An article on the past and present of witch hazel

[Steveareno]

Much of this won't be news to us witch hazel aficianados, but there is a nice little article about the history and present manufacturing of witch hazel on The Atlantic's web site:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...rious-past-and-present-of-witch-hazel/264553/

 

[DICE]

Great article!

 

[FL shaver]

Cool! I grew up one town over and my folks now live in East Hampton, CT. I really had no idea about witch hazel until I found this forum and traditional wet shaving. I have a bottle on the counter now, though!

 

[banditman]

Very good article and a bit of insight into why there are two versions of Dickinson's today. To be sure though, I keep Witch hazel on hand for use after every shave.

 

[mdc]

Thanks for the article. I enjoyed it.

 

[jungie]

i like witch hazel

 

[StuMcB]

We used to have the 'Ponds' brand here in blighty. I think it was night cream. My mother used it.

 

[CoventryCowboy]

Nice article. I live in CT. but havn't used Dickinsons. I use a generic store brand for now but IM sure to buy some Dickinsons soon.

 

[Steveareno]

I wish I had known about witch hazel years ago, going back to when I started shaving. Even if more men can't be convinced to try wet shaving with DE razors or straights, they all could benefit from using witch hazel post-shave. Maybe this article on a somewhat high profile web site like the Atlantic will help get the word out.

 

[Chevyguy]

I cut my aftershaves with it 50/50. It helps them to last longer plus I get the benefits of the witch hazel.

Clayton