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

What is a face tonic and what is it for? How to apply the tonic on the face? Recipes for preparing tonic at home.

Today, in the cosmetics market, there are simply a myriad of various facial skin care products. These are all kinds of creams, masks, serums, micellar water, cleansing gels, etc. There are among them and such a tool as a tonic for the face. Everyone heard about it, even used it, but not all of them understood what it is and what it is intended for. All the main characteristics of the tonic are discussed in this article.

What can a tonic for the face?

• Any woman will find it obvious that after removing her make-up from the face and washing herself, she completes his preparation for applying a night cream or to sleep. However, if after even the most thorough washing with the help of cleansing cosmetics, wipe the face with a cotton disc moistened in a tonic, you can see traces of cosmetics on the disc or the remnants of the same cleanser. This is just the main function of the face tonic
• In addition, many cosmetic cleansers have an irritant effect on the epidermis and violate its PH balance. Acid-alkaline flora weakens the defensive function of the skin, and bacteria are able to multiply even more actively. Tonic, in turn, balances all the acidity values ​​to the desired values ​​of
• . Also, the tonic is able to prepare the soil for the activity of the cream or mask and prolong the effect of their effects. Its active particles help cosmetic agents to be absorbed into the skin and retain much needed moisture inside the epidermis.

. Selecting a face tonic depending on skin type.

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

• For oily skin, a tonic with an alcohol content of at least 50% is suitable. Such a large number of it is due to active production of sebaceous secretion and rapid contamination of the face. It is alcohol that can eliminate dirt and destroy all unnecessary microorganisms. Also acceptable for oily skin is the content of salicylic
  acid, essential oils, herbal extracts and matting elements
• In turn, for the dry skin is extremely contraindicated the presence of even a little alcohol solution. It will further dry and irritate the already dried skin. For this type, it is advisable to select a tonic containing various oils and vitamins to help nourish and moisturize it.
• Problematic skin requires the addition of surface active elements and BHA- and AHA-acids to the tonic. It is best for the skin with rashes and acne to use a lotion instead of tonic, which allows more thorough cleansing of the skin and eliminating all inflammations of the skin.
• Tonic for normal skin can contain a small percentage of alcohol( about 10%).The rest of the ingredients are selected individually, based on the age of the woman and other features of her skin

Rules for applying the tonic to the face

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

• using
• spray with gauze
• with
• fingers with cotton swabs

The first option is recommended for women with over sensitive and overdried skin. A tonic in the form of a spray will avoid contact of the skin with any stimulus and relieve it of excessive friction.

• For the same reason, you can use a piece of gauze. It is cut out in the form of a face and impregnated with a tonic, and then placed on the face for a while.
• Many cosmeticians consider the interaction of the skin with cotton wool quite traumatic. They are confident that cotton microfibers can irritate the epidermis and provoke the appearance of wrinkles. Therefore, the best way to apply any cosmetic product among professionals is the barely perceptible tapping of the
• fingertip. For those who are not intimidated by cotton wool, it is possible to cover the face with a tonic with cotton pads. It is enough simply to get soaked in a tonic and with light, inconspicuous movements apply to the face in the direction of the massage lines. At what, those same massage lines are used and in "palchikovoj" drawing

Why massage lines are necessary?

If you regularly apply cosmetic products on massage lines, you can observe the following positive changes:

1. Pressing movements along the massage lines do not allow the skin to stretch
2. No pressure or damage to elastin and collagen fibers
3. Old wrinkles are smoothed and new ones cease to appear
4. There is a more intensive cleaning of the pores
5. The swelling and swelling of the eyes disappear
6. The second chin does not have a single chance

How to apply the tonic to the face in mssazhnym lines?

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

1. As for the forehead, the tonic should be applied from its center to the temporal part of the
2. . The area around the eyes is moistened with light movements from the inner corner of the eye to the outer one through the closedeyelid and from the outer to the inner one - under the eyes of the
3. The vector of the nose line first descends from the top to the bottom from the brow to the tip, and then diverges from the nasal bone towards the ears
4. The line connecting the lips and ears,t its beginning at the upper lip and ends almost at the earlobe
5. The chin tonic is applied from the center to the ear along the face line
6. The neck area requires smooth movements from the bottom to the décolletage to the chin

How often can I use a tonic for the face?

• Cosmeticians are advised to use the tonic every time you perform cosmetic procedures. As a rule, such manipulations of a woman are repeated at least twice a day. In the morning, after sleep, it is recommended to wash your face and moisturize it with 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 remains of make-up and cleanser, and also help the night cream
  positively affect the skin more intensively and for a long time.
• If cosmetic procedures are performed more than twice a day, it is advisable to accompany each of them with the
• tonic. In the summer, when the skin constantly sweatsand the risk of contamination at times increases, it is recommended to wipe the face with a tonic several times a day.

Tonic at home

Tonic cooking recipes for the home at home is simpleabout a myriad of. However, your choice should be stopped only on the one that suits your skin type. Here are some of their examples:

Tonic for oily skin

The composition of a tonic for oily skin must include alcohol. It will allow to get rid of sebaceous discharge and promote disinfection.

1. Take fifty grams of lemon and grapefruit juice and pour them a tablespoon of vodka. All this is placed in a vial, shaken carefully and insisted for three days.
2. Take four tablespoons of the crushed cucumber and one tablespoon of ground lemon peel, pour two tablespoons of lemon juice and one glass of vodka. We put the entire mixture in a bottle and insist about a crescent. After insisting, tonic filter, dilute with a small amount of cold boiled water and add to it egg white and a teaspoon of honey
3. Take one hundred grams of strawberries, rub it into puree and pour a glass of vodka. We pour the mixture into a vial, shake it well and insist for about a month. After this period, we dilute the infusion with boiled water in the proportion of one to one

Tonic for dry skin

1. Take a tablespoon of banana and orange mash, add ten grams of powdered sugar, pour a glass of warm milk and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Such a tonic should be washed off after application in ten minutes
2. Grind two tablespoons of oat flakes, 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. Half a glass of birch juice is boiled, add a teaspoon of honey and mix. After cooling, the tonic is ready for use.

Tonic for normal / combination skin

1. Pour into a bowl fifty grams of grape juice, a teaspoon of honey and a couple of grams of table salt. After a toning agent for about an hour, you can apply it on the face
2. Three glasses of rose petals are poured with any cosmetic oil so that its level covers them completely. We put the petals on the water bath and remove them only when they are already discolored. Filter the decoction of roses and make it

Tonic for problem skin

1. Take two tablespoons of aloe juice( can onions) and cucumber and a teaspoon of lemon juice. We work with this tonic in problem areas of the skin and after half an hour we wash it off with cool water.
2. Pour two tablespoons of herbal extract( chamomile, lavender, marigold, mint) with a glass of boiling water. After cooling, decoction is filtered and wiped them face

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

Video: Preparation of a moisturizing facial toner