Neutrogena Pore Refining Toner

I have combination skin.  It can be oiler in the summer and dryer in the winter and vise versa.  This can make it difficult to choose a toner that is a good fit season after season.  I have been using Neutrogena Pore Refining Toner for about six months now - that would be summer, fall, and although its not "officially" winter it has been darn cold lately - and it has not dried out my skin or caused any irritation.

That's nearly a miracle when you have skin with a mind of its own!  It wasn't until recently when the weather became really, really cold that I noticed I had not needed to get another toner because my skin was still happy.

On some weekends, I will use this product several times a day depending on what I'm doing (cleaning house, yard work etc) and it does a great job of removing oil and dirt without overdrying.  That in itself if a wonderful thing.  The bottle states "visibly reduces the appearance of pores and refines skin".  I don't know what any of that means except it doesn't reduce my pores and I don't know what "refines skin" is referring to.

This is what I can tell you - its a good toner that cleanses the skin without (for the most part) over drying and does a great job of removing oil and dirt.  This toner contains 35% alcohol which indicates it isn't a STRONG toner but the ingredients also list Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract and Peppermint Leaf Extract which may irritate skin types that lean to the sensitive skin category.  Eucalyptus and Peppermint can leave the skin feeling a bit "cold" which may be considered "refreshing".  Have you ever taken a shower with an Eucalyptus or Peppermint body soap?  Whew that will wake you up in the morning! (did that once...never again!)

The saving grace is that since these ingredients are listed near the end of the list, there is a slight chance it could cause irritation so if it does (or any product for that matter) quit using it immediately!