Natural toners for skin so natural and healthy you could almost drink them? We’re toned in to that!
Especially considering that so many mainstream skincare products contain potentially harmful chemicals, synthetic solvents, and petroleum-based hydrocarbons that not only damage our skin but also the planet.
Instead of these ingredients to avoid in skincare, we want our skin toner natural and organic. That said, what exactly does that mean?
A facial toner should be a water-like product used to protect your skin barrier after washing your face and before applying other products, like moisturizers. It should contain minimal ingredients. Skin toner devotees swear by its ability to protect, soothe, and refresh the skin. It also removes any lasting grime and balances the pH level of your skin, thereby improving its ability to absorb moisture and nutrients.
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Natural Face Toners For Non-Toxic Nourishment
A shining star among natural skincare brands, Shine Skincare Co’s selection of toners brightens skin thanks to natural nourishing ingredients. It’s our go-to for a daily post-shower skin glow-up.
If you find skin toner can leave you a bit dry, One Love Organics has your back (er, face) with their Botanical D Moisture Mist, which is revered by natural beauty enthusiasts (us included) as a part natural toner, part moisturizer, and effective skin pH balancer.
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Conscious Skincare
Conscious Skincare’s Toner
Be conscious about the beautiful skin you’re in with Conscious Skincare’s organic facial toner, available in Rose, Chamomile, Orange Blossom, Lavender, or Lemon Balm.
We especially love their organic rose water toner for the face, which has only one ingredient: organic rose floral water distilled from rose petals. It’s ideal for irritated skin, acne prone skin, and aging skin, by helping to lessen skin inflammation, remove dead skin cells, and soothe the dermis. Because it nourished and hydrates to reduce redness or fine lines, it’s also one of the best natural toners for dry skin, combination skin, or mature skin
Use it to remove all final traces of make up and gently tone before moisturizing or spritz for a quick facial refresher, with calming properties to soothe the nerves.
All of CS’s natural toners come in an EPA lined aluminum bottle with atomiser, and are completely free from pesky ingredients we don’t want to see, such as synthetic preservatives, sodium laureth sulfate, phthalates, or parabens.
About Conscious Skincare
Hailing from Wales, Conscious Skincare is also our top pick for organic face moisturizers, especially since everything is zero waste in reusable aluminum bottles, glass jars, or glass dropper bottles. The only non-recyclable component is their optional pump tops with some items.
All products they offer are certified by PETA, Leaping Bunny, Ethical Consumer, and the Vegetarian Society. A portion of every purchase helps support animal rescues and shelters.
Moonrise Creek
Moonrise Creek’s Toner
Moonrise Creek’s natural toner for senstitive skin is one of our favorite go-to products for helping cleanse and clean the skin before using their equally sensitive-skin friendly moisturizer.
Their Botanical Facial Toner is both invigorating and refreshing, with its featured blend of eucalyptus, cucumber, and peppermint to rejuvenate your senses and your facial skin. Not only does it visibly shrink pores and have anti-inflammatory properties, it’s also good for oily or acne prone skin types. To use it, simply wash and pat dry your face, then lightly spritz your face with eyes closed. Massage gently into the skin and ta-da, your skin is noticeably toned and even.
It comes in a refillable glass bottle with a plastic pump, which you can reuse.
About Moonrise Creek
Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, or moonset, Moonrise Creek is a star-seller on Etsy with almost 95,000 5-star sales made for their handmade items made in small batches with love for any skin type.
The small, female-owned natural beauty brand creates plant-based, artisan products in the form of not only botanical natural skin care products, but plant-based cosmetics, aromatherapy oils and perfumes, and healing herbal apothecary goods.
Shine Skincare Co.
Shine Skincare Co’s Facial Toner
You’ll shine both inside and out thanks to Shine Skincare Co’s selection of natural face toners, which are offered in five formulas: AHA + Turmeric, Superfruit with Vitamin C, Firming + Hydrating, Glow + Shimmer, and their bestseller, Cucumber + Mint.
The Cucumber + Mint toner is a cooling face mist that combines hydrating aloe vera, witch hazel, soothing cucumber hydrosol, concentrated cucumber extract, and pore-renewing willow bark extract. The colloidal silver reduces clogged pores and unwanted bacteria, chlorophyll antioxidizes, plus the toner is even crystal-infused. Together, this formula leaves the skin feeling soothed, calmed, and revitalized.
It comes in a recyclable and reusable glass bottle with a spray pump.
About Shine Skincare Co
California-based Shine Skincare Co was founded by Kathleen, a domestic abuse survivor who wanted to reclaim her power by sharing her self-love and all things holistic. It is her belief that her background in healing trauma and holistic health is what makes her natural beauty products truly shine.
All products are made with passion and the result of extensive research using the finest, most effective natural skin care ingredients. While she does not add palm oil directly, it is used in low concentration (<2%) for stabilization in some pre-combined ingredients. Kathleen’s suppliers specify it’s ethically sourced.
Everything is packaged and shipped with eco-friendly materials and made with love and Kathleen donates a portion of all purchases to the non-profit WEAVE, a crisis intervention center for domestic abuse survivors.
My Personal Review of Shine Skincare’s Firm + Hydrate Facial Toner:
“Confession: Before sampling this product, I had no idea what toner was for. Toner? You mean like what squats do for your butt? As it turns out, sort of, and with plumping ingredients like hyaluronic acid and algae extract, the Firm + Hydrate Facial Toner is designed to do just that. I’ve been using it daily after either showering or washing my face and I do feel like I notice fine lines disappearing bit by bit. Maybe that’s wishful thinking, but either way, I love the dewy glow this spray gives me at the start of the day.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
One Love Organics
One Love Organics’ Skin Toner
One Love Organics organic toner for your face includes almost all Ecocert-certified organic and natural ingredients.
