So I had only heard of Witch Hazel once before in my life. I use to have(pretty sure I still might, but haven't had one in a while) really bad nosebleeds. Like ridiculous. I would have to go to the hospital and at one time they almost had to hook me up to a machine to give me blood, because I lost so much. You don't really think you could lose that much blood through your nose! Apparently I can.. However this post isn't about my ease of bleeding. It's about Witch hazel. When I was having my nosebleeds, I had read that you could put Witch Hazel in your nose and it would stop them. I had never used Witch Hazel before and could never find it! So this was all I knew about the stuff. So, I was excited and a little shocked when I got to try these Witch Hazel wipes by Dickinson's, thanks to Influenster. These were a part of my Sugar N' Spice Voxbox. Not only did I get to try them, but I got a full box of the towelettes to use. You get 20 per box. As you can see the box is nice and attractive looking. A big part of wanting to buy something is the product looking nice. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm more likely to buy something that's pretty. I love pretty items sitting on my dresser as opposed to lame branding and packaging.
The first thing I noticed about these towelettes were that they were targeted for oil controlling. I have very dry skin, nothing oily about it. So I was scared they would dry out my skin even more. However, on the box it also says that the towelettes are non drying and for all skin types. That's a HUGE claim! Usually you don't want a product thats "one size fits all." I mean how can a product meant to stop oily skin from getting oily also help moisturize dry skin?! Let's not even get started on combination skin! So, with that being said I expected these to dry out my skin anyway.
First, upon opening the box I saw that all the towelettes were individually wrapped and perfect for carrying with me. That's a plus, because I hate when I sweat or my eyes water or whatever and I have to wipe my face with my hands, now I can just use these. Obviously you can use any towelettes or wipes, but I hadn't bought any new ones since Christmas time when I went to ULTA. Anyway, it's great that they're portable.
The first time I used the wipes I didn't have much makeup on . They're easy to use. Just like any other wipes/towelettes. I noticed that they're very soft and clean really well. A lot of people have said they didn't like the smell, for whichever reasons, but I actually like it. It smells healthy and pharmaceutical like. I noticed the towelettes also didn't dry out my skin. They didn't add any more moisture. They definitely work great during Summer. They cool you off and don't clog your pores. I've only used these about 4 times as I prefer using my facial washes for removing makeup and just like to carry these for the reasons stated above. They do clean well, but no wipes/towelettes ever leave me with the perfectly clean face feeling like I get with washes.
I had never used these before, but now I, honestly, can't imagine not having them around. They're easy to carry and useful. Apparently they're sold at Walgreen's, which is a plus since my sisters work there. I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the brand and I recommend these. I recommend them for anyone who just wants some nice and useful towelettes to carry around. I don't use them to cleanse my face and don't know how well they'll do that. They do take off makeup, but I'm sure you'd need to wash your face anyway afterwards.
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for reviewing purposes.