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Apply serums before or after toner
  • Hi

    An educator for a natural skin care line told me you should apply a serum after cleansing the skin, then
    apply a toner. The rationale was that the pH of the skin is disrupted after cleansing and the serum
    would penetrate more effectively as a toner readjusts the skins pH. What are your thoughts on this?
  • Wouldn't your serum be wiped off when you apply toner?
  • Not if using a spray toner, which has always been recommended to me.
    Using toner on a cotton ball wastes product, most of it gets absorbed by the cotton
    and the motion of rubbing the cotton across the skin can irritate sensitive skin.
  • some of us use toner as a cleansing product, so that spray thing won't work