Adding Essential Oils to Witch Hazel - How to + Recipes

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

What Are The Benefits of Witch Hazel?

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!

Adding Essential Oils to Witch Hazel – How to Dilute

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

When you’re adding essential oils to witch hazel, you’ll need:

2 drops of essential oil (of your choice)
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.

So for 1/2 cup of witch hazel, you’ll need to add 48 drops of essential oil for a 2% dilution. That’s about 1/2 a tsp of essential oil, for easier measurement.

Find out more about adding essential oils to witch hazel or other carriers and oils: How to Dilute Essential Oils

10 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 by adding essential oils to witch hazel include: