Talk:Astringent
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Apparent contradiction within this page and page on Witch hazel (astringent); this page states that "Acne sufferers are often advised to avoid astringents, which are believed to worsen the clogging of pores" while the witch hazel (which is listed as a common astringent) page states that "It is a strong anti-oxidant and astringent, which makes it very useful in fighting acne."
[edit] Split this article?
It seems to me that astrigent, the type of substance, and astringency, the mouthfeel, a two different topics that have been sort of forced together in this article. Of course they are related topics, but they are also distinct. Certain examples from the article make this very confusing; oatmeal is listed as a topical astringent, but oatmeal is really not a very good example for a food that gives an astringent mouthfeel. The article could to lengths to make this distiction, but maybe it should just be two separate articles. Comment? ike9898 13:55, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
