The Herbal Body Book: A Natural Approach to Healthier Hair, Skin, and Nails - Softcover

Tourles, Stephanie L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882668803 ISBN 13: 9780882668802

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1994

Synopsis

This is the book that began Storey's best-selling series! Readers will discover how to transform common herbs, fruits, and grains into safe, economical, and natural personal care items. Includes more than 100 recipes for facial scrubs, shampoos, lip balms, moisturizers, and more!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

It's fun, easy, and healthy to make your own personal care products at home!

The Herbal Body Book is a virtual "cookbook" of recipes for skin and hair care products made with pure, natural ingredients. Page after page, it's like having beauty expert Stephanie Tourles at your side, showing you the best ways to use herbs for their cosmetic properties.

In more than 100 recipes, Tourles explains step-by-step her secrets for transforming common herbs, fruits, grains, oats, and more into practical products including:

-- All natural facial scrubs for normal, oily, dry, and even sensitive skin.

-- Silky moisturizers for hands, feet, and face.

-- Rinses for hiding gray hair and bringing out highlights.

-- Chemical-free insect repellent.

-- Mouth-tingling herbal toothpaste.

-- Flavored lip balms for kids as well as adults.

Plus, there are recipes for a full range of powders, foot baths, soaps, and shampoos.

Each recipe includes application, storage, and usage tips. Many of the recipes include gift-giving ideas and suggestions for personalizing products to suit individual taste.

About the Author:

Stephanie L. Tourles is a licensed holistic esthetician, certified aromatherapist, and gardener with training in Western and Ayurvedic herbalism. She is the author of eight books, including Organic Body Care Recipes, Raw Energy, Naturally Healthy Skin, 365 Ways to Energize Mind, Body & Soul, and Natural Foot Care. She lives in Orland, Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0882668803
• ISBN 13: 9780882668802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128