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The Good Witch Hazel – Your OG postpartum essential

13 total reviews

The secret ingredient your peri bottle needs. A gentle witch hazel concentrate designed to support comfort and care during postpartum recovery. Add a few drops to your peri wash bottle, sitz bath, or postpartum routine.

The Good Witch Hazel is a must-have for every new mama.

She’s a magical potion used for centuries, distilled right here in New Zealand in small batches, and she brings cooling comfort when it feels like everything is on fire down there.

Known for soothing and calming sensitive skin, she’s gentle enough for tender perineal or anal areas, and versatile enough to use in your Peri Wash Bottle, padsicles, or bath.

A little drop of tradition that helps you feel fresher, calmer, and more cared for in the fourth trimester.

What's Included
30ml Organic Witch Hazel
Why Mamas Love it

Plant-powered tradition – distilled in small purposefully made batches right here in NZ

Hygienic + practical – easy to add to pads, peri wash bottles, or baths

Soothing ritual – she cools and calms stingy, sensitive skin

Made for all births – gentle enough for any postpartum recovery journey

Mama must-have – natural, simple, safe for postpartum care

Hospital bag essential – a small but mighty bottle you’ll be glad you packed

Beyond postpartum – she doubles as a refreshing facial toner for those sleepless mama nights

Benefits

All-natural + vegan – nothing but pure botanical goodness

She soothes & cools – gentle comfort when things feel stingy or tender

Supports skin comfort – helps ease dryness or itch

Gentle on sensitive areas – perineal, anal, or wherever you need TLC

Beyond birth – add her to DIY padsicles, baths, or even as a refreshing toner

How to use
  • Add 3–5 drops into your Viva La Vulva Peri Wash Bottle filled with boiled then cooled water, shake gently, and use for rinsing after peeing when toilet paper feels uncomfortable.
  • Squeeze 3–5 drops directly onto a pad, then freeze for an easy DIY padsicle with extra cooling comfort.
  • Add a few drops into a warm bath soak or sitz bath for soothing relaxation.
Ingredients/Materials

Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Tincture, Alcohol, Gluconolactone, Preservative

Formula: Natural / Vegan / Distilled in NZ

Note: In the unlikely event that irritation occurs, please discontinue use.

Hot mama tip
Didn’t use it all postpartum? She doubles as a refreshing facial toner, perfect for those sleepless mama nights.
  • Organic and vegan
  • Natural ingredients
  • Only tested on human mamas
  • Mama and babe safe
  • Traditional remedy

How to use witch hazel

Known for cooling and calming sensitive skin. It can also help prevent the spread of bacteria, supports vaginal discomfort and relieves dry itchy skin, soothes tears after childbirth, and is gentle on sensitive areas down there, both anal and perineal.

For Vaginal Birth:
Add 3-5 drops in your Peri Wash Bottle, and give the bottle a shake. Useful for rinsing after peeing if toilet paper causes discomfort due to tears or stitches.

For C-section Birth:
You may have some swelling down below, even if you had a C-section birth! This is great to help calm the area. Otherwise, you can pop a few drops onto a pad and pop the pad over your incision* (Once initial bandage has been removed and had sign off from your maternity carer).

Haemorrhoids:
Did someone say bum grapes? They’re not talked about enough but this is a great natural remedy to help discomfort in the anal area.

Beyond Postpartum:
The benefits and uses of Witch Hazel really are endless! This is great to pop on your face as a toner!

Three ways mamas use it

Peri Wash Bottle by Viva La Vulva – postpartum perineal rinse bottle for gentle cleansing after birth

In your peri bottle

A few drops, every toilet trip.
3-5 drops in your peri bottle with warm w... read more

A few drops, every toilet trip.
3-5 drops in your peri bottle with warm water, then rinse instead of wiping. This is the one mamas tell us helps most with the stinging.

