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I'd be interested to know whether people think toners are necessary. Some experts say you need one to get rid of any last traces of make-up (does that not mean the cleanser didn't do it's job properly?) and because you need to return your skin to the correct PH (is my skin really not able to have water touch it without it taking 8 hours to 'repair' itself? Will my skin really suffer if it's PH is lowered after using water? After all Alpha-H base their range around the idea of dropping the skin's PH level to get the skin to work harder?). Other ranges, particularly from facialists (Eve Lom, Sarah Chapman), say you don't need to use a toner.
I never used a toner until about 3 years ago and now I use one twice a day and have grown to like the 'refresed' feeling it gives and I miss not using it now. But I'm not sure my skin looks any better for using one. Could it be that foaming or oil-based cleansers like Sarah Chapmen don't require a toner but cream based ones like Elemis do?
I never used a toner until about 3 years ago and now I use one twice a day and have grown to like the 'refresed' feeling it gives and I miss not using it now. But I'm not sure my skin looks any better for using one. Could it be that foaming or oil-based cleansers like Sarah Chapmen don't require a toner but cream based ones like Elemis do?