Thayers Alcohol-Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner

[Quick qualification: the for "Cooling Sensation" refers more to the reduction of the burning feeling from razor burn, rather than to the active "cooling" sensation one gets from Proraso.]

In any case, this is a great witch hazel toner, and generally leaves the skin in about as nice condition as it can be.

Has anyone tried mixing Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner with Thayer's Lavender WH Toner? Theoretically, this amounts to something like the revered QED Da Vinci Water's combo of Lavender hydrosol with Rosewater - but adds in Thayer's Witch Hazel and Aloe Vera as well.

I would consider adding their WH Lemon Astringent to such a concoction on account of the use of lemon extract in a number of much thought-out shaving products (eg, AdP's shave cream), and especially because of the Lemon Astringent's addition of Orange Peel, Blackberry, Chamomile, Nettle and Grapefruit extracts.

But it turns out that there isn't any lemon in it, only lemongrass, which is totally unrelated. Also, it has 10% grain alcohol "as a preservative." (Should I have assumed that from the "Astringent" part?) It just seems like the alcohol would undo some of what I'm trying to do for my skin with the other, Lavender and Rose components.

I love the scent of roses, it brings back memories of my Great grandmother's house, but this stuff doesn't fade very quickly, even after a cool water rinse. Even with an EDT applied, I still smelled roses for several hours.

I like this product, it is a great toner splash, but I wish it were scented a little lighter.

This is a wonderful product. I've only been using it for a week but felt compelled to review it immediately. As an after shave it feels wonderful. I spray it on from a small travel size sprayer purchased from Wallmart. It's cool and refreshing. Since it's a true toner it then provides that nice tightening feeling as your pores close up. Finish with a nice aftershave balm like Nivea Extra Soothing After Shave Balm and you're ready to go!

Price:
At $9.00 for a 12 oz bottle it's a great deal. You only use just a splash each time so it should last quite a while.

Quality:
Here's a list of the fine ingredients:
Rose Petal water and natural rose fragrance blended with Thayers Proprietary Witch Hazel extract, fillet of the Aloe Vera plant, Vitamin E, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Fillet of the Aloe Vera Plant, Propylene Glycol, 3% (food grade, derived from corn), methylparaben (0.10%) and Polysorbate 20

Fights Razor Burn:
Yes, but for serious razor burn you'll still want to supplement with another aftershave balm.

Cooling Sensation:
This is one of my favorite parts. My wife loves Rose Petal water and now I see why. It's very refreshing. I spray it on lightly and allow it to dry. Very cooling. Very refreshing.

Scent:
Some will object to the rose smell (That's why I graded it an 8) - it's strong initially but fades pretty quickly so you needn't be concerned about smelling like a Rose Bowl float all day. Personally, I love it. The scent is a great compliment to Nivea Extra Soothing Balm.

Efficacy: Yep. It's an nice toner. Just like the label claims.

Moisturizing:
It is somewhat moisturizing. Certainly not drying. I suspect in the humid summer months I'll be able to get by using just the Thayers but for the cold dry winter you still will want to supplement with a moisturizer.

No Alcohol Burn:
I give it a 10 for No Alcohol Burn because this one contains no alcohol therefore, no burn. Doesn't dry you out either.

This can be had for around $9.00 from many natural food stores like Whole Foods or ordered direct from Thayers:
http://www.thayers.com

Give it a try. Provided you don't mind a little rose scent with your morning you won't be disappointed.