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Facial Toner
I am currently formulating a skin toner with the following ingredients:
5.00% Glycolic Acid,
2.00% Aloe Vera Leaf Juice,
0.50% Panax Ginseng Root Extract,
4.00% Glycerin,
2.00% Witch Hazel Root Extract,
0.50% D-Panthenol,
2.00% Propylene Glycol,
2.00% Centella Asiatica Extract,
0.20% Tetrasodium EDTA,
0.08% Sodium Hydroxide,
1.00% Euxyl PE 9010,
1.00% Hexylene Glycol,
79.72% Water.
Do you have any suggestions on how I can improve this product, or are the concentrations I’ve listed appropriate?
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2 Replies
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Your toner is solid, but honestly, toners don’t do much beyond light hydration and prepping the skin—so if you’re going to use one, here are some tweaks that might help. First, make sure the pH is between 3.5 and 4.0, or that glycolic acid won’t exfoliate properly. The formula might feel a bit sticky, so dropping glycerin to 2.5-3% and bumping up propylene glycol to 3% (or swapping in butylene glycol at 1-2%) could help. Also 0.3% Caprylyl Glycol could help boost your preservative system. These tweaks won’t turn the toner into a miracle product, but they might make it a little more aesthetically pleasing to use.
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I would suggest reducing the extracts to claims levels (~0.1%) since they are generally not that effective and you will cut down the cost of production while still being able to list them on your label. You could also reduce the aloe juice to claims levels.
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