Do you really need a toner?

A well-chosen toner can earn its place in your skincare routine. If you’re looking for added hydration, softness, and a refreshing moment of care, the right formula offers a simple way to bring those benefits together. Whether you need one depends on what you want from your routine and the ingredients in the bottle.

What does a toner do?

A toner is typically a lightweight, water-based skincare product. Today’s formulas can contain humectants that attract water, botanical ingredients that condition the skin, and other ingredients chosen for a particular purpose. As Cleveland Clinic explains, modern toners have evolved to include more moisturizing formulas. Looking at the ingredient blend helps you understand what a particular toner is designed to offer.

Meet Rehydrate Facial Toner

La Colibri’s Rehydrate Facial Toner brings together sodium hyaluronate, jojoba and coconut oils, green tea, and witch hazel in a hydration-focused blend. It was formulated specifically to prepare your skin for all La Colibri skin treatments. Here’s a closer look at the featured ingredients and the roles they play in skincare.

Sodium hyaluronate: moisture-loving hydration

Sodium hyaluronate is a form of hyaluronic acid. It acts as a humectant, attracting and holding water to support skin hydration. That water-binding quality makes it a useful ingredient in formulas intended to leave skin feeling softer and more supple. Ingredient reference.

Jojoba and coconut oils: softness and conditioning

These botanical oils are emollients, ingredients that help soften and smooth the skin’s surface. Their role complements the water-attracting ingredients in a formula by adding conditioning care. Both jojoba oil and coconut oil are used for these emollient qualities.

Green tea: botanical care

Green tea is valued in skincare for its conditioning properties. It adds another botanical element to Rehydrate’s ingredient blend. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review identifies skin conditioning among the cosmetic functions of green tea leaf extract.

Witch hazel: a familiar toning ingredient

Witch hazel is widely used in toners for its astringent properties. In Rehydrate, this familiar botanical sits alongside the formula’s humectant and emollient ingredients. Ingredient reference.

A closer look at hydration research

Clinical research helps explain the interest in hyaluronic acid in skincare. A 2021 study in Dermatology and Therapy followed 40 women using PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum twice daily for six weeks and reported improved hydration. The study was funded by Colgate-Palmolive and had no separate untreated or placebo comparison group. It tested a different, multi-ingredient formula, so its results cannot establish the effects of Rehydrate or hyaluronic acid alone.

How to use Rehydrate

After cleansing, moisten a cotton pad with Rehydrate and gently apply upward over your face, avoiding the eyes. Let it dry, then follow with moisturizer. If you use prescribed skincare, follow your clinician’s application order. Discontinue use if irritation occurs.

Explore Rehydrate Facial Toner and its full ingredient list.