Thread: Witch Hazel

So, I decided to try witch hazel with my post shave. I bought the cheap drugstore brand. GROSS!!! It smelled like old gym socks and sauerkraut. SO I went and got another brand...Dickenson's. The smell alone was 10 times worse than before. I saw lots of people on here use Thayers so I decided to give it a try. I got online and found they had a variety of scents.(Takes me forever to pick something like that) I decided on lemon.(ok..truthfully eeny meeny miney mo decided on lemon) Success! It smells like lemons. I am pleased.

*edit* Yes I am 30 and let eeny meeny miney mo make all of my important life decisions

Hello, bondpunk: Yes, witch hazel works wonders after the shave. I have used a variety of Thayer's witch hazel selections. Thayer's Medicated Super Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, for me, is tops. It has no fragrance that I can detect and, therefore, it will not interfere with your aftershave. Here is a link for you:

Thayers Natural Remedies Medicated Superhazel with Aloe Vera 12 fl oz Liquid - Swanson Health Products

Trick I used is to cut the cheap W.H.,50/50 with ogallala Bay rum (which in itself is 30% W.H.)
Smells great,17.5 OZ. bottle of bay rum lasts me yrs.

thank you both! thank you for the link Obie, that is a great tip pixelfixed.

With hazel is an acquired scent like a fine wine-har har. it's something you either like or hate.

The store brands are very watered down.

I'm a big fan of thayers. I order directly from them and usually keep a stock of the medicated and plain aloe on hand at all times. The medicated has a very strong scent just not typical witch hazel. More a Peppermint-clove I guess.

How do you guys use the WH? Do you use a cotton ball/pad and wipe it on your face, or splash it on like aftershave? I normally do the aftershave splash, but I also have Ogallala so I sometimes skip it entirely since OBR has WH in it already.

I really like the Thayers with aloe and cucumbers. It's a delicate scent and disappears by the time it dries. Sometimes I splash but I usually just keep a small jar full of cotton balls/pads and put enough on it to keep it moist. Then I give a quick rub down.

I have the Thayers lavender which has a nice soothing scent. I also have regular witch hazel with eucalyptus oil added in to mask the natural scent of the pharmacy stuff. I splash mine on like AS.

I thought the same thing when I started using Witch Hazel. I thought it smelled like tequila. It was bad at first, but eventually the scent grew on me as I got used to it, and now it doesn't bother me anymore. Thayer's is not available where I live, so Dickinson's is the only game in town. (P.S. I am also 30.)

I am absolutely sold on Witch Hazel. I splash it on but just use the cheap wall world stuff. Smell doesn't bother me and it doesn't hang around long at all. My wife also uses it with some cotton pads to clean her face too.

Charlie