Caring for the skin by using ingredients in the kitchen has indeed become a very common thing to do. Starting from fruit, vegetables, eggs, milk, oatmeal, to baking soda, there are only beauty benefits that can be obtained from these ingredients. In addition, there are apparently other kitchen ingredients that are very popular and are often considered the holy grail by some skin care enthusiasts. Yup! Especially if it's not apple cider vinegar.
Although classified as rather rarely used in Tokyo cuisine, but apple vinegar is a kitchen ingredient that is often used daily in America and some other countries. Some of the loyal readers of Beauty Journal might also have heard that when used as a toner, apple vinegar can help overcome acne and make the skin cleaner! Well, if you are curious and interested in trying apple vinegar toner, try to know the following five things first!
1. There are Several Types of Apple Vinegar
Before determining your preferred brand, do you know that apple cider vinegar itself consists of various choices? Yup, not just one, but there are several choices of apple cider vinegar! Starting from unfiltered, filtered, unpasteurized, raw, and organic. Well, if you plan to use apple cider vinegar, choose raw, unfiltered, and if possible, organic vinegar, where there is still a ‘mother gelap aka dark-colored fine fiber in the bottom of the bottle that is known to be rich in good bacteria and enzymes.
2. Not Scientifically Proven
Aside from the popularity of using apple cider vinegar for cosmetic purposes, there is actually no significant number of studies that validate that apple cider is truly beneficial for skin health and safe for daily use. Even so, there are several studies, including this study which say that apple cider vinegar has a strong and effective antibacterial and antifungal ability. Unfortunately, further research is still needed to find out the advantages and disadvantages of using apple vinegar as an antibacterial.
3. Has Antibacterial Function which is believed to be able to Help Overcome acne
Now, as mentioned earlier, the results of the research show that apple cider vinegar has a very effective antibacterial ability, including to overcome propionibacterium acnes or p. acnes, the bacteria that causes acne. This antibacterial ability comes from the content of acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, and succinic acid which can kill bacteria on the face.
4. Reaping Positive Reviews from YouTubers
Liah Yoo, beauty influencer and founder of Krave Beauty is one of a series of YouTubers who gave positive reviews from her experience using apple vinegar as a toner. In his YouTube video, Liah Yoo said that apple cider vinegar has an exfoliating and antibacterial effect that is good for acne prone skin. However, he also stressed that apple cider vinegar should not be used every day and only used once a week so as not to irritate and kill the good bacteria present on the skin.
In addition to Liah Yoo, Alycia Grayce, MamiChula8153, and Nofita from Pita’s Life, it is also included in the row of YouTubers who thank Apple vinegar for keeping their skin clean from pimples. Although it was dominated by positive reviews, not a few were also found to be less suitable with this mixture of toner from apple cider vinegar. In fact, the skin is even more acne. If you still want to try apple cider vinegar as a toner, make sure you have followed the usage instructions correctly, huh!
5. Must be diluted first
Apart from choosing the right type of apple vinegar, one other thing that is no less important before you use apple cider vinegar for the skin is how to use it. Although it is mentioned that apple cider vinegar can be used as a toner, it does not mean you can pour apple cider directly into the cotton and then apply it to the face. Having high acid content and properties, if you apply it directly apple cider can cause a burning sensation to the skin resulting in irritation. Therefore, before using it as a toner, you must first dissolve apple vinegar and water with a ratio of more water than apple vinegar.
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