I'm generally skeptical about toner - I prefer to just cleanse and moisturise. Toner is used after cleansing to tighten pores, further clean your skin and add extra beneficial ingredients to your skin. I never believe anything that says it'll tighten your pores - that's not how skin works. Pore size is genetic, all you can do is keep them clean as when they're clogged they'll look bigger than they actually are. However, you can't actually reduce their natural size.
Anyway, this toner by Garnier is for combination to oily skin (still okay for sensitive skin) and claims to be enriched with green tea and moringa extracts to cleanse and purify your skin. It does contain alcohol, so if your skin is super sensitive I would avoid this.
However, I've been needing something stronger to help clean out my skin, especially around my nose where the pores get clogged up easily. It doesn't sting but leaves a gentle tingle and feels very light and refreshing. I add a little onto a cotton pad and swipe it over my t-zone - when I look at the pad afterwards, it's picked up the oil and you can see the discolouration on the cotton. When I don't use it, my skin breaks out more easily so I've been using this at least once a day, everyday.
Anyone else tried this toner? Got any other recommendations for me? Let me know in the comments!
Hi, I have oily skin and enlarged pores. This toner make my skin very clean. But it also makes my skin a bit red. Because of the alcohol in it, I'm very worry. I really want to keep using it. Any suggestion?
ReplyDeleteHi Isabel! Thanks for your comment - I would suggest maybe diluting it slightly. So take a cotton pad, dampen it with water and then add a little of the toner, and gently apply it to your face, hopefully it won't affect your skin so much. Let me know how that goes!
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