For the longest time, I did not understand the purpose of a toner. After trying a few different toners, I concluded toners were just another unnecessary “add-on” item. I bunched them into the class of items that skin care companies create to tempt the undisciplined shopper – you know, the class of items that are touted to be super beneficial, but really are the byproducts of a ploy to get us to buy more products.