Soap ,face wash and toner:

After you cleanse your face, you’re supposed to use toner, a step that’s also obviously common in western skin care regimens.

A dermatologist once told me that toners were invented because soap used to be so harsh that it would raise the pH of your skin to unhealthy levels. The toner would then bring the skin’s surface pH back to normal.

That’s not really an issue anymore with all the gentle face cleansers we have.

Now most toners contain antioxidants or other beneficial additives and they serve as a skin prep.