DIY Facial Toner for Sensitive Skin

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Patricia B
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Our skin can sometimes be damaged from the multiple types of weather it can undergo. Summer can bring with it a wave of dryness while winter can bring lackluster skin. The biggest organ of our body needs more attention than it can get and during rough seasons, it can be worn down.

The best way to amp up our skin and give it the life it deserves is by treating it with natural skincare. Natural skincare is void from nasty chemicals and harmful ingredients that dry out the skin. With this simple recipe for face toner, you won’t need to go far and wide to achieve your dream skin.

Ingredients

  • spray bottle
  • organic cotton rounds
  • witch hazel toner
  • tea tree essential oil
  • unfiltered tap water
  • jojoba oil
  • rose water
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Going camping this weekend with @msk2115 so I made myself a mist for glowing skin to spray on my face & body throughout the day. When I’m alone or just at home I love going makeup free! ⠀ ⠀ In terms of a beauty routine, it’s been pretty consistent over the last couple of years. I use a lot of oils on my face which I also put on the ends of my hair and have fun concocting up my own hydrating toners with witch hazel, rose water and various essential oils. ⠀ ⠀ Glowing Skin Mist (2oz spray bottle)⠀ 1. 1tsp fractionated coconut oil or jojoba oil⠀ 2. 10 drops each of the following oils:⠀ – geranium⠀ – lavender ⠀ – lemongrass ⠀ – frankincense ⠀ 3. Fill the bottle half full with rose water ⠀ 4. Steep some tulsi holy basil tea or mint tea according to package and fill the remainder of the bottle #shakeandspray ⠀ ⠀ #diyskincare #slowbeauty #natural #essentialoils #diytoner #glowmist #campingskincare #facerefresher #teainfusedskincare

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Steps

  • make sure your spray bottle is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized for this gentle face toner
  • add a quarter of filtered tap water to the bottle
  • add half an amount of witch hazel toner
  • add 5 essential drops of tea tree essential oil
  • add a teaspoon of jojoba oil

This formula will help to tighten your pores and moisturize your skin simultaneously.

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🌿So finally I made two toners for acne skin. The difference is in essential oil ratio. In the first bottle there is 0,5% of geranium essential oil, in the second one there is 0,4%. I used 4% of Symbiosolv solubilizer in these two toners. My dilemna was how much solubilizer would be good. Solubilizer is a surfactant so in leave-on product the less the better. When surfactants stay on your skin they can enhance unwanted skin penetration (in short). On the other hand it would be expected to get a clear, transparent good looking toner, especially for IG😁 So dilemna was content or form? You can still decrease the percentage of essential oil to 0,3 or 0,2 even and solubilizer to 3 or 2 percent, but I wanted to add a decent portion of this geranium essential oil to balance hydrosol’s aroma. They together give interesting fragrance as are located on the opposite sides of the fragrance wheel. After all I still have doubt if it is worth to use a toner with a solubilizer🤔 Anyway, I had a challenging lab task for sure 🤓. . . . #toner #diytoner #diycosmetics #naturalskincare #solubilizer #facetoner #homemadecosmetics #handmadecosmetics #artisanlab #cosmeticlab #ecospadiy #naturalfacecare

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