My mom told me to stop using witch hazel on sensitive skin clients

She's a retired nurse, not an esthetician, so I brushed it off for a year. Then a regular client with rosacea came in with a major flare-up after her usual toner step. I swapped it out for a plain thermal water spray for two weeks, and her redness calmed down by like 80%. I feel bad I didn't listen sooner. What's your go-to gentle toner for reactive skin types?

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morgan_black9027d agoMost Upvoted

Thermal water spray is a game changer for that.

clairen8527d ago

Honestly I was so skeptical at first but it really does calm everything down. I keep a small can in my bag all summer for when my face gets red and hot from being outside. It just takes that tight, angry feeling away in like a minute. My skin feels normal again instead of like it's on fire.

wendy62827d ago

My dermatologist told me to try it five years ago and I rolled my eyes. I bought the cheapest store brand version at the drugstore just to prove her wrong. It completely changed how my skin handles heat and stress. That tight feeling you get is the worst and nothing else touched it for me. Now I have one on my desk, in my car, and yeah, always in my bag. I don't even wait for my face to feel like fire, I use it as soon as I come inside.