Nikolette
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My mother has always recommended diluted witch hazel placed in a fine mister (an empy plastic perfume bottle with a pump sprayer, not one that has ever had chemicals in it, works splendidly.) You can get them at your local walmart and whatnot. You can find them in glass and other materials online (link: http://www.specialtybottle.com/?gclid=CObu1cjAyJICFUU2FQod3yFUcA ) I have a nice glass old fashioned one perfume mister with a round air pump thing that I always keep diluted witch hazel in. Of course you should make sure you don't have any reactions to witch hazel on undamaged areas of the body first. And of course, I'm not a doctor yadda yadda yadda. But it works for me. Witch Hazel works because its a natural astringent and its quite good for other things (here's a wikipedia link on "Astringent" for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astringent) Applying it to legs after shaving also helps me avoid red bumps there too, fyi. However if I am not using it on my vagina or other very sensitive areas I do not dilute it, I just use it at whatever dilution, if any, its sold at in the store.
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