Moisturizing toners: purpose and application

Do you want your face to always shine with cleanliness, freshness and no wrinkles on it? Then you need to know what magic effect an ordinary moisturizing tonic has, but certainly high-quality, without harmful additives. It is equally important to find out how to correctly use this cosmetic product.

Almost all women and girls use creams to prolong youth and beauty, but forget about the necessary hydration procedure, and dryness is one of the reasons for the appearance of ugly folds and wrinkles on the skin. But a tonic that preserves the water balance of the epidermis, not only avoids aging, but also prevents the appearance of irritations and rashes on it, especially characteristic of delicate skin.

The composition for toning has several functions.

• The tonic is applied after washing off the cosmetics and allows you to dissolve the remaining contaminants, often leading to inflammatory processes, the formation of acne and acne.
• If you out of habit use soap and other aggressive products for washing, tonic prevents disturbances in the sebaceous glands. Thanks to this, the skin breathes and is quickly updated.
• Toning is necessary so that the layers of the dermis remain elastic and resilient, as well as to maintain the natural tone of the face. The tool has a constricting effect on the pores and eliminates the formation of dry areas prone to rapid aging.
• When the nutritional compositions are applied after treatment with tonic, their active components penetrate deeper into the structure of the skin, and the effect of their exposure is more noticeable.

The secret of tonic lotion is in its composition, which includes such components as:

• water retention glycerin;
• ana-acids and allantoin, contributing to the renewal, smoothing annoying grooves and wrinkles;
• natural juices and extracts of medicinal plants that help relieve irritation, soften the skin and saturate it with life-giving moisture;
• many tonics contain hyaluronic acid, which makes skin tissues more elastic and resilient;
• often tonic contains zinc, which reduces pores, and water from thermal springs, which has irreplaceable antioxidant properties.

Means for toning are water glycerin based. They contain extracts of herbs and flowers, glycerin, as well as essential oils. With an unbalanced composition, they upset the fat balance of skin tissues, but in some cases are used as exfoliating preparations. The softest and most effective are water tonics, saturated with antioxidants and well removing traces of decorative cosmetics.

Most tonic products are universal, that is, suitable for all types of dermis.

But it is always wiser to choose a remedy in accordance with the condition of the person, as well as the weather and season.

1. Tonic composition for normal skin should be selected depending on the weather. In spring and summer, tonics with a refreshing effect with cucumber extract and green tea are suitable for care. In autumn and winter, for ladies with combined and normal dermis, such components as chamomile and lavender will be relevant. A low concentration of alcohol is also allowed, but you can do without this potent ingredient.
2. Intensive hydration is necessary dry skin, and alcohol additives in this case should be excluded. Oils and perfumes are also undesirable, but you should pay attention to the compositions in which there is glycerin, aloe juice, rose extracts, oil from the flowers of orange (neroli).
3. For problematic dermis, prone to inflammation, the development of acne, acne needs a moisturizing facial tonic, including acids, lactic and salicylic. They accelerate the exfoliation of dead particles, eliminate excess fat, reduce porosity, making the structure of the skin smoother.
4. For mature skin Anti-aging lifting toner is produced, which brightens, refreshes and tightens the skin due to the fact that it contains amino acids, peptides, hyaluronic acid and such important components as elastin and collagen.

It is a mistake to think that alcohol is needed for healthy skin with high fat content - it only dries the tissues, stimulating the sebaceous glands to synthesize even more fat. And as you know, it’s precisely clogging of the sebaceous estuaries with him leading to such unpleasant consequences as the appearance of acne and even ulcers.

Based on customer feedback, the most effective and mild tonics that can solve several skin problems at once, Such modern cosmetic products are considered:

• Librederm Hyaluronic Tonic with a natural composition. It is suitable for any skin, restores its texture, evens out the tone of the face, normalizes the water balance, brightens excess pigmentation.

• Vichy's Purete Thermale with Vitamin E, Glycerin and Thermal Water Ideal for Sensitive Derma. The product gently refreshes the skin, removing toxic substances from it, saturates it with pure natural moisture.

• Moisturizing tonic La Roche-Posay. The tool is highly appreciated by buyers, including professional cosmetologists. It contains natural antiseptics and moisturizing ingredients, effective for enlarged pores, prevents the development of acne and inflammation, improves the condition of a mature dermis.

• Tonic by Lancome Tonique Douceur based on plant extracts of roses and elderberries. It does not contain perfumes and alcohol, normalizes the balance of water in the skin layers, cleanses the face well, without disturbing fat metabolism.

• The optimal product for dry, thinned epidermis is Caudalie Moisturizing Toner. It contains mint, ferula extract, caraway seeds and other plant elements. The product is able to moisturize the driest skin and is applicable to the eyelids.

Of course, it is worth buying only high-quality cosmetic products from trusted manufacturers. You also need to consider the following nuances.

• When choosing dermatologists recommend starting from what kind of skin you have. For dry, you need a tonic that allows it to be saturated with moisture as much as possible. If the face fades and has an unhealthy color, it will require the purchase of a drug with nutritious plant extracts. For skin prone to irritation, a composition with anti-inflammatory components is needed.
• We must not forget that in each case it is important to study the composition of the tonic. The most useful products made on the basis of herbal decoctions, extracts, vitamins and natural oils, without alcohol. A large number of acids can also have a destructive effect on facial tissue, causing even greater complications. Also, do not purchase harmful toners in which preservatives, perfumes, parabens are present.

So that the moisturizer can fully affect the epidermis, it must be correctly applied.

The rules related to leaving are extremely simple, but give a good result.

• It is necessary to choose a product based on the type of skin - for example, alpha hydroxy acids, as well as alcohol additives in the composition are contraindicated for dry skin, their use can lead to dehydration.
• Before use, you need to completely cleanse your face from cosmetics and dirt. For this, any special preparations are suitable - foam, cosmetic milk, suitable mousse or lotion.
• Not all ladies know that applying tonic with cotton swabs and discs is harmful to the face - they contribute to the formation of wrinkles and excess wrinkles on it. Makeup artists are advised to do this with light finger movements, while lightly conducting a massage.
• A tonic composition is also used as a short-term mask - a clean piece of gauze is moistened in it, which is then applied to the face (for 5-6 minutes).
• The sequence of application is also important - you need to start from the area of ​​the cheeks and move to the area of ​​the ears, then distribute the product on the forehead, moving towards the temples. Lastly, a tonic is applied to the center of the chin and the skin around the mouth, nose and cheekbones are treated.
• Particular attention should be paid to the delicate and thin epidermis near the eyes - in order not to damage it by stretching, the procedure is carried out with the pads of the ring fingers, very carefully and carefully.

An overview of tonics and how to use them for their intended purpose, see below.