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I finally quit using alcohol-based toners on oily skin
I used to think drying out oily skin was the way to go. But after 6 months of seeing clients come back with more breakouts and flaky patches, I started looking into pH balance. Read a study that showed alcohol strips the acid mantle and makes oil glands go into overdrive. Now I recommend hydrating toners with niacinamide instead and the results are way better. Any other estheticians made this swap and seen a difference?
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aaronlee22d ago
Ditched alcohol toners years ago and my skin finally stopped fighting me.
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park.tara22d ago
Honestly same here. I remember using those toners thinking they were doing something good but really they were just stripping everything away until my face felt tight and dry. Tbh once I stopped I noticed way less redness and those random breakouts I used to get mostly went away. Ngl it took me a bit to find something gentle enough that still felt like it did something. Swapping to a hydrating toner was a big game changer for me personally. My skin feels way more balanced now without that sting.
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