Distilled from the twigs and bark of the witch hazel tree, high quality, organic witch hazel extract is a lovely, time-tested ingredient in DIY and natural deodorant sprays. Witch hazel lowers the skin’s pH, so odor-causing bacteria cannot thrive. It is gentle enough to be used alone, or can be combined with herbs and essential oils. It also does double-duty as a toner, which is why you see it show up so often in the finest facial toner recipes. These Mountain Rose Herbs deodorant spray recipes bring together the superpowers of witch hazel with balanced blends of aromatic essential oils—it’s no wonder they have been favorite go-to recipes for more than a decade! And, once you have the hang of these easy homemade sprays, you can customize the recipe to create a perfectly blended scent for yourself or your loved ones.
Many commercial witch hazel extracts often contain more alcohol than actual witch hazel and have been distilled just once. Because of this, they can have a sharp scent and an alcohol sting when applied to the skin. We believe it is worth seeking out better quality extracts that have a higher percentage of witch hazel and have been double distilled; this makes them superior in both quality and potency. Organic witch hazel extracts like the one offered here at Mountain Rose Herbs contain 86% witch hazel, resulting in a more soothing extract without the stink and sting so often found in typical over-the-counter versions.
Makes about 2 oz.
Ingredients
Makes about 2 oz.
Ingredients
Caution: Witch hazel is for topical use only and is considered safe for most adults when applied to the skin. If you should experience any skin irritation, cease use.
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Topics: Aromatherapy, Natural Body Care, Recipes, Green Living
Heidi is a native Oregonian and an award winning freelance writer with a passion for urban homesteading. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and has been honored to receive a number of literary prizes including the esteemed Pushcart Prize, and an Individual Artists Award in Creative Writing from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. When she isn’t working in the garden, cleaning the henhouse, preserving food for winter, pruning the fruit trees, or writing and editing content for really fantastic small businesses, you’ll find her in her quilting room, or somewhere with her nose in a book, or up in the mountains alongside her husband and her terrier pup, Gracie Cakes.
Distilled from the twigs and bark of the witch hazel tree, high quality, organic witch hazel extract is a lovely, time-tested ingredient in DIY and natural deodorant sprays. Witch hazel lowers the skin’s pH, so odor-causing bacteria cannot thrive. It is gentle enough to be used alone, or can be combined with herbs and essential oils. It also does double-duty as a toner, which is why you see it show up so often in the finest facial toner recipes. These Mountain Rose Herbs deodorant spray recipes bring together the superpowers of witch hazel with balanced blends of aromatic essential oils—it’s no wonder they have been favorite go-to recipes for more than a decade! And, once you have the hang of these easy homemade sprays, you can customize the recipe to create a perfectly blended scent for yourself or your loved ones.
Many commercial witch hazel extracts often contain more alcohol than actual witch hazel and have been distilled just once. Because of this, they can have a sharp scent and an alcohol sting when applied to the skin. We believe it is worth seeking out better quality extracts that have a higher percentage of witch hazel and have been double distilled; this makes them superior in both quality and potency. Organic witch hazel extracts like the one offered here at Mountain Rose Herbs contain 86% witch hazel, resulting in a more soothing extract without the stink and sting so often found in typical over-the-counter versions.
Makes about 2 oz.
Ingredients
Makes about 2 oz.
Ingredients
Caution: Witch hazel is for topical use only and is considered safe for most adults when applied to the skin. If you should experience any skin irritation, cease use.
You may also enjoy:
Topics: Aromatherapy, Natural Body Care, Recipes, Green Living
Heidi is a native Oregonian and an award winning freelance writer with a passion for urban homesteading. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and has been honored to receive a number of literary prizes including the esteemed Pushcart Prize, and an Individual Artists Award in Creative Writing from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. When she isn’t working in the garden, cleaning the henhouse, preserving food for winter, pruning the fruit trees, or writing and editing content for really fantastic small businesses, you’ll find her in her quilting room, or somewhere with her nose in a book, or up in the mountains alongside her husband and her terrier pup, Gracie Cakes.
