Jeanne Rose's Kitchen Cosmetics: Using Herbs, Fruit and Flowers for Natural Bodycare
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556431015 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's extremely well-designed and printed. Fisher . It's exactly the way to interest someone like you and me in the 'old receipts!'"—M.F.K. "A splendid little book with beautiful illustrations
Based on common kitchen and garden ingredients - from yogurt to berries to rosemary - these lotions, creams, and other moisturizers, masks, teas, toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos, and conditioners are easily prepared in the home. It is used by apartment dwellers who buy herbs, gardeners who tend a few pots in sunny windows, and gardeners with spacious bedsa steadily growing number of people who want to 'take back' the pleasure of working with herbs themselves - and want more control over what the put on their hair, face, and body.. Shopping suggestions, herbal cosmetic
She lectures to groups and companies, including the Clairol Corporation. Jeanne Rose is the author of eight books on herbal practices, and a consulting medical herbalist. She maintains an herbal practice in San Francisco and is the founder of Herbal BodyWorks, which supplies herbal products to stores and individuals.
I am choosing to make my own for the sake of knowing what is in the product and what I apply to my body for the sake of health Kathryn kuhn I truly LOVE this book and it's offerings.My second sister had given me a copy, which she had owned for quite awhile. I used some of the recipes, the facial creame was the first one that I made. Lovely! Then in a whim I gave it away (and I truly hope that the current user enjoys what is offered) and have mildly regretted it.I recently realized that I am tired of purchasing ready made facial cream and other body treatments . "A wonderful starter book into making herbal cosmetics!" according to rhiannon_diana@geocities.com. If you already incorporate herbs into your life, this book is wonderful for making your own cosmetics using items you probably already have in your kitchen. Definitely worth the priceI still refer to mine today!. Renee A. Davis said Caution against shampoo recipes. In general I like this book. Although it doesn't have a wide variety of recipes. Anyway, it is rather dated. For instance, I followed the recipes for shampoo. Yikes! Her amounts of tincture of benzoin in there made the shampoo stick to the measuring cup! And nevermind what it did to my hair (hey, I had an open mind). So maybe the way tincture of benzoin is made is different from how it was back then. I don't know, but head