Witch hazel is a plant. The leaf, bark, and twigs are used to make medicine. Witch hazel contains chemicals called tannins. When applied directly to the skin, witch hazel might help reduce swelling, help repair broken skin, and fight bacteria.Witch hazel water (Hamamelis water, distilled witch hazel extract)-This is a liquid that is distilled from dried leaves, bark, and partially dormant twigs of Hamamelis virginiana. In manufacturing, witch hazel leaf extract, bark extract, and witch hazel water are used as astringents to tighten the skin. They are also included in some medications to give those products the ability to slow down or stop bleeding. Those medications are used for treating insect bites, stings, teething, hemorrhoids, itching, irritations, and minor pain.
Tannin is extracted from witch hazel, has very high antioxidant properties which help to cleanse the skin and reduce the size of pores. It also maintains the moisture in your skin without altering the PH level, thus preventing further irritation. The reason witch hazel is so effective in skin care is because of its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial qualities.

1. Witch hazel extract has an effect on anti-inflammation, anti-pruritic and wound healing.
2. Witch hazel extract can treat bedsores, bruises, eczema, insect bites, hemorrhoids and acne.
3. Witch hazel extract could be used in cleanness, purifying and antioxidation.

It can be used in pharmaceutical field;
It can be used in cosmetics field.
It can be used in food field;
It can be used in health products field.