Sometimes or in fact all the time I find my skin lacks moisture and it just needs that extra boost of hydration, especially after cleansing my face in the mornings and evenings. Cleansing can throw your skins pH levels out of balance, thus either pushing your skin to be too acidic or to be more alkaline. I find I’m more on the alkalinity side as my skin feels dry, sensitive and inflamed this is where toners for dry skin comes in handy to use before moisturizing my face.

I came across 5 toners to help revive the moisture back into your skin cells and eliminate dryness, also ideal to use in cooler winter seasons where the air is dry.

1. Lancôme Pur Rituel Tonique Douceur Toner

The soothing properties of this toner doesn’t dry out your skin barriers as it is Alcohol-Free. It has beneficial ingredients like Rosa Centifolia flower water to help keep the moisture in your skin at a high and keeping it soft. Sambucus Nigra Flower also shows its face, which has antioxidants to leave your skin feeling soothed and refreshed.

Under R500 for 200ml

2. Elemis Rehydrating Ginseng Toner

This fine mist spray toner is packed with extracts of Ginseng, Sweet Betty Flower, Quillaja Wood which is perfect for tight, dry skin. Say goodbye to skin texture with ginseng, Quillaja Wood contributes in relieving the skin from irritation and Sweet Betty Flower helps to leave the skin soft. All these extracts contribute in conditions and moisturizing your skin whilst leaving it looking radiant. A little definitely goes a long way within this 200ml bottle

Under R600 for 200ml

3. The Body Shop Vitamin E Hydrating Toner

Although this toner is well suited to cater for all skin types it has extracts within to help hydrate your skin. An eye catching ingredient that caught my eye is wheat germ oil, Wheat germ oil is a component of wheat kernel filled with nutrients of omega – 3 fatty acids and protein B to leave your skin youthfully soothed and soft

Under R200 for 250ml

4. Iwori Baobab Hydrating Facial Toner

If you are a person who has very dry and mature skin this toner specifically targets those concerns you might have. Dry and mature skin needs extra oils within their products to help hydrate, tone and firm your face, this product has 100% organic African baobab oils, Vitamin E and Witch Hazel. All these nourishious ingredients within the toner helps moisturize, improve skin elasticity, help skin cells repair and balance oil production by tightening pores.

Under R200 for 200ml

5. African Extracts Rooibos Refreshing Toner

Irritable skin getting you down? If so, this alcohol free toner is your savior. It’s non drying and non tightening enriched formulas has bio active rooibos extracts. Rooibos is well known for its antioxidant properties, thus helping protect skin from damage and to also sooth irritations such as acne, eczema, sunburns and dryness leaving your skin treated.

Under R100 for 250ml

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My favorite toner is….

I adore rooibos for my skin as it helps to unclog my pores and treat damaged skin from picking at those breakouts I get from time to time, yes it does sound a bit grouse but rooibos extracts really does the trick in healing and repairing the skin from within without leaving my skin dry. I’d recommend African Extracts Rooibos Refreshing Toner for your next purchase, it’s definitely going to make it on my shopping list again.

What’s your favorite toner at the moment?

l would love to know, leave a reply in the comments section below.