I first came across witch hazel as a gel format when I was pregnant. My sister told me to get a tube of it to apply to any bruising and stitches after childbirth. I was heavily stitched after both of my children, and also developed a horrible infection after my first son was born. It was so sore I could not sit down without crying, but applying this gel was such a relief, and alongside antibiotics healing was quick, and I was back to normal really quickly. I highly recommend a gel format for this use. I then came across the idea of using witch hazel as a skin care regime after reading some online articles about cheap skin care and oil based ...  Read the complete review

One thing I always have in my home is witch hazel. I am prone to banging myself and getting bruised, I trust it to clean out cuts and scratches and the likes and have used it for many years as a skin cleanser on my face as I find it so mild and simple but effective to use. The Packaging: The witch hazel comes in a brown but still see through glass bottle and it has a white coloured screw on/off lid/cap to the top of it concealing a wide hole. Around the bottle there is a white and purple label and on that label, to the front of it, we are told that it is Bell's Distilled Witch Hazel, B.P.C 1973 'To soothe minor skin irritations' and the size is ...  Read the complete review