B&E Homestead
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Can I use a water infusion of witch hazel twigs in place of plain water? Will it react differently to the lye? Witch hazel is fairly high in tannins. If I distill it first the heavier tannins will be removed. Wondering if that would make a difference.
If anybody has experience with this or knows enough science to give me an educated guess on what might happen, I'd love to hear from you!
Everything I can find about using witch hazel for anything assumes store bought stuff preserved with alcohol. I make my own from the trees growing near my house, so no alcohol necessary.
If anybody has experience with this or knows enough science to give me an educated guess on what might happen, I'd love to hear from you!
Everything I can find about using witch hazel for anything assumes store bought stuff preserved with alcohol. I make my own from the trees growing near my house, so no alcohol necessary.