Hi Periwinkle,
Can u pls tell me how u prepare the apple cider toner? What does it do and is it good for oily skin?
Thanks.
Extremely simple and cheap. I dilute Bragg apple cider vinegar with 50% water and use a pump spray bottle for application. Dont use regular vinegar. ACV with the "mother" is best. Mother is the cloud like substance in this type of vinegar. Bragg is a top brand.
Do a search on the net as there is much info. on it. It helps lower ph levels of the skin if that is important to you such as before applying vitamin c serum. Here is a segment from Fawnie's PH link:
"For the same reason, washing the skin with a highly alkaline product over 5.5, can slow or lessen the effect of your acid. Because the acid must now deal with the high pH level on the skin, And by default low pH applied to high pH creates a high pH, not a low one.
The bigger the range difference, the more this will effect your acid action.
This is especially true in the case of low pH acids at 2.0 pH or less. So if you use a high pH cleanser, you should wait 30 minutes before using a pH dependant product, to allow the skin to regulate its pH down o about 5.5. Or adjust the pH of the skin down first with an acidic product.
Most astringents and toners used for this purpose also contain high levels of irritants such at Alcohols, Witch Hazel, Menthols, Mint oils, etc. These are not the best choices for the skin as they can over strip and degrade the skin barrier. This can also cause an increase in oiliness and acne. If you want to use a toner to adjust pH to lower levels, either use a liquid acid like Paulaâ€2122s Choice BHA or AHA liquid first. Or a very dilute mixture of Apple Cidar Vinegar and distilled water. You could also use Paulaâ€2122s Choice toner which is alcohol free and at a 5.5 pH. But it has added moisturizers, which might effect the acid products penetration action.
Even dilute vinegar can be very irritating and drying to the skin. So use you best judgment, and use ratios of 1/3 ACV to 2/3 water or 50/50 mix. Depending on your skin needs and sensitivity. Back off if skin becomes irritated, flaky, over dry or over oily."
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