Organic Body Care Recipes: 175 Homeade Herbal Formulas for Glowing Skin & a Vibrant Self
by Stephanie Tourles
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Author: Stephanie TourlesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-30
ISBN: 1580176763
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Book Review: Thank you Stephanie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read numerous books and articles on therapeutic uses for plants. I have spent hours referring to the Cosmetic Safety Database (which I find very helpful but terribly unreliable) as I help my family choose products that help us reach our goals including those regarding health. I scoured the internet to find recipes for body scrubs that would benefit and appeal to my family. I am very enthused about implementing the suggestions that I find, but very little of the information sticks in my head, and I stick with very few of my plans...until now.
Stephanie's book is incredibly practical. She divided the information into a section on personal care, one on ingredients, and one on recipes. I used Post-It flags to label the pages that I really want to keep fresh in my memory. I used a small notebook to help me schedule when to make the recipes that are the highest priorities, and to help me put together shopping lists.
Stephanie's book is also incredibly trust-worthy. She explains the science behind personal care and her recipes. The recipes are easy to modify because she gives alternatives, and explains the reasoning behind the choice of each ingredient so well. For example, my husband is extremely sensitive to most fragrances, but I want our family to benefit from the therapeutic benefits of a variety of essential and unrefined oils. So, I'm modifying the recipes to use smaller amounts of the ingredients that make him ill, and replacing them with other ingredients that he enjoys, in accordance with Stephanie's recommendations.
Stephanie has also helped me to understand why I've had such poor results from using other sources. The ingredients and procedures did not meet her criteria or our personal needs. As a licensed esthetician, her book gives explicit standards for the ingredients and commercial products that she uses and recommends. Most of my ingredients and products failed these standards. The ones that met the standards are the ones that I've been happiest with. Her book explains that coincidence! She also explains my previous failures to make emulsions like mayonnaise which combine watery and oily ingredients. Hooray for Stephanie! I can now make an emulsified lotion!
Stephanie is also a terrific person. I went to her website [...], and we have been corresponding by email, first discussing details in her book, and then branching out to discuss related issues including tanning and acrylic nail alternatives. She is quick to respond and very generous with her perspective.
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Summary of Organic Body Care Recipes: 175 Homeade Herbal Formulas for Glowing Skin & a Vibrant Self
Radiantly healthy skin, hair, feet, hands, eyes, and nails. Commercial beauty products make this promise every day and live up to it with varying degrees of success. Stephanie Tourles offers a better solution to everyone frustrated with the endless cycle of expensive, synthetic, famous-name cosmetics that often fall short of expectations. Take control of beauty treatments with homemade products that use safe, nourishing ingredients to pamper the body and soothe the senses.Tourles, a licensed esthetician, herbalist, and aromatherapist, has developed 175 recipes that are fun, simple, and immensely satisfying to make in home kitchens. Her natural beauty treatments deliver the results promised by department store brands ? skin, hair, and nails that glow with vitality and inner wellness. Lotions, scrubs, toners, balms, and masks polish and balance the skin, soothe current problems, and prevent future ones. Shampoos, rinses, and conditioners tone the scalp, boost highlights, and leave hair soft and shiny. The book's whole-body coverage also includes recipes for hand and footcare, nail treatments, shaving cream, and even popular spa treatments such as microdermabrasion exfoliants, detox and cellulite soaks, ayurvedic oils, and herbal cold salves. Most important, there is never any doubt about the purity of these ingredients!
Each formula is clearly presented in recipe style, with notes on prep time, storage, and uses. Many products can be customized according to personal needs, whim, or mood, and they all use readily available, natural ingredients. Organic Body Care Recipes is a natural treasure for every body.
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