Toners
Why should you use a toner?
Toners are great to use after cleansing, they help mop up remaining residue, reduce the appearance of pores and give a fresher, smoother look to the face. Toners can be used in everyone’s skincare routine, although those likely to gain the most benefits are acne-prone or oilier skin types.
Toners can be a terrific addition to a skincare regime for their many benefits. They can help regulate the over production of sebum, the oil secreted from the skin, reduce the appearance of large pores and to rebalance pH and rehydrate. They are also a good way of adding other active ingredients into your skin care regime without overloading your skin.
Our guide to finding a toner for your skin type
Dry Skin
A dry, dehydrated skin can often feel tight, flaky and rough textured. Look for ingredients that boost hydration levels, such as hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance that restores the skins moisture levels. For irritated dry skins, soothing ingredients such as aloe vera and rose water can calm and help restore moisture.
Normal/Combination Skin
Normal skin types can often use almost any type of toner and it will be down to personal preference whether hydration or some exfoliation is desired. Combination skins will usually have patches of oiliness and dryness and depending on the main concern, a suitable toner can be selected.
Oily Skin
Oily skin will typically display large open pores and may develop a shine throughout the day. Oily and acne-prone skin types would benefit most from an exfoliating toner, containing salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid, which has gentle exfoliating properties to lift away dead skin cells and oil from the surface of the skin giving the skin more clarity.
Sensitive Skin
Some sensitive skins can be reactive to toners due to their astringent nature. In these cases, toning mists may be a better option as they do not put friction or heat on a reactive skin. Rose water toners and hyaluronic acid toners are most appropriate for this skin type as they are gentle and effective when rebalancing.
Top Tips
Whilst toners traditionally are used for this purpose post-cleanse, toning mists and sprays are the perfect handbag refresher for warm days. They are also ideal to use in the Summer months, to swap out heavier creams and serums for lighter toners with active ingredients.
In the past, toners have gained a bad reputation due to them often featuring harmful, stripping ingredients such as alcohol. Toners that include alcohol would often dehydrate the skin giving a mattifying finish that would feel clean but be damaging to the skin overtime.
- Toners should be used in the morning after cleansing.
- Toners should be applied before serums, moisturisers and sun protectant.
- Toners can also be applied at night after make-up removal and cleansing.
- Oily skin types should avoid alcohol astringent toners.
- There are different toners for different skin types.
View all of our Toners
NeoStrata Mandelic Mattifying Serum
Original price was: £55.00.£30.29Current price is: £30.29.
NeoStrata Skin Active Firming Collagen Booster
Original price was: £86.00.£55.00Current price is: £55.00.NeoStrata Skin Active Matrix Support SPF30
Original price was: £88.00.£51.99Current price is: £51.99.
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic 30ml
Original price was: £165.00.£115.99Current price is: £115.99.
NeoStrata Skin Active Tri-Therapy Lifting Serum
Original price was: £88.00.£70.49Current price is: £70.49.
Emepelle Serum 36ml
£127.99
Jane Iredale Smooth Affair Brightening Facial Primer
Original price was: £55.00.£36.99Current price is: £36.99.
NeoStrata Skin Active Exfoliating Wash
Original price was: £36.00.£28.19Current price is: £28.19.
NeoStrata Sheer Hydration SPF40
Original price was: £53.00.£32.99Current price is: £32.99.
NeoStrata Lotion Plus
Original price was: £48.00.£32.95Current price is: £32.95.
SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Defense 30ml
Original price was: £105.00.£73.50Current price is: £73.50.
NeoStrata Smooth Surface Glycolic (Daily) Peel
Original price was: £69.00.£43.99Current price is: £43.99.
SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF 30ml
Original price was: £168.00.£115.99Current price is: £115.99.
SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF 30ml
Original price was: £165.00.£115.99Current price is: £115.99.
Jan Marini Bioglycolic Face Cream
Original price was: £95.00.£83.99Current price is: £83.99.
Jane Iredale Smooth Affair Illuminating Glow Facial Primer
Original price was: £53.00.£36.99Current price is: £36.99.
SkinCeuticals Serum 10 30ml
Original price was: £98.00.£73.99Current price is: £73.99.
Emepelle Night Cream 50g
£166.99
Jan Marini Bioglycolic Facial Cleanser
Original price was: £43.00.£35.99Current price is: £35.99.
NeoStrata Bionic Face Serum
Original price was: £69.00.£41.99Current price is: £41.99.
Jan Marini C-ESTA Face Serum (Best Before end of September 2024)
Original price was: £113.50.£79.00Current price is: £79.00.
SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 48ml
Original price was: £150.00.£115.99Current price is: £115.99.
SkinCeuticals Metacell Renewal B3 50ml
Original price was: £122.00.£91.99Current price is: £91.99.
Jane Iredale Glow Time Mineral BB Cream
£39.49 – £39.99
Jane Iredale BeautyPrep Face Toner
Original price was: £37.00.£24.00Current price is: £24.00.
Obagi Nu-Derm Toner
£53.49
iS Clinical Poly Vitamin Serum
£69.00 – £101.00
iS Clinical Super Serum Advance+
£82.25 – £139.99Emepelle Serum and Night Cream Special Offer
Original price was: £315.00.£283.99Current price is: £283.99.
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Heliocare Gelcream Colour Light SPF 50
Original price was: £28.00.£26.29Current price is: £26.29. Add to cart -
Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant SPF 30
Original price was: £58.00.£51.95Current price is: £51.95. Add to cart -
Jan Marini Bioglycolic Facial Cleanser
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Jan Marini Bioglycolic Oily Skin Cleansing Gel
Original price was: £43.00.£35.99Current price is: £35.99. Add to cart
