Original Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting Toner
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Hamamelis Virginiana Water | soothing | goodie | |
Grain Alcohol (14%) | antimicrobial/antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling | icky | |
Witch Hazel Extract | soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial | goodie |
Dickinson’s Original Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting TonerIngredients explained
The distillate created from different parts of the hazelnut-bush-like magic tree, commonly called Witch Hazel. Hamamelis Virginiana Water is a bit of a sloppy ingredient name as the leaves, the twigs and the bark can be used to create extracts or distillates and the different parts contain different amounts of biologically active components. But what you are getting is probably a nice water with astringent, soothing, antioxidant and antibacterial magic properties.
We went into great detail about Witch Hazel in cosmetics here, detailing the main biologically active components and how they are different in different parts of the plant. Click here and read more >>
Simply alcohol refers to ethanol and it's a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: it's a great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial. No wonder it's popular in toners and oily skin formulas.
The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list.
Witch hazel is a smallish tree (up to 5m) that's native to North-America, has nice yellow flowers and is similar to the hazelnut bush (hence the name).
As for skincare, it's loaded with active components that have a bunch of magic properties, like astringent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial. It's also a well-known vasoconstrictor (it makes the blood vessels narrower) and promotes the healing of broken skin by tightening up the skin proteins and thus creating a protective covering.
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what‑it‑does | soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial |