Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, Original Astringent, 12 Fl Oz (Pack of 2)

I'm in my early 50's and I suffered more acne in the last 2 years than I ever did as a teen. I have spent hundreds if not more between facials and expensive products for my face. Some of them seemed to work at first but then my face almost seemed worsted than before. My doctor even gave me antibiotics. I took them for a month and then stopped taking them. They helped but were never able to return my face and skin to normal. I suffered from a lot of deep acne along my jaw line. My nose and cheeks just hurt all the time. I changed my diet and washed my pillow case 2 times a week and changed laundry soaps. My face would be dry as a bone for 2 weeks and slick with oil the next 2 weeks. On spots where I had tried to dry out a painful zit the skin was dry and flaky.Thayers rose petal Witch Hazel with aloe Vera has worked better than everything ! I use it several times a day. If I have to get up at night I grab a quick pad with Thayers and use it. My skin feels the same every day now. Soft and smooth but not oily. No flaking from dry skin. Break outs are less and when I do they are easy to deal with. My pores do seem smaller and I seem to have less blackheads. It smells wonderful to me. I have even had friends ask me what new perfume I'm wearing because they love it. My youngest daughter who is 17 uses it all the time now also. She was having trouble with acne also but her face is clear now too. Iwe can both now go out with out make up and don't feel bad about our skin anymore. I have been using it for about 2 months now and my face and skin is significantly better. Acne 95% to 98% gone and breakouts less frequency. If I do break out I use several times a day and it dries them out quickly. Before I would big red lumps or welts under my skin that could take a week or longer before they went away.* I have used other brands of witch hazel with alcohol but they just dried my skin and it didn't show any improvement.IMPORTANT- at each use I use at least 2 disposable pads. I wipe one side of my face with one side then flip it and use the other side. When my face dries. I do it again. I don't want to smear the oil and dirt the pad picked up. It doesn't leave a film on my skin and my skin doesn't feel sticky. I also don't seem to need a moisturizer much anymore.

I have always had troubled skin. However, I had a good skin regimen in place through my teens and was usually able to keep it under control most of the time. Enter my 20's -- whole different world. Everything I used in my early teens did nothing to keep my face clear anymore. It was awful and completely frustrating to not have any control in keeping my break outs at bay. At points it became very embarrassing to leave the house -- my whole chin/jawline would be broken out and painful. I started trying everything from a drugstore products to high end products I could think of and no luck what so ever. Some of the brands were seriously expensive such as Elizabeth Arden, Estee Lauder, and Oriflame, but it still wasn't enough. After a lot of research I realized that this product kept coming up -- and the reviews were pretty good. Since it was just a toner, I figured it wouldn't do much to help but for $10 I'd give it a shot.I cannot praise this product enough. It has become a staple in my face care routine. I am no longer dealing with painful acne. I still have minor acne but it's just that -- minor and much less frequent. I wouldn't say that using this alone would control my breakouts but it has massively improved my skin. My face feels hydrated but not oily, does not leave my skin dry, and the smell is incredible. I use it twice a day after washing my face. I am so glad I gave this a chance. Highly recommend.

I use Thayers as part of my shaving routine. Recently I tried the dr. Teals, and I immediately switched back to Thayers. The alcohol free just allows your skin to heal after a close shave. The lavender, lemon or rose are the best smelling in my opinion. Whether after a shave, or after a morning face wash, this will help your skin feel amazing!

I have combination skin and was looking for something that wouldn't be too drying and can be used as a toner. This product is absolutely perfect!I use it after cleansing my face with Pond's Cream Cleanser and Cerave's Facial Foaming Cleanser. It isn't too drying and the smell isn't too overwhelming, but the smell is definitely pleasant. It makes my skin feel noticeably soft and smooth. Using these three products together, I have noticed a tremendous improvement in my skin. This is really just the perfect toner that isn't too drying and is natural; this definitely fits the bill!I love how this product leaves my skin feeling; not dry and gross tight, but definitely leaves me feeling clean. The packaging itself is adorable as well! I just put this onto a cotton pad and apply generously over my face.If I happen to shave my face (with a face shaver), I put this product on afterwards and I have no issue with breakouts or anything else.This is just a wonderful product. I also found out they have other scents too! So if you don't like the (amazing) rosy scent in this, they do have others (even unscented)!