually toners. Let the dewy, glowing skin of BTS be our exhibit A:. To put it simply, toner looks like water and acts like water.
But I swear it's not water. It's packed with so much more than hydrogen and oxygen. Depending on the toner, it also can contain acids, glycerin, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatories. If you want to talk science, a toner is a fast-penetrating liquid that delivers skin a quick hit of hydration and helps remove some dead cells off the surface of the skin. The result: plump, glowy skin, Lee says. On a makeup-related note, toner is like a primer for the rest of your skin-care routine like serums and moisturizer, New York-based dermatologist Arielle Kauvar tells Allure.
Charlotte Cho, the co-founder of Soko Glam and a licensed esthetician, has the same mindset. Your skin is like a dried-up sponge. If you put a thick cream on a brittle dry sponge, it won't accept it and it isn't 'prepped' for moisture. But if you wet the sponge, the cream will sink in more easily. The short answer is "it goes after cleansing," according to Amy Wechsler, a dermatologist based in New York City.
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