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Aloe vera oil is an oil based on the leaf of the aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis; on the label it reads Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, made in India, and no carrier oil is named. This guide covers why aloe vera oil is a macerate and not a pressed oil, how it differs from aloe vera gel, how it looks and feels, how to use it on the skin, the hands and cuticles, the hair and in a home-made cream, how much to use, and how to store it.
The batana plant is the American oil palm, Elaeis oleifera, from the rainforest of Honduras. Batana oil is pressed by hand from the nut inside its fruit. This guide covers what the label says, how the oil looks, smells and feels, how to use it on hair and skin, and how to store it.
Witch hazel water is the hydrosol that remains when bark and leaf of the witch hazel shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, are distilled; it is water, not an oil, and not the oil of the hazelnut. This guide covers what a hydrosol is, how witch hazel water smells and feels, what the ingredient line says about the preservative, how to use it as a facial toner, after shaving and as the water phase of your own cosmetics, and how to store it.
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