If your skin is tired and you’re looking for something to give it a wake-up call, this Beauty Within Witch Hazel Face Toner recipe might be the right fit. Its classic combination of witch hazel and essential oils helps keep your skin firm and glowing, and it’s also relatively simple to make; no special ingredients or advanced techniques are required. Plus, at the end of your skincare routine, you’ll feel like an old-fashioned beauty with a modern twist! So why not tighten up your skin with this witch hazel face toner? Your skin will thank you later.
What is Witch Hazel?
Witch hazel has been a part of folk medicine for centuries. As a natural astringent, it’s best known for its healing properties and as a multipurpose remedy. Modern-day uses range from aiding skin care to treating insect bites. Its uses even stretch into cosmetic industries with products like toners and cleansers that contain small amounts of witch hazel. While this ingredient may sound intimidating, witch hazel is surprisingly easy to incorporate into your everyday routine, from battling breakouts to soothing swollen bug bites.
What’s in This Witch Hazel Face Toner Recipe?
Beauty Within Essential Oil Blend
Simply Earth’s Beauty Within Essential Oil Blend is a fantastic combination of essential oils that will help improve overall skin health and even reduce signs of aging. With this magical concoction, you can rest assured that your skin will glow naturally in no time. Plus, with the fragrant blend of essential oils, you’ll be surrounded by a luscious aroma while caring for your skin!
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea Tree Essential Oil has been known for centuries to improve skin quality and reduce the appearance of breakouts, which is why it’s the perfect ingredient for a homemade face toner. In addition, it has long been cherished for its healing properties, making this face toner an ideal solution to those pesky breakouts that keep popping up!
Witch Hazel
If you’re looking for a natural way to soothe skin and shrink pores, look no further than witch hazel! This common skincare ingredient has been an astringent in folk remedies for centuries. Witch hazel helps reduce the appearance of large pores and remove excess oil, making it the perfect addition to your DIY face toner.
Almond Oil
It’s important always to dilute your recipe with some extra carrier oil. For this recipe, we chose almond oil, which carries plenty of vitamins that allow your skin to reach a healthier balance.
Simply Earth Natural Solubilizer
Take this recipe up a notch by adding Simply Earth’s Natural Solubilizer. This user-friendly solubilizer combines essential oils with gentle cleansing agents, resulting in a wonderfully balanced toner for your skin.
Things to Remember When Using This Recipe
Always dilute an essential oil when using it on the skin. This essential oil recipe is unlikely to cause skin irritation when diluted properly. If the oil has oxidized (been left with the cap off for long periods of time,) it is more likely to cause skin irritation. Check out this dilution chart for diluting this essential oil properly.
Some essential oil recipes are not generally safe to use if you are pregnant. Consult your doctor prior to use.
This essential oil recipe is safe to use with kids aged 10+.
For more information on using essential oils with cats, check out this blog post.
For more information on using essential oils with dogs, check out this blog post.
We don’t recommend ingesting essential oils unless under the direction of a doctor certified in aromatherapy. For more information on why we don’t ingest essential oils check out this blog post.
*Please note: This post is a compilation of suggestions made by those that have extensively used essential oils and has not been verified scientifically with clinical tests nor reviewed by medical experts. It is anecdotal information and should be treated as such. For serious medical concerns, please consult your doctor. The statements given in this blog post have not been verified by the FDA
Beauty Within Toner Recipe
Beauty Within Witch Hazel Face Toner Recipe
Time: 2 minutes
Est. Shelf Life: 3 months
Dilution Rate: ~3%
Ingredients
- From Your Box
4 drops Beauty Within Essential Oil Blend
1 drop Tea Tree Essential Oil
~1 oz witch hazel
2 tsp almond oil
- From Your Home
Simply Earth Natural Solubilizer (optional)
Directions
- If using Simply Earth’s nautral solubilizer, combine that with the essential oils, according to the natural solubilizer’s instructions.
- If solubilzer is not being used, mix the essential oils in a small bowl with almond oil. (If you are using solubilizer, skip this step. The natural solubilizer is replacing the almond oil.)
- Add witch hazel to the essential oil mixture.
Notes
- Tip: Make your face mask first so you can make this recipe in the witch hazel container.
- *If using natural solubizer, shaking is not necessary. Solubilizers allow you to dilute essential oils in water, eliminating the need to shake.
How to Use This Recipe
Great skin starts with an even better skincare routine, and adding a good Witch Hazel-based toner is key. So whether you’re looking to get rid of excess dirt or hydrate your skin, using the Beauty Within Toner is the way to go.
Just shake it up after you’ve done your basic washing routine, and apply it on a cotton ball. No need to rinse off either – all that’s left to do then is add your favorite face cream or serum for maximum effect. Little steps for significant results!
Other Uses for Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel has been providing many skincare benefits for centuries, but it certainly isn’t limited to toner. This powerhouse ingredient can be used cotton swabbed onto blemishes or redness as a spot treatment to calm skin irritations and can also be used as a DIY face mask mixed with other ingredients such as lavender oil, coconut oil, and honey. Not only that, but Witch Hazel is also great for calming sunburns or razor burn post-shaving. With so many uses, there’s no doubt why this medicinal plant has been treasured for centuries!
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