Witch Hazel Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas, in moist woods and along stream banks. It reaches 3 to 6 meters with crooked, spreading branches and broad, oval leaves with wavy-toothed margins that turn yellow in autumn. Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers with four narrow, ribbon-like petals open in late autumn as the leaves fall, and the woody capsules explode the following year to fling the seeds several meters. We extract the dried bark and leaf separately.