It's very mild... Doesn't interfere with anything.
In praise of Witch Hazel
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I don't have a very good sense of smell, but to me the cucumber scented one doesn't linger. Unscented is a safer bet I suppose. Just don't get the "original;" it smells like sunscreen!
thanks for the heads up.. i was considering the original
thanks mate.. may go the cucumber, i love eating them so might was well give that one a crack
If your going to use both, you might need a moisturizer or balm, depending upon brand and your skin. I use alum, witch hazel, oil, balm, and splash. In that order, not necessarily all of them, but sometimes
The cucumber smells like natural cucumbers to me. I love it.
It’s all preference. The medicated ones do usually have a little more skin food food like Thayers Medicated has the eucalyptus and cooling from the peppermint oil.
all good just purchased the cucumber version
The different scents offer different properties that help your skin. The scent is not strong and not meant to be.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Aftershaves that are little to strong for my liking or wife's!
Its hard to order on line with out testing it and when you receive the aftershave it might be a little to strong of a scent so here is what I do and I like the results. I clean the small decanted glass bottles with water and then give them a good shaking rinse of 99% alcohol and then dry. I then will pore in the aftershave and add Witch Hazel the dominate elixir if I want the scent to fade faster but still do the job and enjoy the scent for a shorter time 1-3 hrs is enough for me. You will notice the aftershave is a little clouded it is because the aftershave powders and what ever are suspended in the Witch Hazel solution. The nice thing about decantering into small bottles is you can tweak your formula a little with out altering the main Aftershave container bottle and also add a little essential oils to your test bottle to have it your way.
Final results are every one around me is Happy Happy.....
I was trying to figure out what "Clubman Gil" was until I actually your post. I like this idea! I currently make my own pre-shave/beard oil, so I have EOs to tweak things with.
I think witch hazel may be one of the best aftershaves one can use
its also easy to customize the scent by adding drops of essential oils.
its also easy to customize the scent by adding drops of essential oils.
there's another version i've been using called Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel ....it's labeled as a deep cleaning astringent....it's witch hazel with menthol, eucalyptus, and camphor added to it....adds a nice little zip and extra kick in the face to it.
The similarity of the names T.N. vs. no initials sent me looking. They are both from the same company. They consider the T.N. line to be their First Aid line and no initials to be their skin care line. Can't tell any differences in the base products by ingredients (14% alcohol & witch hazel). Their skin line, in addition to plain, has energizing (caffeine and b3), hydrating ( Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin E), and deep cleaning that you mention, it doesn't list camphor on the web site.
Thought of this thread this morning, and put 8-10 drops of lavender essential oil in a small glass bottle, along with 4-6 drops of glycerin.
Filled with generic witch hazel halfway and shook; then filled it up.
Now I have a really good lavender aftershave, something I didn't have yesterday. And it didn't cost $15-20.
Thanks for the motivation! It worked great!
AA
Filled with generic witch hazel halfway and shook; then filled it up.
Now I have a really good lavender aftershave, something I didn't have yesterday. And it didn't cost $15-20.
Thanks for the motivation! It worked great!
AA
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
I'm not that very secretive type individual and we all come and go from the forums over time and if you get more enjoyment out of something why not mention it. Enjoy Clay S!
the front of the bottle says - "enhanced with cooling menthol and eucalyptus" ....but the last 3 ingredients on the back are - eucalyptol, menthol, camphor.
Here's another... This one is 'Original Witch Hazel'the front of the bottle says - "enhanced with cooling menthol and eucalyptus" ....but the last 3 ingredients on the back are - eucalyptol, menthol, camphor.
Nothing added to this one.
the front of the bottle says - "enhanced with cooling menthol and eucalyptus" ....but the last 3 ingredients on the back are - eucalyptol, menthol, camphor.
Thanks, I was just double checking. You think their web site would mention it.
