Face tonic. How to apply properly, how to use?

What is a face tonic and why is it needed? How to apply a tonic on the face? Recipes for making tonic at home.

Today in the cosmetics market there is simply a myriad of various facial skin care products. These are all kinds of creams, masks, serums, micellar waters, purifying gels, etc. Among them there is such a remedy as a face tonic. Everyone heard about him, even used it, but not everyone has fully dealt with what he was and for what he was intended. All the main characteristics of the tonic will be discussed in this article.

What can a face tonic?

• It seems obvious to any woman that having removed cosmetics and washing off her face, she completes his preparation for applying a night cream or sleep. However, if, after even the most thorough washing with the help of cleansing cosmetics, wipe the face with a cotton pad moistened in a tonic, you can notice on the disk traces of cosmetics or the remnants of the same remedy for cleansing. This is precisely the main function of the face tonic
• In addition, many cosmetic cleansing agents have an irritating effect on the epidermis and violate its pH balance. The acid-base flora weakens the defense function of the skin, and the bacteria are able to multiply even more actively. The tonic, in turn, balances all acidity indicators to the desired values
• The tonic is also able to prepare the soil for the activity of the cream or mask and extend the effect of their effects. Its active particles help cosmetic products to absorb the skin and delay such a necessary moisture inside the epidermis

Choosing a face tonic depending on skin type

When choosing a face tonic, it is necessary to take into account the features of the skin and its type. The composition of tonics may include such elements that will not only do the benefits of the skin, but can harm it.

• For oily skin, a tonic with alcohol content of at least 50%is suitable. Such a large amount is due to the active production of sebaceous secretions and the rapid pollution of the skin of the face. It is alcohol that is able to eliminate dirt and destroy all unnecessary microorganisms. Also acceptable for oily skin is the content of salicylic
  acids, essential oils, herbal extracts and matting elements
• In turn, for dry skin, the presence of at least a small alcohol solution is extremely contraindicated. He will dry even more and annoy the already dried skin. For this type, it is advisable to choose a tonic with the content of various oils and vitamins that help to feed and moisturize it
• Problem skin requires the addition of surface elements to the tonic and BHA and AHA acids. It is best to use lotion instead of a tonic with rashes and acne, which allows you to more carefully cleanse the skin and eliminate all inflammation on it
• A normal skin tonic may contain a small percentage of alcohol (about 10%). The remaining components are selected individually, based on the age of the woman and other features of her skin

Rules for applying a tonic to the face

There are several ways to apply a tonic to the face:

• with a spray
• with the help of gauze
• fingers
• cotton drives

The first option is recommended to use women with excessive and dried skin. A tonic in the form of a spray will avoid skin contact with any irritant and save it from excessive friction

• For the same reason, you can use a piece of gauze. It is cut in the shape of the face and impregnated with a tonic, and then put on the face for a while
• Many cosmetologists consider the interaction of the skin with cotton wool to be rather traumatic. They are sure that cotton micro -fiber can irritate the epidermis and provoke wrinkles. Therefore, the best way to apply any cosmetic product among professionals is a barely perceptible tapping of fingertips
• Those who do not scare cotton wool can be covered with a tonic with cotton pads. It is enough just to wet it into the tonic and with light invisible movements to apply to the face in the direction of massage lines. Moreover, the very massage lines are used in the "finger" application

Why do we need massage lines?

If you regularly apply cosmetics along the massage lines, the following positive changes can be observed:

1. Pressing movements along massage lines do not allow the skin to stretch
2. Absent pressure or damage to fibers of elastan and collagen
3. Old wrinkles are smoothed, and new ones cease to appear
4. More intense pore cleaning occurs
5. The swelling and swelling of the eyes disappears
6. The second chin does not have a single chance

How to apply a tonic on the face along the massage lines?

In order for the effect of any cosmetic product to be maximum, it is necessary to apply it, strictly observing the direction of massage lines:

1. As for the forehead, the tonic should be applied from its center to the temporal part
2. The area around the eyes is moistened with light movements from the inner corner of the eye to the external in the closed eyelid and from the external to the internal - under the eyes
3. The vector of the nasal line first drops from top to bottom from the interble to the tip, and then diverges from the nasal bone towards the ears
4. The line connecting the lips and ears originates at the upper lip and ends almost at the earlobe of the ear
5. The tonic is applied to the chin from the center to the ear along the line of the face
6. The neck requires smooth movements from the bottom up from the neckline to the chin

How often can you use a face tonic?

• Cosmetologists advise using tonic every time during cosmetic procedures. As a rule, women repeat such manipulations at least twice a day. In the morning, after sleep, it is recommended to wash your face and moisturize it with a tonic
• This is done in order to prepare the skin for applying day cream and makeup. In the evening, after careful removal of cosmetics and washing, it is necessary to apply a tonic for the face. It will remove the remnants of cosmetics and cleansing agents, and also help the night cream
  positively affect the skin more intensively and for a long time
• If cosmetic procedures are carried out more often twice a day, it is advisable to accompany each of them with a tonic application
• In the summer, when the skin is constantly sweating and the risk of its pollution increases significantly, it is recommended to wipe the face with a tonic several times a day

Tonic at home

Recipes for making a face tonic at home is simply a myriad of. However, your choice should be stopped only on that suitable for your skin type. Here are some of their examples:

Oily skin tonic

The composition of the tonic for oily skin must necessarily include alcohol. It will allow you to get rid of sebaceous secretions and contribute to disinfection.

1. We take fifty grams of lemon and grapefruit juice and fill them with a tablespoon of vodka. We put all this in the bubble, thoroughly shake and insist for three days
2. We take four tablespoons of chopped cucumber and one tablespoon of chopped zest of lemon, pour two tablespoons of lemon juice and one glass of vodka. We place the entire mixture in a bottle and insist near the crescent. After insisting, the tonic is filtered, diluted with a small amount of cold boiled water and add egg white and a teaspoon of honey to it
3. We take one hundred grams of strawberries, rub it in mashed potatoes and fill it with a glass of vodka. We pour the mixture into the bubble, shake well and insist for about a month. After this period, we dilute the infusion with boiled water in a proportion of one to one

Dry skin tonic

1. We take a banana and orange puree on a tablespoon, add ten grams of powdered sugar, pour a glass of warm milk and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Such a tonic must be washed away after applying after ten minutes
2. Grind two tablespoons of oatmeal, pour them with hot milk, cover with a lid and let it brew. We use already in a cooled form
3. Mix one yolk, twenty grams of peaches (pulp) and fifty grams of cream
4. We boil half a glass of birch juice, add a teaspoon of honey and mix. After cooling, the tonic is ready to use

Normal/combined skin tonic

1. Pour fifty grams of grape juice into the vessel, a teaspoon of honey and a couple of grams of table salt. Insisting a tonic for about an hour, you can apply it to the face
2. We fill three glasses of rose petals with any cosmetic oil so that its level covers them completely. We put the petals in the water bath and remove them only when they are already rehabilitated. We filter a decoction of roses and juror

Problem skin tonic

1. We take two tablespoons of aloe juice (you can onions) and cucumber and a teaspoon of lemon juice. We process the problem areas of the skin with such tonic and after half an hour we wash off it with cool water
2. Two tablespoons of herbal gathering (chamomile, lavender, calendula, mint) are filled with a glass of boiling water. After cooling the decoction, we filter and wipe the face with it

Using a regularly suitable tonic, you can radically change the condition of the skin of the face for the better and get rid of many of its problems.

Video: Preparation of a moisturizing face for face