Is skin tonic overrated crap?

Hi Sara,

Thank you for your question – and for turning to me for answers. Happy to help :-)

Overall, a skin tonic should add moisture to the skin, but that is definitely something that a crème should be able to do. So I will say that skin tonic is just an extra product – of course, if you do not get enough moisture from your regular products, then it is necessary. Though, I will say that in that case one should question if those crèmes are particularly well-formulated.

Very few people like thick, greasy crèmes – like you state yourself – which is why you should choose crèmes that are not oil-based. In the exact same way, you should make sure that you use crèmes that are for your exact skin type. Many people interpret their skin type as their “problem” – for example, if they have sensitive skin, or acne and so on. But skin type really only say something about the level of moisture in your skin, which means if you have dry skin, greasy skin or combination/normal skin.

So, choose crèmes from how you perceive your skin – if you feel your skin is slightly greasy/shiny, then choose a crème for greasy skin. No crème, regardless if they are for dry, greasy or combination skin, should contain perfume, dyes and irritating ingredients.

I have developed a series of crèmes for my skincare line Danish Skin Care – of course without any of the ingredients that are irritating for the skin and 100% free from perfume and dyes. The crèmes are divided in to crèmes for day and night, since the day crèmes contain sunscreen (UVA/UVB filter) – so you will avoid the damaging rays from the sun.