Toner : Betul Bebenor Baik Untuk Kulit atau Tidak

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Toner - “ superfluous or truly beneficial?

Toners. Kita semua benda ini wujud dalam alam kecantikan/perawatan muka. Dan sememangnya kita tahu akan kegunaannya yakni toner akan diaplikasikan pada muka selepas muka kita dibersihkan dan sebelum applying a moisturizer. Tetapi, berapa ramai antara kita yang sebenornya tau akan kegunaan toner, what purpose they serve, or what to look for in a toner?

Di sini terdapat toner yang digunakan untuk treat pigmentasi, tona muka yang tidak sekata, jeragat yang mengandungi Salycilic Acid or Benzoyl Peroxide untuk merawat masalah kulit yang saya sebut di atas.. Dan juga toners with Alpha-Hydroxi-Acid (AHA) which exfoliate the skin.

Tetapi jika anda tidak mempunyai sebarang masalah di muka anda, atau sengaja tidak menghiraukan isi kandungan seperti AHA-based toner for whatever reason (perhaps you already use an exfoliating scrub, or perhaps your skin is too sensitive for AHA), haruskah kita masih perlu menggunakan toner???? Adakah toner ini a superfluous invention of a clever marketing executive, or are they truly beneficial?

Di barat, philosophy perawatan muka menitikberatkan fokus kita pada penggunaan toner dan kepentingan fungsi toner. Orang di barat, menyatakan bahawa applikasi toner sewajibnya akan penyempurnakan proses pencucian muka. Dengan ini, seharusnya kita akan dapat melihat bahawa kandungan toner dapat menanggalkan sebarang kesan minyak pada kulit muka selepas dicuci.

Di negara-negara asia pula, toners take on a completely different role. In Asia, a toner dilihat sebagai langkah pertama dalam proses rawatan. i.e. providing the skin with water: Well-hydrated skin is beautiful skin. Dengan pendedahan yang berlebihan di dalam bilik yang berhawa dingin atau cuaca kering, banyak antara kita akan menderita dengan kulit kering (esp di celah batang hidung. In fact, dehydration can occur in all skin types, even oily skin. After all, dehydration means “lack of water”, not “lack of oil”. Have you ever slathered on a rich moisturizer in hopes of relieving your dehydrated skin, only to find it greasy, but curiously parched underneath? This is exactly the issue that a good, hydrating toner will address.

A hydrating toner will saturate thirsty skin with water without adding any oil. By applying a moisturizer afterwards, kesan kelembapan yang ada pada toner is sealed into the skin. Oily skin types can use an oil-free moisturizer. Dryer skin types should choose a moisturizer that does contain oil. The point is, regardless of skin type, penggunaan toner yang baik mesti dijadikan sebahagian daripada regim perawatan/pencucian kulit agar sentiasa lembap dan mengenjal setiap waktu. My skin is ALWAYS more supple and more radiant when I use my toner, while I notice a big difference when I skip it. In fact, I find that even the greatest moisturizer becomes much, much more effective when used in conjunction with a hydrating toner.

The ingredient list of a toner will help you pick one that actually works. A good hydrating toner should be alcohol-free because alcohol can dry out and irritate the skin. Look for proven water-binding ingredients (so-called humectants), such as Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium PCA, Panthenol or Glycerin. Excellent natural humectants also include Tamarind-Seed or Honey. Look for other ingredients that provide other important benefits, such as anti-inflammatory agents, antioxidants and smoothing ingredients. Great toners I have tried include SK-II’s “Facial Treatment Essence” and Shiseido’s “The Skincare Hydro-Balancing Softener”.

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