Toning is an essential part of skin care routine, there may be hundreds of types of toners available in the market and also that u can make, but here's giving u some tried and tested toner making formulas .
.1Mint toner-Cut mint (pudina) leaves into small pieces, about 1cup ,bring 1.1/2 cups of water to a boil,put the leaves, close with a lid, turn flame off, after it cools down or after 30-40mins ,strain and store it in a clean dry bottle,and keep in the refrigerator , use with cotton pads whenever needed.Very good for sunburnt skin.
2.Basil toner-Cut basil (tulsi) leaves and repeat the above process and store in the refrigerator and use as and when needed. Very good for sensitive skin.
3.Ginger toner-Make paste of ginger and repeat the above process.
4.Ginger Basil toner -Mix paste of ginger and finely chopped basil leaves and repeat the above process,Strain and refrigerate.
5.Ginger Mint toner-Mix paste of ginger and finely chopped Mint leaves and repeat the above process,Strain and refrigerate.
6.Neem Toner-Cut neem leaves into smaller pieces and repeat the above process, very good for acne prone skin.
7.Papaya Toner-Make a paste of raw papaya about 1cup and strain the juice out , then mix with 1 cup of ice cold boiled water or mineral water, store in a bottle and refrigerate ,This should be enough for a week and it's shelf life is also near to one week or 4-5 days maximum. Very good for dry skin or dry skin prone to rashes and sunburnt.
8.Camphor rose water toner-Mix 1/3 rd teaspoon of camphor to 1cup of rose water , and refrigerate , u can increase the ration in this proportion and use as and when needed. Best shelf life among all.
9.Cucumber toner-This is an instant toner, best used within 1-2 days if refrigerated or use instantly ,grate cucumber and strain the juice and use on face. Best for oily skin.
10.Tomato toner-This is also an instant toner and best used within 1-2 days if refrigerated or use instantly, squeeze out the juice from tomato and use on face.Very good for pimple or rash prone skin.
11.Tomato cucumber toner-equal proportions of tomato and cucumber juice mixed together and refrigerated and then used on skin can be a superb toner for combination skin types.Shelf life-1-2days.
12.Vinegar toner-Equal proportions of vinegar and rose water when mixed and kept refrigerated can be used as a very good toner for max 2weeks shelf life.
13.Green tea toner-Bring to boil 2cups of water and switch off the flame, put 1 or 2 bags of green tea in it (depends on the size of tea bags),or if tea bag not available then put 4teaspoons of green tea , and close the lid and keep for atleast 30mins .Strain or take out the tea bags and store the water in a bottle and refrigerate.
14-Watermelon skin toner-Juice out watermelon about two cups, store in a bottle and use as toner.Shelf life 2-4.
15-Red grape juice toner-This is a wonderful toner and works wonders to tighten ur skin-All u need is to juice out red grapes and store in the refrigerator.
Tit bits to remember-These are natural toners. You can experiment with these but don't use the ones that doesn't suit your skin.So u may try one by one, different skin types react to different toners in a good or bad way!
Tip:-For puffy eyes all these toners can be put into ice cube pots and you may freeze them and put on ur eyes, it will get u rid of dark patches around ur eyes and also puffy eyes, but if u have a tendency to catch cold , then put the refrigerated toners into cotton pads and put on eyes.
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