Helene Berton
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
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Treat yourself--your face, hands, hair, and lips--to vitamin-rich, toxin-free nourishment from nature. This book lists the qualities and uses of botanicals used in homemade beauty products, making it easy to customize your own lotions, creams, milks, body butters, face masks, lip balms, ointments, toners, and more. Use this inventory of botanicals and other ingredients to make informed choices about eco-friendly vegetable oils and butters, infused and essential oils, aromatic hydrosols, and emulsifiers. Discover the beneficial beauty and healing properties of each, as well as their practical traits, such as shelf life and absorption. This portable, compact DIY reference also includes practical advice and basic recipes that can be easily modified to your skin type, needs, and tastes.--From publisher description.