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💧 Rinse

Don't Wipe

✨ Every Toilet Trip

🩷 Gentle on Stitches

The Good Witch Hazel by Viva La Vulva for postpartum perineal care and soothing after birth

Straight onto your pad

Or into your DIY padsicles.
A few drops on a clean pad before you put it ... read more

Or into your DIY padsicles.
A few drops on a clean pad before you put it on, or stirred through your padsicle mix for something cool to sit on.

read less

❄️ Cooling Relief

🧊 Padsicle-Friendly

🩷 Soothes Tenderness

Postpartum Healing Bath Soak by Viva La Vulva – soothing bath soak for perineal recovery after birth

In your bath or sitz bath

A capful, ten quiet minutes.
Warm water and witch hazel is one of the old... read more

A capful, ten quiet minutes.
Warm water and witch hazel is one of the oldest postpartum remedies there is, and still one mamas come back for. Works for bum grapes too.

read less

🛁 Bath or Sitz

🌿 Traditional Remedy

🤍 Comforts Bruising

Peri Wash Bottle by Viva La Vulva – postpartum perineal rinse bottle for gentle cleansing after birth

In your peri bottle

A few drops, every toilet trip.
3-5 drops in your peri bottle with warm w... read more

A few drops, every toilet trip.
3-5 drops in your peri bottle with warm water, then rinse instead of wiping. This is the one mamas tell us helps most with the stinging.

read less

💧 Rinse

Don't Wipe

✨ Every Toilet Trip

🩷 Gentle on Stitches

The Good Witch Hazel by Viva La Vulva for postpartum perineal care and soothing after birth

Straight onto your pad

Or into your DIY padsicles.
A few drops on a clean pad before you put it ... read more

Or into your DIY padsicles.
A few drops on a clean pad before you put it on, or stirred through your padsicle mix for something cool to sit on.

read less

❄️ Cooling Relief

🧊 Padsicle-Friendly

🩷 Soothes Tenderness

Postpartum Healing Bath Soak by Viva La Vulva – soothing bath soak for perineal recovery after birth

In your bath or sitz bath

A capful, ten quiet minutes.
Warm water and witch hazel is one of the old... read more

A capful, ten quiet minutes.
Warm water and witch hazel is one of the oldest postpartum remedies there is, and still one mamas come back for. Works for bum grapes too.

read less

🛁 Bath or Sitz

🌿 Traditional Remedy

🤍 Comforts Bruising

FAQ

Find the most frequently asked questions below.

Witch hazel is a plant extract traditionally used to calm and soothe sensitive skin. In postpartum care, it brings cooling comfort to swollen, tender areas, supports perineal healing and helps ease discomfort after childbirth.

Witch hazel is used externally after birth to soothe the perineal area. We recommend adding it to your peri wash bottle for gentle, calming support during bathroom trips — it’s one of the easiest ways to use it consistently postpartum.

Witch hazel has natural cooling and soothing properties that can help reduce discomfort and calm inflamed skin postpartum. It’s one of those simple, old-school remedies that new mums have sworn by for generations — for good reason.

Witch hazel is known for its cooling, calming feel rather than a sting. Most mamas describe it as soothing and relieving, especially when everything feels tender and sensitive after birth.

Yes. Witch hazel is widely used postpartum on areas with stitches or minor tears for gentle, cooling relief. Think calming support, not stingy surprises — exactly what you want when everything feels tender.

Yes. Witch hazel can be added to your peri wash bottle for soothing cleansing, and it can also be applied to postpartum pads or padsicles for extra cooling relief when you need it.

Yes. Witch hazel is commonly used to soothe itching, swelling and discomfort from postpartum haemorrhoids. It can make those early bathroom trips feel a little less intimidating (and a lot more manageable).

One bottle is designed to last through the most intensive part of postpartum recovery, depending on how often you use it. Many mamas find it carries them comfortably through those early weeks when extra perineal care makes the biggest difference.

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