Do acne and blackheads disturb your dreams? Are you frustrated because of these skin imperfections that tend to appear on your face over and over again? Fortunately, there is a method to eliminate these unaesthetic elements of our face once and for all. What is this marvelous method? It is a toner with vinegar and herbs. Read the article in order to learn how to prepare such a wonderful healing potion.
What is the point in face cleansing with a toner or other cosmetic preparations?
Basically, everyday skin purification improves the condition of complexion, restores natural pH levels, cleanses, refreshes, moisturizes and unclogs skin pores. The skin purification treatment should be undergone twice a day by wiping face with a toner-soaked cotton pad. Point often overlooked, the morning skin purification routine should differ from the one performed at bedtime. The morning treatment’s aim is to refresh slightly face skin, whereas, the one performed in the evening is done to cleanse face skin form sebum, dead skin cells and other impurities that has gathered in skin pores throughout the day.
Which ingredients should be used to prepare a vinegar and herbal toner? First of all, while selecting herbs, keep in mind the skin type you are preparing the mixture for. For example, chamomile contains anti-inflammatory and relieving properties. Disinfecting and anti-bacterial features belong to lavender, poppy (this plant is also able to highlight discolourations) or knapweed. When it comes to rose, this flower helps with moisturization, softening and skin smoothing. White peony, in turn, may appear helpful with atopic dermatitis and acne elimination. In order to prepare your own toner, you will need herbal infusion and, obviously, a vinegar. Suffuse with boiling water the above-mentioned plants and put it aside for several dozen minutes. Generally speaking, you can prepare a homemade vinegar with the fruit or plants chosen by you.
How to prepare the herbal and vinegar toner? Mix distilled water or aloe gel with one third of each of the ingredients (vinegar and herbal infusion.) In other words, to receive 100 ml of the toner, add 30 ml of the vinegar and 30 ml of the herbal infusion. Such a toner should be stored in a refrigerator. Certainly, it is totally natural product, which is why, its expiration date lasts two weeks.
Advice: If you are not a fan of vinegar scent, you can add to the toner diluted lemon juice. Worth mentioning, doing so, you are reducing the purifying properties of your homemade toner.
