What does a toner really do? Contrary to popular belief, they are essential. A good toner is the first step in treatment, after cleansing.
Toners, if well designed create a hydrating film to draw your treatment products deeper into the skin, and to ensure we use less of them.
The examples I use are as follows:
- The Dry Mop. A mop needs to be slightly wet in order to grab moisture from a floor. A dry mop is physically unable to do more.
- Think of land after a drought: its topsoil is eroded. Along comes much-needed rain, and it sits on the surface. It cannot absorb anything through its toughened layer. Along comes much-needed rain, and it sits on the surface. It cannot absorb anything through the hardened layer of earth.
The same goes for our skin. Remember, a hydrated, pliable surface absorbs nutrients better than a dehydrated and rough-feeling skin.
To tone is to ensure that your skin is receiving the ultimate levels of care possible. Everything subsequently applied, works more rapidly and absorbs a lot deeper into the skin.