Does Obagi Toner Actually Work?

I have only been using the Obagi Toner for just a couple months but I feel like it’s long enough to where I can have a good opinion of the product.

To be honest I only started using it because it was apart of the Nu-Derm system – but still I’ll share with you a little bit of my experience with just the toner alone (and I’ll also include some customer reviews at the end).

The cheapest price I’ve found on the toner is @ Amazon:

If you’ve got normal-oily skin like me then you’re in luck because this is the exact skin type that the toner was designed for.

Within just 3 weeks I could see a dramatic improvement from using this. It really shrinks my pores and is a good after-product to use after a cleansing gel or cleanser. Oftentimes the cleansers don’t get rid of all the junk on your skin and the toner is good for a second round of cleanup so to speak.

The cool thing about the toner is you can actually watch it work. Let me give you a good example.

After I wash my face with the Obagi cleanser I’ll take a cotton pad and wet it a little bit with the Obagi toner. You can literally wipe the pad on your face a couple times and just watch all of the dead skin and impurities come right off and onto the pad.

And let me tell you, it’s a rejuvenating feeling!

Considering the price, it’s not terribly expensive compared to other similar products.

What Do Other People Have To Say About the Obagi Toner?

“Obagi Nu-Derm Toner is the truely the best toner I have used. doesn’t strip essential oil, yet leaves my skin feeling clean and refreshed, without that tight sensation.Obagi Nu-Derm Toner also has a pleasant scent; many of the other toning products I have tried smell antiseptic and medicinal. The Obagi system has rejuvenated my skin; I have received many compliments on my youthful appearance since starting the regimen.”

Amy @ Spalook

“This is a great product, especially used with the Obagi system. I’ve used toners in the past and they dried out my skin– this product does not do that- it just removes soap residue and leaves your skin soft and ready for other products.”

LJ Moore @ Amazon

Examined, Close Up

ust about every line of skin care products now offers their own toner and Obagi is no different in this respect. For the most part, their primary component is witch hazel, with a few additives thrown in for good measure.

This is why of all the skin acre products you can buy, toners are the one product that you can actually make your own version of at home if you’re really interested in a steep discount.

Even so, Obagi markets their toner as a ph adjuster and witch hazel on its own does not effect your skins ph. You see, on a normal day your skins ph number is somewhere in the area of 7.

The alum in Obagi Toner will lower raise your skin ph by a digit or so, to around 8, which makes it easier for substances such as the active ingredients in skin treatment products to penetrate the surface.

Once again though this is not hard to do with plain baking soda. Just dissolve some in a little water then rub it on your face. However you will be left with the powdery residue.

Even so, for convenience sake, $20 for a 6.7 oz container of Obagi Toner, really isn’t that bad a deal. This considering that a little bit dabbed on a cotton swab or moist towelette goes a long way.

Also aside from the alum ph adjuster in Obagi Toner, it also includes a few botanicals that you won’t find around your home. Remember that you must use a toner with any of the multi-stage acne treatment systems that are so popular today.

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• Discovering the Wonders of the Obagi Toners
• The Obagi Nu-Derm System Results
• The Best Peel With Obagi Blue Peel Radiance
• Does the Obagi Elastiderm Decolletage System Really Work?
• 4 Obagi Systems You Should Know About

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