Uses for Witch Hazel Recipe

How to make it

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• Witch Hazel has been around for as long as anyone around can
• remember. It is inexpensive and there are so many uses for it
• from head to toe. Here are a few...
• Blemishes.....Mix witch hazel and a few drops of Tea Tree
• oil and wipe over the face twice a day to control oil, and
• blemishes...
• Mix witch Hazel in a spray bottle with 5 drops of peppermint
• oil to use as a bug repellent when outdoors. Spray on. Witch
• Hazel can be applied to bug bites to take the itch away also...
• Witch Hazel can cool tired feet and when mixed with peppermint
• or Eucalyptus oil, can soothe tired muscles...
• Use Witch hazel straight as an astringent to keep pores clean
• and to shrink them...
• There are also Witch Hazel shampoos that are
• sold in health food stores. You can also take 1 ounce of Witch
• Hazel and addit to an 8-10 ounce bottle of shampoo. (Great
• for the scalp).
• "Witch Hazel is also good for small sores, scrapes and bruises.
• It inhibits (stops) the bleeding. If you put it on a small
• sore or scrape, it will burn a little. But, for all 3, they
• heal faster. I had heard this with bruises and didn't really
• believe it. I tried it on a big bruise I had one time, put the
• Witch Hazel on 1/2 of it and let the other 1/2 heal on its own.
• The 1/2 with the Witch Hazel healed in about 3-4 days. The other
• 1/2 took almost 3 weeks. Also, the fresher the bruise, scrape
• or sore, the faster it works."
• Witch Hazel also works wonderfully for tired eyes -
• put on cotton pads and place on eyes for 15 min.& tired red eyes
• disappear and your sparkle is back...
• Salons do scalp treatments for clients but if you can't
• afford one, try this mini one. Thoroughly brush the hair
• and scalp, take a pick and gently "comb" the scalp from
• front to back. This loosens the dry skin that accumulates
• on the scalp. Apply Witch Hazel all over the scalp and
• massage it in for a few minutes. Leave on 5 minutes and
• shampoo and condition using cooler water than you usually
• use.
• Witch Hazel applied to burns or sunburn will soothe and
• heal the skin quickly.
• Witch Hazel applied on a cold sore when you feel it coming
• on will prevent it from becoming a blister. If you already
• have one, use it right away and often and the blister will
• heal quicker.