Toner that changed my life ( With step by step pic tutorial)

Hello lovelies ,
Hope you're having a great Monday :)

In the last few months I have been using an amazing cheap homemade toner. You might have heard a lot about it , its none other than The Green Tea Toner

And to be very honest , this has worked wonders for my skin .

The importance and effectiveness of toners has been long debated.

I would say to each his own. I swear by the cardinal rule of skincare - The CTM

Cleansing 

Toning 

Moisturizing


Without any toner/Liquid after cleansing , my face seems lifeless , I have to use a toner , be it the plain old rose water .

I tried many in past few months , Fab India , Aroma Magic. Ponds white beauty and even the oriflame one .

None of them made such huge difference to my skin




Let me tell you something about green tea now :)




Green tea - said to pre­vent heart dis­ease and can­cer, gum dis­ease, skin aging and weight loss. Studies have shown that tea polyphe­nols can pro­tect against the effects of many ill­nesses. Tea comes in black, green and white and the dif­fer­ence comes in the har­vest­ing and pro­cess­ing. In par­tic­u­lar, skin is said to ben­e­fit from top­i­cal appli­ca­tion of green tea as well.

Green tea con­tains antiox­i­dants and anti-inflammatory ele­ments and top­i­cal green tea polyphe­nols will likely slow down the aging process. Sun pro­tec­tion ben­e­fits of green tea have been doc­u­mented and thus apply­ing a green tea for­mula under your sun­screen is helpful. That said, it is best if com­bined with zinc oxide-based sunscreens.







I have been using this toner since past two months and it has done wonders

• My pores are more refined
• My skin more glowy
• I break out less often 
• I noticed fewer blackheads/whiteheads on my nose ( this might be due to the fact that I use a teeny bit of baking soda in my toner)This is more than I can ask from a toner and I'm super duper happy :D

I use the following recipe for my combination/oily acne prone skin.

Here's my step by step Green tea toner tutorial

You will need :-

• 1 cup boiled water
• 1 spoon green tea leaves / 1 green tea bag
• Juice from a lemon half
• 1tbsp Baking soda
• Honey/tea tree oil (according to your liking)
• Container to store the toner

• Take a cup filled with hot water , immerse the tea bag for 5 minutes

• Squeeze Juice of half lemon

• Add 1 Tea spoon of Baking Soda to the mixture

The toner should look something like this

Refigerate and use

I store this toner in fridge . I make a fresh batch in every 10 days . You can add honey/ baking soda/aroma oils according to your skin type :)
For reference , You may add a spoon of honey , if you have dry skin
Skip Baking soda if you sensitive skin
Add tea tree oil/baking soda for blemish / acne prone skin


I hope you'll try it . Let me know how it turns out :)

UPDATE !!

Acne care routine
                                                     

Hey guys .. its been long time .. I was not able to post often .. These boards are horrifying and more , if You are a science student !!


Let me share my story today

I have been plagued by acne ever since I stepped My puberty .. No matter how hard I try , How right I ate .. They never vanished

I hated my pimples .


Then my quest for ideal regime started .
I wanted these pimples to die .. FAST !!


I so Hate my 2 months before face . Things were aggravated due to my allergy to mushrooms . I had unknowingly ate it thrice .. my face swelled , my eyes were nowhere to be seen and the red bumps covered my whole face.

It took me 2 weeks to get over :(

But Now I have fairly clear skin and it feels lucky to be blessed with clean face for once :D

Off track , But these are certain things which proved to be a blessing for me
  
  Skin care

• Cetaphil cleansing milk
• Lush colaface ( Yes. Its still with me :))
• Mint and teatree toner
• Fab India moisturiser + lacto calamine ( Yes  , I do have oily skin but I also need moisture to protect against dry winter winds)
• Tanveer's homemade LUSH angels on bare skin
• Himalaya Neem face pack(pain to wash off)
• Tea tree Oil
• Rice scrub + calamine ( makes excellent scrub .. use weekly)

      Make up wise em loving

• Ponds tinted moisturizer 02
• Oriflame tea tree cover stick ( green colored concealer to Hide redness)
• Colorbar blush in Just Earth
• Revlon lippie(forgot the name) topped with clear gloss
• Colorbar Iglide pencil in Black ( I dunt rem the name , correct me if em wrong)

    Some Important Points

• Just keep in mind to not to aggravate RED Pimples .
• Use mild cleansers like CETAPHIL
• DONT treat RED puss oozing pimples . They are better kept alone
• Tea tree works wonder for me . While salicylic acid dont help much and benzoyl peroxide results in  Rashes on my skin   
• Dont touch Your face too much
• Use sanatizer of applying make up with bare hands(Himalaya hand sanatizer)
• Dont wash face more than twice a day 
• If oiliness is a problem . Use blotting sheets and use mattifying gel on T zone ( I love Ponds oil control concentrate)

     

   Keep this in Mind and Be positive .

   If everythin fails , Then remember life is too short to be wasted worrying about a PIMPLE !!

   There are more important things in life , Like SHOES !!

    

                            

       

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