Does anyone know where I can obtain witch hazel here in Spain? It is the best thing for cooling the 'itch' after having been bitten ... and boy, this has not been a good year for insect bites !! The lovely ladies in the farmacia in Arboleas haven't been able to help me. John in Home Sweet Home can no longer get it as his supplier has gone bust ... and I really would like to find somewhere to obtain it locally if possible. The Spanish translation of Witch Hazel is el Hamamelis or el agua de Hamamelis ... but that hasn't helped me ! Holland and Barrett now have outlets here in Spain, and deliver, but they don't stock it. Any other sources? I would be really grateful. :c017:
The locals use a bit of bleech with water on bites if that helps,then once it stops ichin dap a bit on zinc oxide powder on it to dry it up.
if not yer still might be able to find a witch,we did have a brit local covern :shocked: ....but they might have all gone there seprate ways.... :))
Have a look at Boots International site, they deliver to Spain and have witch hazel. Hope this helps. Sue.
Hi Sue, Thank you for this. Am registered on the Boots site, and will probably end up using this if no local sources available ~ and thank you very much for reminding me of this. C
Check with Claire in Girasol, she may well have some.
Thanks, I will try again. When I asked before ... it was some while ago ... she didn't have it, and I think she said she couldn't stock it for some reason, can't remember why?
Girasol I think has it, a friend bought some a few months ago. Also cut a lemon in half and rub it on the sting it should stop the itching, well it does with me.
I use a cream called Antisan which removes the itch instantly. Pharmacies here don´t stock it but I got mine via Amazon.
Thank you everyone for the responses. I have to say I think I must have tried everything on the planet, but keep coming back to witch hazel as the most effective because it seems to stop the really bad reaction that I get to the bites, i.e. loads of swelling and blistering too ... think it's called skeeter syndrome!! Will try and ring Girasol this a.m. when they open. :c017:
Yay, Girasol does sell Witch Hazel ~ in a spray. So if anyone else has been looking for it, they have some in stock. But please don't buy it all until I've made it up to Albox to get mine. :93: