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Homemade Toner

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Date: 03/26/2008 Topics: Beauty > Beauty Recipes > Face | Readers Request > Make Your Own  
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I found a recipe for skin toner that I needed some information on please. It said:
  • 6 spoons of water
  • 1 spoon of Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 spoon of vanilla essence
My question is can I substitute regular vinegar instead of Red Wine Vinegar, and what the devil is vanilla essence? Can I just use vanilla extract? All help is appreciated. Thanks. Jamish from Leoti, Kansas
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Post By (Guest Post) (11/07/2008)
Be careful with witch hazel bought from thrift/dollar stores; the witch hazels often have alcohol mixed into them.

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Post By (Guest Post) (05/05/2008)
Apple cider vinegar. It's the BEST! And its not full of chemicals which make your skin worse.

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Post By guddi (Guest Post) (03/29/2008)
Tone with freshly squeezed lemon juice applied with a cotton ball. ( This natural astringent purifies the pores and provides a dose of pure vitamin C.)

To gently balance and tone, apply rose water (which can be found at most drug stores) with a cotton ball. (or make ur own rose water at home--recipe below--
Rose Petal Skin Toner Recipe
1. 3 1/2 cups of witch hazel.
2. 1/2 cup of dried rose petals.
3. 5 sprigs of rosemary.
Mix ingredients together making sure everything is blended well.
Then strain and splash on your face after cleansing your skin.

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Post by louel53 (351) | (03/28/2008)
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Red wine vinegar is slightly different, and has a stonger flavor. I use it for making dressing for a greek salad. Vanilla essence is likely pure vanilla. I would guess you could use vanilla extract since I would expect all it does is make the red wine vinegar smell better when you put it on your skin.

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Post by Laurel_admin (521) | (03/27/2008)
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I want a facial cleanser/toner that I can make at home?

Jazmyn

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RE: Homemade Toner

The best liquid that I have found to keep my skin soft and blemish free is oatmeal water. I boil some old fashioned oats in more water than I need, then when it's cool, I skim off the water and put it in a plastic bottle. I refrigerate it. It is somewhat sticky, but I put it on with a cotton ball for a few minutes, then rinse with cool water. Makes your skin feel great. (05/13/2007)

By gwg

RE: Homemade Toner

This is a good toner pH Restorer 2 c. distilled water 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar 10 drops favorite essential oil, good ones to try: lavender, lemon or rose Combine and store in non-clear container. Use about 1 tbsp per application. Needs no refrigeration I did this with rose and it smells wonderful! As for cleanser: try this one: CLASSIC ROSEWATER AND GLYCERIN CLEANSER 1/2 c. rosewater 1/2 c. glycerin Combine ingredients and heat to just boiling DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL. Store. Apply with washcloth or cotton pads,using 1 tbsp per application. No refrigeration required. Shake before each use. Makes 16 treatments. Actually I was able to buy it already mixed in a brown bottle at my local drugstore, try the first aid section(I know sounds like an odd place to put it, but thats where they had it) (05/14/2007)

By thriftmeg

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Go to http://www.beautysoul.com (05/31/2007)

By Maureen

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Post by lewis_admin (1340) | (05/13/2007)
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I am looking for ingredients for a homemade astringent or toner.

Nancy from Lancaster, PA

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As a child my grandmother used nothing but apple cider vinegar. I used to grimace. now I find myself using it, have never had outbreaks. (02/15/2007)

By msburny

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Witch Hazel is an astrigent, and cheap too. (02/15/2007)

By Syd

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I attended a few "beauty seminars" when I worked for the Liggett Company years ago, One of the things we were taught was what actually went into the various cosmetics for certain skin types. If you have dry skin for instance, use nothing except Witch Hazel based Toner... and if you have oily skin, add alcohol to the Witch Hazel. Toner is most often used for dry skin, and astringent is for the oily types. At one of the top name cosmetic seminars, we were told that there is NO better cleansing cream or cold cream than simple Pond's. It was not a Pond's seminar... So, for the past 60 years, I've used Witch Hazel and Pond's Cold Cream, and my 3 daughters have done the same. We all have great skin although a bit on the dry side which is OK with us since the oily type is more prone to breaking out, I think. Hope this helps. All the best. (02/17/2007)

By Julia in Orlando, FL

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I use witch hazel. You can find it cheap at a dollar store. (02/21/2007)

By Marianne

RE: Homemade Toner

Steep any sort of citrus peel in hot water - like you're making tea out of it. Cool it and keep it in the fridge, applying with a cotton ball twice a day. It keeps for about a month. I have very finicky skin, and this soothes it and makes it glow! (03/03/2007)

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