Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract
Witch Hazel Distillate is a liquid distillate of Hamamelis virginiana, a shrub native to eastern North America, preserved with 14% naturally derived alcohol. It gives personal-care and topical brands a traditional, water-based botanical, produced in Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected, family-owned U.S. facility.
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What Is Witch Hazel Distillate?
Witch Hazel Distillate is a liquid distillate made from Hamamelis virginiana, a shrub native to eastern North America. This distillate is preserved with 14% naturally derived alcohol and captures the plant's naturally occurring aromatic and water-soluble components in a clean, topical-ready base.
Market Demand
Witch hazel is one of the most recognized botanicals in clean beauty and personal care, and a traditional distillate gives skincare and topical brands a familiar, heritage ingredient for toners, mists, and wipes.
Formulation Applications
The distillate suits toners, facial mists, cleansers, after-sun and after-shave products, wipes, and other topical and personal-care formats where a water-based botanical is preferred.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Formulators choose Bio-Botanica for consistent, quality-controlled production, in-house analytics, and 50-plus years of family-owned U.S. manufacturing. Spec sheets, a representative COA, and SDS are available with every sample.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is a steam distillate made from the leaf of Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), a member of the Hamamelidaceae family. Bio-Botanica produces it at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, and supplies it full-spectrum and non-standardized so it carries the naturally occurring aromatic and water-soluble fraction of Hamamelis virginiana leaf.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is a steam distillate of Witch Hazel rather than a solvent extract, supplied as a liquid with alcohol present at the level named in the product name. The alcohol is there to keep the distillate stable in storage and use; the exact figure for your lot is confirmed on the Spec Sheet/TDS.
Does Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract contain alcohol?
Yes. Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract contains alcohol at the level named in the product name, present to keep the Witch Hazel distillate stable. If your formula requires an alcohol-free Witch Hazel option, Bio-Botanica supplies one; ask our team for the alternate Part ID.
Is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract standardized to a specific compound?
No. Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized — it reflects the naturally occurring constituents of Hamamelis virginiana leaf rather than an isolated, quantified compound. Where a specification requires standardization to a marker, Bio-Botanica can quote a standardized extract to your requirement.
Is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract for ingestible or topical formulas?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is formulated for cosmetic and personal-care products and is intended for topical use. It is supplied at cosmetic use levels and is distinct from Bio-Botanica's full-strength ingestible extracts, which are formulated for food, beverage and supplement products. Do not specify this Part ID into an ingestible formula; ask our team for the ingestible Witch Hazel equivalent.
What applications and formats is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract suited for?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is supplied in bulk as a formulation base, and it suits the water phase of toners, essences, serums, mists, sheet-mask fluids, gels, lotions and creams, as well as shampoos, conditioners and scalp treatments. Bio-Botanica supplies the extract and its documentation; dose level and finished-product claims are set by your own formulation and regulatory review.
What industries and positioning does Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract fit?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care industry. Witch Hazel is traditionally associated with skin- and hair-care positioning — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim. Any claim on a finished product is determined and substantiated by the brand and its regulatory review.
Where does Witch Hazel originate?
Hamamelis virginiana is native to Eastern North America. Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is manufactured in the United States at Bio-Botanica's Hauppauge, New York facility, and sourcing and origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is a water-based distillate with alcohol present and blends readily into the aqueous phase of toners, mists, cleansers and gels. Check compatibility with heat-sensitive and emulsified components, and evaluate a sample in your own matrix before scaling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal and Organic certification is available. The Hauppauge, New York facility is FDA-inspected. Certification for a specific order of Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract can be confirmed with our team when you request a quote.
What documentation ships with Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract?
Samples of Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative COA and an SDS. Together these document the extract form, the ethanol content, the botanical identity and the testing performed, so your quality and regulatory teams can evaluate the ingredient against your own specifications.
How is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 19 kg and 204 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract manufactured and tested?
Witch Hazel Distillate 14% Liquid Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York — family-owned since 1972 — by steam distillation. Testing runs in the onsite quality lab on instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP and heavy-metal specifications from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.