Adding Essential Oils to Witch Hazel - The Miracle of Essential Oils

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Adding essential oils to witch hazel has so many uses for health, beauty and more!

What is Witch Hazel?

You’ve probably seen witch hazel in the ingredients list of many health and beauty products.

Witch hazel is an astringent compound that is produced from the leaves and bark of the North American witch hazel shrub. Its scientific name is Hamamelis virginiana.

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The Native Americans used witch hazel for a wide variety of purposes, most of them medicinal. Here are some of the amazing benefits of witch hazel:

Natural remedy for eczema and psoriasis
Facial toner
Disinfects minor wounds and cuts
Soothes hemorrhoids
Reduces inflammation
Used as an aftershave
Alleviates poison ivy rashes
Treats insect bites
And more!

How to Dilute Essential Oils for Witch Hazel

Witch hazel makes a great natural emulsifier for essential oils! Emulsifiers help mix up the essential oils seamlessly into its base ingredient or carrier oil to form an emulsion. There are many natural emulsifiers for essential oils and you can read about them here: Natural Emulsifiers for Essential Oils

To dilute essential oils, simply add 2 drops of essential oil (of your choice) to 1 tsp of witch hazel. This is a 2% essential oil dilution which is the recommended safe dilution for adults. For children use, 1 drop of essential oil in 1 tsp of witch hazel. For babies, use 1 drop of essential oil in 2 tsp of witch hazel.

Find out more: How to Dilute Essential Oils

Essential Oil Recipes with Witch Hazel

There are many amazing essential oil recipes with witch hazel you can try out! Some of the products you can make right at home using witch hazel + essential oils include: