Is it bad to use a toner with alcohol?

It's Burt's Bees Garden Tomato Toner. I was surprised to see that alcohol is the second ingredient. (I should have read the label before opening the bottle...) My skin is fairly sensitive. Here's the list of ingredients:


water, alcohol denat., glycerin, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, carum petroselinum (parsley) extract, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, fragrance

Is it bad to use a toner with alcohol?
Well, there are lots of skin products that use alcohol, particularly astringents such as witch hazel and most after shave lotions. It's good for tightening up the skin, and as long as it includes some water and moisturizers it shouldn't dry anything out.
Reply:it's going to dry out your skin and that will make your skin produce more oils and cause acne.
Reply:if you have naturally dry skin it will irritate you and make you red and itchy in some cases.
Reply:Usually Burt's Bees items are good. I have sensitive skin too and i can use toners with alcohol as long as you don't over do it; use it every other day and see if it dries you out.
Reply:If you skin is sensitive I wouldn't because the alcohol would dry out your skin and would not be a good fit (could have other effects). Good luck! I would try toner from Origins. They have the best stuff for all skin types!
Reply:Alcohol can be really drying on your skin. You can use it, just be sure to follow with a really good facial moisturizer.
Reply:everything looks good in it EXCEPT the alcohol. alcohol is very drying to the skin and since it is at the top of the ingredient list, that means there is alot of it in the product.
Reply:Alcohol can be very drying to the skin. Thats the only problem about it. I also have the garden tomato toner and I used it for a little while but then I ended up using peppermint tea, green tea and lemon juice.





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