In hand with the oil moisturizer I started using about a month ago, I decided to try another acne "cure" I read about on Crunchy Betty - thyme infused witch hazel. Apparently, thyme is better at killing bacteria than benzoyl peroxide, which is the main ingredient in prescription acne creams. Thyme, a common and inexpensive herb found in practically every kitchen everywhere, is more effective (not to mention better for you) than medical prescriptions? A) sweet! B) why am I surprised? The beauty and strength of nature! Gotta love it!
Naturally, I had to try this! I use witch hazel and rosewater as a toner anyway, so the first time I tried this, I just added 3 tbsp of dried thyme to my witch hazel and let it steep for 36 hours before straining it. It turned a beautiful golden brown within minutes and by the end of the second day, was a dark earthy brown. I strained it through a coffee filter, and really wrung out the thyme to get as much of the liquid-y goodness as I could!
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| At the end of 2 days, this is how dark the infusion gets! |
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| Fully strained. Lovely! |
One thing I will say about it is I originally made up a relatively large amount, and I believe it went bad after a couple weeks, so I had to toss it. So this time around, I made a smaller batch (5 tbsp witch hazel and 2 tbsp of thyme). I'm also storing it in the fridge from now on, so it'll keep longer. Plus, this way it's so nice and refreshing when I use it! I would recommend either doing this, or making small batches that you can use up in a week or so to avoid it from spoiling.
I absolutely love it! I noticed a difference in my skin after just 2 days of using this in conjunction with my oil moisturizer! So I can safely say that it works very very well! It's kind of funny, though, because I smell like a curry, what with the tamanu oil in my moisturizer and the very thyme-y witch hazel! It works though, and I don't mind the smell, it's just different than any other, unnatural products, I've used in the past!
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