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A skin toner is a liquid or light lotion that is used in several different applications of skin care. Of these, the most common is to use a toner, usually with witch hazel or alcohol to clean the skin and perhaps reduce oil on the skin and prevent acnebreakouts. These are often called astringents.
Another type of skin toner used is called a tonic. They typically contain a smaller amount of alcohol than do astringents, but they may still have that somewhat prickly or stingy feel you note when you place alcohol on the face. They also often feel cooler than plain water. They do help clean the skin, and women or men who have combination type skin, with dry skin on the cheeks and more oily skin on the forehead and nose (called the T-zone) may prefer a tonic to an astringent.
Clarifying lotion is another term for skin toner. People may be most familiar with the term because the cosmetics company Clinique® has used it for many years to refer to a skin toner product that is part of their three step face cleaning and care regimen. Ironically, this lotion is truly a liquid, as are many other toners, and it may have different ingredients depending on type of skin, since Clinique’s® cleaning process is designed for different skin issues and comes in several varieties. Just as clarifying lotion may be used as a synonym for toner, many people now refer to toners as clarifying lotions.

Some skin toners contain little to no alcohol. Instead, such a toner might use citric acid, rosewater, or a variety of other ingredients to simply freshen the skin. This explains the names used for this type, fresheners or bracers. Using a small amount of acid can help give a freshening feel to the skin when fresheners or bracers are used.

Often people buy a skin toner as part of a cosmetics line. Companies like Clinique®, typically sell lines of cleaning and treatment products for the skin. Clinique three-step process, which includes washing the face with specially formulated soap, using a toner, and then applying a light moisturizer is very popular. Of course, you don’t have to buy every product in a skin cleaning line, and some people prefer to use regular soap and a toner, or just a skin toner and water to cleanse the skin.