Thayers Witch Hazel Astringent - Original - Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Formula Astringents have been soothing, softening, healing and stimulating skin since 1847. Made of extract from the Witch Hazel shrub (Hamamelis Virginiana) and a blend of other time-tested ingredients - Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera are soothing, natural treatments that cleanse, tone and soothe your skin. Thayers are the only Witch Hazel products made of non-distilled extract from the Witch Hazel shrub maintaining the highest levels of therapeutic tannins. These natural elixirs have been a fixture in medicine cabinets for generations.