Thread: Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel & Baby Oil splash after every shave.

The drugstore witch hazel I use is 86% witch hazel , and 14% alcohol . I follow it up with some Brut after shave balm .

sorry guys that smell kills me.

Floris includes witch hazel in their after shave. It makes for a much more soothing experience than other a/s.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

sorry guys that smell kills me.

Me too, that's why I use the unscented version of Thayers.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

Me too, that's why I use the unscented version of Thayers.

Witch Hazel has a smell, if you cannot smell it it must either be masked by something else, or there must not be much witch hazel in mix.

I kinda dig the smell of Thayers Witch Hazel.

Originally Posted by Mike7120

I kinda dig the smell of Thayers Witch Hazel.

But are you smelling the witch hazel or some of the other stuff they put in the mix? Thayer's is generally preserved with a mix of citric acid, ascorbic acid and tochopyrol acetate, all of which have odors of their own. In addition, most Thayer's witch hazel products contain Aloe Vera, which also has a smell, and their Medicated witch hazel contains alcohol. Witch hazel has a woody, herbal odor, is that what you smell?

Originally Posted by fccexpert

But are you smelling the witch hazel or some of the other stuff they put in the mix? Thayer's is generally preserved with a mix of citric acid, ascorbic acid and tochopyrol acetate, all of which have odors of their own. In addition, most Thayer's witch hazel products contain Aloe Vera, which also has a smell, and their Medicated witch hazel contains alcohol. Witch hazel has a woody, herbal odor, is that what you smell?

I'm talking about the overall smell of Thayer's Original Witch Hazel.

Originally Posted by jleeg

I bought the Thayers sampler from Straight Razor Design. I know that quite a few of their toner and other witch hazel formulas are alcohol free. Some of the samples are scentless, the others faint enough that it dissapates before I've completed my post shave rituals.

I run an alum block over my face as soon as I've finished the shave. It closes pores and gives great feedback when you've been rough. I quickly rinse off with cold water then apply the witch hazel. I love it. Hard to describe because the alcohol free version leaves no sensation other than a clean feeling. Next, I go with a virtually scentless cream, now its Nivea Sensitive somethingorother, and a little cologne.

Witch Hazel is now part of my routine. I imagine it'll even be better in the hot summer. Try the sampler pack I mentioned.

Best...
Jim

Hey there. This is exactly what I want to do but I don't know if will be too much or not. I don't want to use any alcohol based witch hazel's though.