3 DIY Toners Your Skin Will Love

When was the last time you’ve used a facial toner? Please, don’t tell me you don’t remember…

Regardless of whether you skip toner, because you are feeling lazy, or you don’t really see the point of adding yet-another-beauty-potion to your skin care regimen, you (and your skin) are missing a lot.

Need reasons to start using facial toner daily? Let me give you a few:

- Toners help balance skin’s pH
- Toners remove impurities and gently exfoliate
- Toners are cool & refreshing (especially, if you store them in the fridge)
- Toners can be an excellent source of antioxidants and minerals
- Toners sooth, hydrate and revive the skin

Reasons not to use facial toner:

- None.

Because we love DIY (praise Pinterest for providing us with new ideas every day), we’ve gathered 3 of our favorite recipes for homemade toners, that are easy to make, do wonders for your skin and smell divine! Try them!

Homemade Rose Water Toner

If you have dry and sensitive skin, you need rose water in your life. And when I say “you need it”, I mean you need it right now. As someone, who’s been struggling with allergies + sensitivity + dry/dehydrated skin my whole life, I dare to claim that rose water is a real game-changer!

Rose water has the ability to instantly reduce redness and irritations, regardless of your skin type. It helps even out the skin tone + re-hydrates on a cellular level, to restore the natural glow of your skin. And the scent of roses… Ah!

Our Favorite Recipe: Rose Water Toner

DIY Anti-Aging Toner

When we age, our cells become weaker and more vulnerable. They are more likely to experience damage, caused by external aggressors, which unfortunately, presents in the form of loss of skin elasticity + dull complexion + appearance of annoying fine lines and wrinkles.

How to counteract this? With a daily dose of antioxidants, to fight the bad guys (free radicals) off!

Antioxidants keep your cells healthy and functional. They maintain the vitality of your skin, helping you look youthful and fresh. They assist in vital processes that happen on a cellular level, and also protect important structural elements, like collagen and elastin.

To sum it up: Your body loves antioxidants! Give it more of them!

And what a better way to complete your antioxidant-rich skin care ritual, than with a toner, made with two of the best natural sources of antioxidants – green tea and pomegranate.

Our Favorite Recipe: Homemade Toner With GreenTea & Pomegranate

Homemade Skin Clearing Toner

Did you know that even the most potent serum and cream won’t do much for your skin, unless the pH of your skin is balanced? pH plays a key role in product absorption, and distribution of active ingredients. It can also affect, in a negative way, the stability of certain compounds used in skin care product, making them less active. I believe you already get my point - pH is important.

While it is true that different people have different skin pH, it is also true that it always ranges between 4.0 and 7.0 i.e. it’s slightly acidic. To make sure your skin’s pH is in the “healthy” acidic range, you need… you guessed it – a toner! The one below is our favorite for combo/oily skin, prone to breakouts and congestion. Its primary ingredient is grapefruit (yes, antioxidants!) and a variety of healing herbs - a true, natural elixir of beauty.

Our Favorite Recipe: Herb-Infused Grapefruit Face Toner