Recommended Ingredients to Enhance Your Toner

Based on your goal to reduce acne redness, speed up drying of acne, and increase skin moisture, and considering the ingredients in your current toner and previous recommendations, here are some ingredients you can add:

For Acne Redness and Breakouts

• GlucoBright™ (Acetyl Glucosamine): This ingredient works well with Niacinamide (which is already in your toner) to help reduce dark spots and can also help reduce acne breakouts. It also stimulates the skin's natural Hyaluronic Acid production for moisture.
  • Recommended Usage Rate: 1-8%. A rate of 4% is often recommended, especially when combined with Niacinamide.
• Alpha Arbutin: While primarily known for skin brightening and reducing dark spots (like post-acne marks), it was also mentioned as potentially helping with redness.
  • Recommended Usage Rate: 0.2-2%. A rate of 2% is recommended for whitening effects.

For Increased Moisture

Your current toner already contains many moisturizing ingredients. However, if you want to further boost hydration and skin barrier function:

• Ectoine: This ingredient helps build a protective barrier, nourishes, and rejuvenates the skin, with clinical results showing improved hydration.
  • Recommended Usage Rate: 0.5-2.0%. A rate of 2.0% is recommended for best results.
• Allantoin: Known for its ability to reduce irritation, soothe the skin, and promote tissue repair, Allantoin also adds moisture.
  • Recommended Usage Rate: 0.1-2.0%. A rate of 0.5% is recommended as it is the maximum soluble amount in water at room temperature.

Important Note: Always adhere to the manufacturer's recommended maximum usage rates for each ingredient. Adding more than recommended will not necessarily provide better results and could potentially cause irritation or other issues.

To incorporate these, you would typically add the recommended percentage of the chosen powder ingredient(s) to your toner and mix thoroughly until dissolved. Ensure proper hygiene when mixing.