Part natural toner and part moisturizer, their Botanical D Moisture Mist features a 99.8% natural and 51% organic ingredient blend of organic aloe vera to cool and reduce enlarged pores, alpine rose to moisturize, and vitamin D-rich shiitake mushroom. Great for any skin type, this product especially benefits skin with dryness, imbalances, or dehydration.
About One Love Organics
One Love Organics was founded by Suzanne LaRoux, a lawyer-turned-body-care-specialist. By combining her passion for a holistic lifestyle with chemistry knowledge from her pharmacist father, Suzanne creates clean, effective, and luxurious beauty products made with love in small batches in Georgia.
Everything is certified by Ecocert COSMOS, PETA, and Green America Certified Gold. They’re also formulated to be synthetic fragrance free, cruelty-free, dermatologist tested, and keep the skin’s pH level just below 5. This sustainable beauty brand uses palm oil minimally and when they do, it’s RSPO-certified.
My Personal Review of One Love Organics’ Botanical D Moisture Mist:
“I love using the Botanical D Moisture Mist through the winter when I know my skin is getting less vitamin D than it should, but even in the summer, it’s ideal for a little post-shower dewey glow. It’s also super easy—just rinse your face with water, spritz, and go!”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
EmpireSquid Organics
EmpireSquid Organics Toner
Everything’s coming up roses thanks to EmpireSquid Organics’ rosewater-based organic face toner recipe, which is an alcohol-free toner lovingly made from nothing but pure, organic rose hydrosol.
Organic rose hydrosol is formulated via the steam distillation of organic rose petals. The result is a soothing, slightly astringent, balancing, and gorgeously scented rosewater even the most sensitive skin will adore. Besides the delightfully all-natural rose-petal fragrance, rosewater is an amazing ingredient for the face. It delivers antioxidants, is anti-inflammatory, moisturizes, and mildly removes excess oil to tone and unclog pores.
Whether you need a natural toner for oily skin or dry skin, your dermis will delight in this product—and if you don’t believe us, just read its rave reviews on Etsy.
About EmpireSquid Organics
Quirky and artsy LA-based family-run EmpireSquid Organics specializes in “amazingly wholesome” and affordable zero waste skin care products that are minimallist processed and made-to-order with high-quality Fair Trade ingredients that are about 70% organic and 100% palm oil-free.
Kathy Rose Naturals
Kathy Rose Naturals Toner
Kathy Rose Naturals believes that toning is one of the most important yet most overlooked steps in a healthy skincare routine. Their Vitamin C & Aloe Vera Face Toner helps to balance your skin by minimizing pores, removing residuals missed during cleansing, and preparing the skin for moisturizer. Standout natural ingredients include vitamin C, organic aloe vera, willow bark extract, and tea tree oil.
To use, simply dab on the face with a cotton ball after you’ve washed your face and follow-up with serum and/or moisturizer to leave skin feeling youthful and refreshed.
About Kathy Rose Naturals
NY-based Kathy Rose Naturals is a small, black female-owned business owned by none other than Kathy Rose.
The brand handcrafts all products in small batches. Ingredients are natural, minimalist, healthy for the body, carefully selected, and phthalate and paraben free. While some products feature ethically-sourced animal products like goat’s milk or beeswax, no products are tested on animals.
DIY Natural Toner
There’s no shortage of homemade beauty products out there. In fact, we even have our own DIY facial toner recipe!
In a nutshell, natural witch hazel toner works like a charm and is readily available at most drugstores, supermarkets, and bulk stores. Just be sure to by one that is an alcohol-free toner, since it can make the skin dry. All you need to do is apply it after cleansing your face to re-balance skin pH. After your face is washed, pat it dry with a soft cloth. Then apply witch hazel using a cotton ball or cloth before applying your moisturizer or serum.
If you have the time and desire to experiment, try a multi-ingredient natural toner recipe that’s easy, affordable, effective, and clean. Here are two popular ways to make organic face toner at home:
1. Apple Cider Vinegar For Oily Skin
Since it is naturally acidic and clarifying, ACV prevents bacteria from clogging your pores, so it’s a perfect natural homemade toner for oily skin. It also balances the pH level of your skin.
- 2 tablespoons alcohol-free witch hazel
- 2 teaspoons organic raw apple cider vinegar with the mother
- 2 tablespoons distilled water
- 3 tablespoons lavender water
Combine ingredients in a small 4-ounce bottle and swirl to combine. Put in a reusable spritz bottle, or dab onto the face with cotton balls after washing.
2. All-Purpose Toner For Combination Skin & Normal Skin
- 2 teaspoons witch hazel
- 3 tablespoons lavender water or rosewater
- 3 tablespoons distilled water
- 6 drops essential oils
Combine ingredients in a small 4-ounce bottle and swirl to combine. Spritz or dab onto face and your skin will be clean and clear, while keeping the planet clean and clear!
Always make sure to do a patch test of your end result (somewhere other than the face) before you dive in face first!
Molly Willows is a Thailand-based writer for sustainability and purpose-driven publications and brands. She has a BA in Philosophy from the University of King’s College and an MA in Anthropology from Freie Universität Berlin. With a strong background in TV and advertising, she’s held top-tier roles such as Director and Executive Producer. Really, Molly loves being a semi-nomadic writer most of all. Today, she happily spends her days writing, researching, teaching yoga, meditating, and attempting to surf. Molly’s words are published by Huffington Post and The Guardian, and some of her previous film projects can be seen on Hulu, Apple TV, or at the iconic Onassis Stegi in Athens.
