I’d been using the Kanebo Blanchir Clear Conditioner toner for a couple of years now and its served me well. However, I was curious as to other toners out there, so when I finished my last bottle, I ran out in a daze of freedom to buy one from a different brand.
My footsteps led me to Kiehl’s and after a quick chat with the sales person, I exited the store in a daze, carrying the Kiehl’s Alcohol Free Cucumber Herbal toner. It was recommended to me as being suitable for those with normal and/or sensitive skins.
The liquid is clear dark green – a dark vegetable green as you would get were you to puree spinach and squeeze out the juice. That sort of green. Very “un-cucumber” which is usually portrayed as clear light green or just clear.
There is a strong herbal scent that might bug some but perverse me loves it! I swear I’m addicted to the smell 😛 What I’m not quite addicted to is the toner.
It behaves well for a toner that you use to clean off residue of cleanser or dirt or makeup etc that you did not quite get clean in the shower. Its slightly astringent and tingles the skin, but it is not drying and is alcohol-free. That part I like.