TIL picking the right toner for oily skin makes a huge difference - tried witch hazel vs salicylic acid

For months I was using a witch hazel toner on my clients with oily skin and getting okay results. Last week I switched to a salicylic acid toner for one client who kept breaking out after extractions. Her skin calmed down way faster and she texted me a photo 3 days later looking so much better. Has anyone else seen better results with one over the other?

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the_thomas2d ago

That's wild you've been using witch hazel for months and just now switched to salicylic acid. Three days for a client's skin to calm down after extractions? I would have thought that was impossible. We've had folks at our shop come in with red, angry faces after extractions and it usually took them at least a week to look normal again.

kim8192d ago

Witch hazel can be pretty harsh... salicylic acid is way more targeted.