"I have read that toners exfoliate, but I have also read that scrubs exfoliate. Which am I supposed to use?"

Advice from: Jo Ann Tackovich, Skin Care Specialist and Makeup Expert from Exclusively JoAnn Cosmetics
 
"There is a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding as to toners. Three items are often confused - toners, astringents and fresheners. Toners are not an exfoliant but, if a true toner, it is a pre-moisturizer and very important in enabling your moisturizer to do a more effective job. In the case of Pola - their toners are always premoisturizers. An astringent is a product heavily loaded with alcohol but oftentimes referred to as a toner. A Freshener is just that - it freshens - for a midday pickup or when you need to do a quick makeover or remove residue from other skincare products like a massage cream or mask for instance. Scrubs do exfoliate in most instances. Be very careful with scrubs as you do not want them to scratch your skin - look at the package to see if the grains are spherical. (Check out the Pola Plenna Pure Moist Lotion which is a toner and premoisturizer - the Pola Soins Enzyme Deep Cleaning is an exfoliator - the Pola Plenna Massaging and Mask is a good mask)."