What are the Benefits of Face Toners?

Updated: 19/05/2025

Face toners have evolved from harsh, alcohol based solutions to sophisticated formulas that cater to all skin types. Once a staple in the classic cleanse tone moisturise routine, toners faced a dip in popularity due to misconceptions about their necessity. However, modern toners, including the rise of Korean toners, have sparked a renaissance.

What are the Benefits of Using a Toner

Toners bring a range of benefits to every skin type, enhancing your complexion with targeted care. They exfoliate impurities, hydrate, and leave your skin refreshed and glowing. Here’s what toner does:

• Minimises pores with clarifying toners featuring salicylic acid, ideal for oily skin and acne prone skin
• Brightens your complexion using brightening toners with vitamin C for added radiance
• Exfoliates to remove impurities, smoothing texture for a polished look
• Soothes inflammation with toners for sensitive skin infused with aloe vera
• Tackles fine lines using toners for mature skin with retinol

Which Toners are Best for Your Skin Type:

If you’re sold on the benefits of facial toner, we have toner recommendations for all skin types and concerns.

For Sensitive Skin:

Soothe your delicate complexion with these gentle toners, specially crafted for sensitive skin. Aveeno Face Calm and Restore Soothing Toner, with prebiotic oat and feverfew extract, calms irritation while prepping skin for further care. Avene Soothing Toning Lotion, enriched with thermal spring water, hydrates and comforts reactive skin without stinging. Lumene Nordic C Valo Arctic Berry Oil Cocktail blends arctic cloudberry and vitamin C to nourish and protect, leaving sensitive skin radiant and balanced. These products offer a calming touch for a refreshed, irritation free glow.

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For Oily & Blemish-Prone Skin:

Combat acne prone and oily skin concerns with these targeted toners, designed to purify and balance your complexion. Perricone MD Intensive Pore Minimising Toner uses alpha lipoic acid to gently exfoliate, reducing excess oil and refining pores for a matte finish. Caudalie Vinopure Purifying Toner, with salicylic acid and organic grape water, clarifies blemish prone skin, minimising shine while soothing irritation. The INKEY List Glycolic Acid Toner, featuring a 10% glycolic acid blend, lifts dead skin cells and clears blemishes with witch hazel, leaving oily skin smoother and more refined. These toners offer effective care for a clearer, balanced glow.

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For Mature Skin:

Address mature skin concerns with these toners, designed to rejuvenate and firm ageing skin. Pixi Retinol Tonic 100ml, with time release retinol and jasmine flower, reduces fine lines and boosts collagen for a smoother, youthful glow. Rodial Vitamin C Deluxe Glow Tonic 100ml, enriched with a 5% acid complex and vitamin C, brightens and refines texture, diminishing age spots for a radiant look. Liz Earle Superskin Advanced Bi Phase Brightening Essence 200ml uses acacia tree extract, a plant based collagen alternative, to plump and contour, while pomegranate oil hydrates, reducing fine lines for a sculpted, vibrant complexion.

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Liz Earle Superskin Advanced Bi-Phase Brightening Essence 200ml

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Rodial Vitamin C Deluxe Glow Tonic 100ml

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Clarifying, Exfoliating & Brightening Toners:

Reveal a radiant complexion with these toners, perfect for exfoliating, clarifying, and brightening your skin. The INKEY List PHA Toner 100ml uses polyhydroxy acids to gently exfoliate and brighten, ideal for all skin types. Ole Henriksen Glow 2 OH Dark Spot Toner 190ml, with AHAs like glycolic acid, targets dark spots and refines texture for a luminous glow. COSRX AHA BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner 150ml, a K-beauty favourite, combines AHAs and BHAs to exfoliate and clarify, leaving skin smoother and clearer. Laneige Radian C Toner 150ml, another K-beauty gem, brightens with vitamin C while hydrating deeply. Clinique Clarifying Lotion 1 sweeps away impurities, enhancing clarity for a refreshed, even toned finish.

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Ole Henriksen Glow 2 OH Dark Spot Toner 190ml

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COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner 150ml

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LANEIGE Radian-C Toner 150ml

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Clinique Clarifying Lotion 1

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