Witchazel post shave

Yeah alum can feel a bit rough on the skin, since discovering witch hazel by frequenting this place my skin feels great after a shave, so much so that I hardly ever use balm anymore. I use aloe gel if I'm feeling sore after a shave and alum or styptic pencil for weepers only.
 
Home Bargains sell it also. Get yourself a plastic bottle with a pump dispenser to save it going everywhere. Again Home Bargains sell these, three different types for travelling


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They also sell essential oils for around £1.50. I bought lavender and peppermint oils there, and they smell very nice.
15-20 drops into 100 ml of witch hazel and you've got your own scented witch hazel.
Give it a shake before each use to ensure the oil is in suspension.
 
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They also sell essential oils for around £1.50. I bought lavender and peppermint oils there, and they smell very nice.
15-20 drops into 100 ml or witch hazel and you've got your own scented witch hazel.
Give it a shake before each use to ensure the oil is in suspension.
Exactly what i do, home bargains essential oils are excellent, i also mixed lime lemon, & peppermint oils together for a new (summer months) mixture..superb stuff!;)
 
Mmmm. Postage to uk for a couple of bottles = £10 + . Double bubble! I don't think so. Have been using the Care + witch hazel but it does not smell too good!!
 
Take the advice above, add drops of EO's.
You could smell all pepperminty :cool:.

Nice idea. Will give that a go. Not sure about these homebargains stores though. Nearest to me is an hour away. Have menthol and tea tree here so will try the latter. Thank you.
 
OK. I take that all back. Not now convinced on the quality of these oils. You get what you pay for I think. No experience in these things but they have gone back. I already have some pukka tea tree and their version does not stand up at all. More fragrances than pure oils. Will go to the experts.
 
I made my own WH splash recently.
I started by adding 6 drops of glycerin to the 250ml WH (14% alcohol), 10 drops Tea Tree, 15 drops Peppermint & 15 drops Lavender essential oil splash. This didn't really have much obvious effect, so I doubled it for the next shave.
With a dozen drops I still couldn't detect any glycerin, so before I used it the next day I added another 6.
For me 18 drops of glycerin in 250ml of this concoction was just right - I can feel a certain slickness to the splash, and a hint of viscosity, but it isn't oily or cloying.

The splash works a treat. As far as I'm concerned it's better than my old stock Proraso green splash in feel.

I spent around £20 to make the first batch, including 2 new plastic bottles with nozzle screw tops, but the good news is that to make further batches I only need spend around £8 for a 250ml bottle of witch hazel.
In comparison, 100ml of Proraso retails for around £14 excluding delivery.

I would recommend people try making their own WH based splashes.
Just make sure you patch test all the oils first, especially Tea Tree oil.
 
Yeah i mix my own as well now, 2 parts WH to 1 part aloe vera gel with 1 drop of tea tree oil per 10ml.
 
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