How to apply tonic?
Wet a cotton pad or tampon with a tonic and wipe the face and neck, following the massage lines. To better absorb the cream for the eyelids, you can get wet with a tonic eyelids, but you do not need to process the area around your eyes. Tonics are needed at any age. When choosing a tonic, consider your skin type and individual characteristics (for example, intolerance of any components).
How to choose the right tonic?
How to choose a tonic in accordance with the type of skin? Antibacterial tonic is used for oily skin. A special tool of two components is also suitable. The first - removes excess fat, and the second - helps to normalize its allocation. When the skin is inflamed, use an alcohol-containing tonic, after which the skin is treated with anti-inflammatory agents. You can use this tonic with oily skin, in other cases there is a danger of drying the skin. If you have dry skin, choose a tonic with softening and moisturizing ingredients, such as allantoin, provitamin B5, bisabolol and others.
Combined skin requires the use of several tonics: liquid tonic for dry areas, more saturated for fatty. The cream can be used no earlier than 5 minutes after the tonic. After 30 years, toning masks are necessary for the skin. You can purchase ready-made products in stores or prepare them yourself at home.
How to prepare a tonic: recipes.
Toning means based on natural ingredients can not be stored for long (maximum 2-3 days). If alcohol is included in the tonic, the storage period can be extended to several weeks. Store the tonic in the refrigerator.
Cucumbers are often used for making cosmetic products. Of these, you can make a tonic, which is suitable for both oily and dry skin. An important advantage of cucumber means is that this is not an exotic fruit, but quite a vegetable available in our country. Here's how to prepare a tonic for normal to dry skin. Cut the cucumber into small cubes, take it in the amount of 3 tablespoons, add 1 cup of hot milk and cook for 5 minutes. Allow the mass to cool, strain, and the tonic is ready for use. It gives the skin a natural color and moisturizes well. Remember that the shelf life of such a tonic is small, so use it in time. The rest of the cucumber can be added to the salad or refrigerated for the next portion of the tonic.
Let's see what folk recipes are offered for combination and oily skin. Take 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon chopped lemon peel, 4 tablespoons chopped cucumber and mix them. Add 1 glass of vodka. Close the lid tightly and leave to stand for 15 days. After this time, strain the mixture, add a little honey and water, egg white.
Other toner recipes include not so versatile ingredients, but they give a good effect when used for certain types of skin.
Dry and normal skin.
Take 2 tablespoons oatmeal crushed flakes, add 2 cups of hot milk. Close the lid and leave to infuse. When the mixture cools, it can be used.
For the next folk recipe you need 3 cups of red rose petals and almond or peach butter. Add as much oil to cover all the petals. Place it on a steam bath for heating. Continue heating until the petals of the roses lose color, remove from the plate, allow to cool and strain the mixture.
For a tonic on the basis of lime color, you need to take 1 tablespoon of plant material, pour it with a glass of boiling water, cover and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Then strain the infusion, add a little honey, stir - and the tonic is ready for use.
Grape tonic is good for normal, combination and dry skin. To make it, you need to mash the grapes, leave for 2 hours, then squeeze and place the juice in a separate bowl. Add honey at the rate of 1 teaspoon to ½ cup of juice, a little salt, stir and leave for another half an hour. After that, you can use a tonic.
Combined and oily skin.
For combination and oily skin, other ingredients and recipes are used. It happens that using these tonics, women excessively dry the skin, since the preparations should be applied only to areas that are characterized by increased fat separation.
Here is the recipe for home tonic with the addition of grapefruit peel. Take a porcelain or glassware, place in it the peel of grapefruit, pour ½ cup of boiled water at room temperature. Leave to infuse for 2 days. This tonic is used morning and evening.
Lemon-carrot tonic. For its preparation, take 1 tablespoon of mineral water, 2 tablespoons of carrot juice, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Wash with warm water 10 minutes after using this tonic.
Another recipe - 1 tablespoon of lemon and honey juice, ½ cup of ordinary or mineral water. Mix and leave to infuse for 1 day. Such a tonic should be applied to the face, hold for 20 minutes, and then wash with cool water. You can repeat the procedure several times a week. To eliminate fatty gloss, you can prepare a tonic from lemon juice and green tea. For 1 glass of green tea, add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.