Just because you have dry skin doesn’t mean you should skip the toner in your skin care routine. A good facial toner made from natural hydrosols is the best pore minimizer for dry skin. But be careful, not all toners are well suited for dry skin. Many facial toners, even natural ones, contain alcohol. For oily skin, a little alcohol is fine, but not for dry skin. Alcohol is very drying because it strips away natural oils. Many skin care products rely on alcohol as a preservative to extend product shelf life. It may be an inexpensive preservative but it does not help keep skin healthy. So if you have dry skin, read labels carefully and avoid ones that have alcohol as a preservative. Just because a product is natural, does not mean it will be well suited for your skin type.
Nature provides all the ingredients needed to make a good pore minimizer for dry skin. Hydrosols, made from flowers and herbs, provide some of the best natural toners available. A hydrosol is the water byproduct of the essential oil steam distillation process. After the highly fragrant oil is extracted through steam distillation, lightly fragrant, astringent water remains.
Witch hazel provides one of the best natural toners for mature and dry skin. Not only is it a gentle astringent, it cleanses the pores without excessively stripping the skin of natural oils and, it heals minor cuts, scrapes and other skin blemishes too. Rose water, green tea extract, and mint and apple cider vinegar also make soothing, cleansing toners for dry skin.
The astringent properties of a good toner cause pores in the skin to contract. As the pores contract, they flush out dirt and debris from the skin leaving it smooth, healthy, and refreshed, with visibly reduced pore size. Encouraging pores to contract with astringent toners keeps skin healthy too. The smaller pores are, the better they keep out damaging bacteria and dirt. Keeping pores tight and healthy means smoother skin and fewer breakouts and blemishes. Adding a natural astringent toner to your skin care routine cleanses pores and improves skin health. Clogged pores become a thing of the past!Astringent hydrosols provide the added healthy properties of antioxidants that keep skin healthy in the face of damaging environmental conditions.
Use a toner as part of your skin care routine. After cleansing your skin, soak a cotton ball and wipe it over the surface of your face and neck. Allow the toner to dry for a few moments and then rub in your favorite dry skin moisturizer. Cleansing, toning and moisturizing your skin morning and evening is all you need to keep skin healthy and glowing. In fact, once you start using the right products, you will find that all you need for beautiful, luminous skin is simple skin care. There is no need for more that four good products and as much time with them as you spend brushing your teeth.
Hydrosols are natural and gentle but they are far from weak. Toners have active astringent properties that can cause a tingling sensation on your skin. A little tingling is fine and it just means your skin is responding to the astringent nature of the toner but if the tingling persists for more than a few minutes, try a different product.
As scientists study the nature of plants, they find a seemingly endless array of complex chemicals. As new beneficial chemicals are discovered, scientists seek to isolate them for use in manufactured products. The result may be a cheaper product, with some of the healthy benefits found in the plant, but it’s not necessarily the best for your skin. Plants contain many complex chemicals that react and interact with one another. Isolating one and calling it beneficial means that all the interactions with other chemicals are lost. The best way to make sure nature is working, as it should for your skin is to use products derived from natural, whole plant material. A natural, plant based astringent toner uses all of natures resources to keep your skin healthy and glowing.
