I purchased this at Whole Foods. It's what I use when I'm too lazy or tired to wash my face. I squirt a bit onto a Shiseido cotton pad and wipe my face. I find this to be more cost effective than purchasing presoaked wipes or pads, plus it cleans reasonably well (I should note though that I usually don't wear all that much makeup). As for other green quick cleansing products that would be more effective for makeup removal, I've heard that Kaia Naturals makes decent wipes, but they seem a little pricey. The brand Yes to Carrots has facial towelettes which rate a 3 at EWG; their fragrances contain NPA approved synthetics-- I don't know who the NPA are, so I don't know what that means exactly-- but not pthalates according to their FAQ's.
Witch hazel has been long used as an herbal remedy for skin. I can't really think of a way to describe what it smells like, but personally I think it smells refreshing. Thayers makes a variety of astringents in different scents. From what I can remember, some of the others include rose, cucumber and lemon. Whole Foods has testers where you can try/smell them.
The one I'm finishing up right now contains alcohol and I find it to be a tad drying at times, so I have one without alcohol (Thayers makes alcohol-free astringents too) stocked away when I'm done with my current bottle. I'd say that Thayers astringent is one of my skincare fundamentals-- it's replaced the Clinique toner I used before I decided to seek out more natural alternatives. The ingredients of Thayers Original Witch Hazel astringent are all natural, as listed on my bottle:
Purified water, SD alcohol (natural grain) 10%, Aloe Barbadenisis leaf juice (certified organic filet of aloe vera), Hamamelis Virginiana (Thayers proprietary un-distilled Witch Hazel) extract, glycerin (vegetable), fragrance (natural witch hazel), Citris Crandis (grapefruit) seed extract, citric acid.
Description from Thayer's website:
"Made of extract from the Witch Hazel shrub (Hamamelis Virginiana) and a blend of other time-tested ingredients - THAYERS® Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Formula Astringents and Alcohol-Free Toners are soothing, natural treatments that cleanse, tone and soothe your skin. THAYERS® are the only Witch Hazel products made of non-distilled extract from the Witch Hazel shrub maintaining the highest levels of therapeutic tannins."
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