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Witch Hazel Review
Skin Care

Can This $2 Toner Really Improve Your Complexion?

A couple of weeks ago, I headed to Bliss for a much-needed facial.
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A couple of weeks ago, I headed to Bliss for a much-needed facial. (Seriously, my skin was so oily that I thought Sarah Palin might show up at my doorstep with a "Drill, baby, drill" sign.) After some pore-purging, my esthetician recommended that I use witch hazel as a toner. I hadn't done this since my junior high days, but I figured it was worth a try.

Witch hazel is a flowering plant that is distilled into the astringent you'll find at drugstores. It's cheap — usually just two or three dollars for a huge bottle of generic witch hazel, which is what I've been using. Two weeks into this toning experiment I've made a few observations. For the pros and cons, read more.

Witch Hazel
witch hazel

Definition: Witch Hazel

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a deciduous shrub that loses leaves in Winter but, because it sometimes sprouts flowers then, it has the alternate name "winterbloom."
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Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a deciduous shrub that loses leaves in Winter but, because it sometimes sprouts flowers then, it has the alternate name "winterbloom." From the leaves and bark of this plant come the beauty product witch hazel, obtained from steaming its twigs.

The bark, leaves, and twigs are high in tannins, which offer astringent properties of tightening pores and removing excess oil. It can be used purely as a facial cleanser or with other added ingredients (like aloe vera) for soothing, anti-inflammatory effects. Many witch hazel products today are all natural, lacking artificial ingredients that may overdry or irritate sensitive skin. Hair can benefit, too, as items such as Aveda Witch Hazel Light Hold Hair Spray reduce flyaways and oily scalps.

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Get Clean with Boots
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Get Clean with Boots

When you're short of time it's often hard to be good to your skin.
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When you're short of time it's often hard to be good to your skin. Unfortunately most of the cleansers at the gym are not that great for your skin as they usually go for cost, not quality.

Boots Quick Thinking 4 in 1 Wipes are gentle, fragrance free wipes. They cleanse and remove impurities, tone and moisturize your skin in one easy step. The wipes contain vitamin pro B5 plus extracts of witch hazel and fennel to help cleanse pores, moisturize and leave your skin feeling smooth, clean and fresh.

Keep a pack in your gym bag for a quick and easy clean up (face, neck, chest...anywhere that needs a wipe) post workout. To find where Boots products are sold near you, check out the Boots' site.