Toner Is the Skincare Pre-Poo (Let’s Talk) · Rinoure Natural Hair Education

Toner Is the Skincare Pre-Poo (Let’s Talk)

Alright, let’s debunk toner the same way we debunked pre-poo — calmly, honestly, and with just enough side-eye to keep it real 😌👀

Toner is not mandatory for melanated skin.

It’s not a missing step.

And it’s definitely not the reason somebody else’s face is glowing on your feed ✨📱

Toner showed up when skincare started doing the absolute most. Cleansers got aggressive, faces got tight, and instead of fixing the cleanser… we added a product to apologize for it.

That apology?

🧴 Toner.

It’s the skincare version of “my bad.”

Most toners don’t fix skin. They soothe what was just irritated, refresh what was just stripped, and make routines feel official. Which is fine — but let’s not give it credit it didn’t earn.

Melanin-rich skin already knows how to regulate itself when you stop poking it every night 😭

Back in the day, skincare was simple:

Wash your face 🧼

Put something on it 🧴

Go live your life 🏃🏾‍♀️💨

No cotton rounds.

No stinging = working logic.

No fear that you “missed a step.”

Toner is optional the same way pre-poo is optional — helpful in very specific situations, unnecessary when the foundation is solid.

And that’s the part most routines skip.

Inside the Rinoure Method, we don’t add steps — we fix order, technique, and consistency first. When the basics are right, toner stops feeling essential and starts feeling like what it really is: a preference, not a requirement.

Skin didn’t get weaker.

Routines just got louder 📢

👇🏾 Engagement check:

If you’ve been using toner just because “everyone does,” drop a 🧴

If your skin is fine without it, drop a 😌

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