Beauty formulation
Goat Milk Lactic Acid Toner
This is the most concentrated lactic-acid delivery in the book, undiluted-strength goat milk cut only with water and a touch of witch hazel, at a pH low enough (4.2–4.7) to be genuinely exfoliating rather than merely toning.
By Aunesty Janssen · The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients
Ingredients
- Phase A (Exfoliating Milk Base)
- ½ cup (120 mL / 120g) Liquid Goat Milk
- Phase B (Diluent / Astringent)
- ¼ cup (60 mL) Distilled Water
- 1 tsp (5 mL / 5g) Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel
Method & application
- Combine distilled water and witch hazel in a sanitized glass measuring beaker.
- Whisk in liquid goat milk until fully blended.
- Transfer into a dark glass amber bottle.
- APPLICATION
- Moisten a cotton round pad with toner.
- Sweep gently over clean face and neck, avoiding direct contact with eyes. Use 2–3 nights per week to encourage cell turnover via natural lactic acid.
Kitchen note
Introduce this toner slowly: start at once weekly for the first two weeks, then increase to the full 2–3 nights per week only once your skin has shown no signs of sensitivity.
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