Witchy craft at it's best! (Care Distilled Witch Hazel)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Care Distilled Witch Hazel
Date:	15/05/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Everything

Disadvantages: None

I am the clumsiest person on earth...I kid you not! I'm constantly covered in cuts and bruises (half of the time I can't even explain where they come from) but I do know I have delicate skin and the slightest bump harms me.

For me shaving my bits and bobs is the worst. The other week I tore and scarred both of my legs badly which worried me greatly. I get spots and as I mentioned my bruising can be terrible (I have had blood tests looking into this but I really am just a dozy mare and not very careful with myself lol).

The Packaging....

Dark brown, 200ml glass bottle with a light green and blue label around it's middle and a white plastic screw on/off lid to the top of it which is a safety cap that you sort of have to push and twist to open. On the front of the label I'm told it is Care + Distilled Witch Hazel 'Hemamelis Water' which 'Gently cleanses & tones skin'. On the back of the bottle on the label I'm told what the product can be used for, directions for use are given, ingredients are listed, warning and storage instructions are given, I'm told what to expect from the product, given precautions, and contact details for L.C.M (the manufacturers of this product), the size is stated (200ml) and finally there is a bar-code on there. The packaging is nothing fancy but it is informative enough and looks medical.

What It Can Be Used For According To The Back Of The Bottle....

For the relief of cuts, sprains, bruises and minor scalds. An astringent skin cleanser for the removal of make-up.

Distilled With Hazel is an astringent. It tightens the skin and can also act to stop minor bleeding.

Me Using It....

I seriously love this stuff and for me this is a great all round, cheap to purchase product. I was recommended to try it at the time from my mate who is a beauty therapist. up until then I wasn't aware that this type of product could be used for the removal of make up and I was suffering with very bad spots on my face which is why she felt fit to tell me about using it lol.

I find to remove make up as it's a none greasy watery liquid it's to hard so me, I like to use a mild cleanser and then slop a bit of this clear (slightly medical smelling) liquid onto a piece of cotton wool and mop up the residue of cleanser from my skin which it does with ease. Not only does it leave my skin feeling fresh and clean (without any tingling) the smell fades within a couple of minutes completely and I have to report that not only did it get rid of my already existing spots, it seems to keep my black heads at bay and not one new spot of any type has dared to show it's face whilst I have been using this and I have used it for weeks now. The skin on my face looks smoother, hasn't been dried out at all and really, this is the best toner I have ever used. I occasionally suffer cold sores and things as well and once again none have dared to appear since I started using this.

However this does have other uses which I have used it for as well. The other week I got totally bladdered, fell off my shoes on the dance-floor and bruised my bum like you wouldn't believe. I used compresses of this to cool it down as the area felt lumpy the day after my 'accident' (not just cos of cellulite I'll have you know) and the area felt unnaturally hot. Having a bath the next day I tried shave and for some reason cos I was still under the influence I caught the area with a razor blade, cutting myself open (no I wasn't shaving my bum at the time....honest lol). Boy did it all hurt!

It doesn't of course stop the bruising but I do feel it brings it out quicker, cools the area and freshens it up and when I cut myself although the cut was fairly deep looking (near my bum) and it was bleeding the leakage stopped once I added this as a cold compress with some cotton wool onto the area with force and grinning and bearing it!

Every cut and bruise I use this on, it never hurts or dries out my skin and I do think that because cuts are kept cleaner they don't scar so much.

I haven't had any scalds or sprains (yet whilst in the possession of this product) but I do think that from the effects it gives to other issues I have had that this would work if only by taking the heat out of problems and reducing swelling slightly.

All In All....

A brilliant, cheap and therefore economical face toner......this is. It's brilliant and my skin does feel a little more tightened and a 100% cleaner than with anything else I've ever used. To be honest with you that is the main use for this in my case but if ever I need a wipe of something antiseptic like then this is great, fuss free and kind to the skin and what's more doesn't smell repulsive to use and the smell fades quick once used anyway. I'm quite addicted to this mild and quiet product and think it's blinking brilliant!

I bought my bottle in Sainsburys priced at 59p but it is available in Asda and independent chemists and places like that and of course you can buy it online if you desire.

Summary: A must own product for all!