How to Make Oily Skin Facial Toner

Many women struggle with oily skin from time to time. Whether your skin is always oily, which is common during the teen years,or only at certain times of the month, you can make your own facial toner to treat your skin problem. Making your own facial toner is a simple and inexpensive way to provide yourself with an all natural treatment that is good for your skin and the environment. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1/2 of a large cucumber
• 1 oz. witch hazel
• Blender
• Light cotton fabric or cheese cloth
• Glass bowl
• Sterilized glass bottle with lid
• Cotton balls

1. Peel the cucumber and cut it into 2 inch cubes. Place the cubes in the blender and puree them.
2. Strain the pureed cucumber through a square of light cotton or cheese cloth into the glass bowl. When you have about 2 oz. of pureed cucumber in the bowl, add the witch hazel.
3. Mix the cucumber and witch hazel gently and pour it into the sterile glass bottle.
4. Store your oily skin facial toner in the refrigerator to keep the cucumber from going bad. Your tone should last in the refrigerator for up to one week.
5. Use your oily skin facial toner after cleansing your face. Then soak a cotton ball in the cleanser and wipe it over your skin using gentle upward strokes.

Tips & Warnings

• For a more fragrant and refreshing facial toner, you can add 1 tsp. of dried mint leaves to the cucumber before pureeing it.