EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends - Softcover

Cox, Lauren; Cox, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158008852X ISBN 13: 9781580088527

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2009

Synopsis

EcoBeauty has something for everyone. Crafty types will love the gift ideas, and even those of us who can barely make toast will be able to handle these recipes. Making beauty products at home is a great way to save money and help the environment, and these recipes will do all that plus give you gorgeous skin and hair.
--Beth Mayall-Traglia, editor in chief of TotalBeauty.com

Fun, fresh bath and body recipes that are great for gifts, girls' nights, or everyday use!
--Jill and Megan Carle, coauthors of Teens Cook and College Cooking

Attention DIYers! Finally, the ultimate natural-beauty "cookbook" packed with deliciously easy, eco-friendly recipes for getting gorgeous with fresh ingredients from the kitchen. A must-have for anyone who wants to be healthy, save money, and make the world a more eco-beautiful place.
--Rona Berg, editor in chief of Organic Beauty magazine and author of Fast Beauty

Lotions and Toners and Soaps, Oh My!

What's the hippest way to be green? When you whip up a batch of Avocado Hair Conditioner, not only will your hair be green (for about twenty minutes) but your lifestyle will, too. Natural beauty maven Lauren Cox is bringing bath and body into the eco-friendly future with 100 easy and economical projects, featuring au courant ingredients--hemp oil, green tea, soy milk, powdered kelp, goat's milk, and more--that are increasingly easy to find. Recycled bottling and green gift-giving ideas round out this stylish how-to manual for the DIY generation. So whether you are a crafty chica revitalizing your skin with an Espresso Yourself Facial Mask, a penny-pinching diva rocking some simple Green Tea Toner, or a chocoholic with a craving for Chocolate Brownie Lip Gloss, EcoBeauty has a money-saving, planet-loving, skin-pleasing creation for you.

About this title

From the Publisher

* 100 fresh and eco-friendly projects for body, face, and hair, from up-and-coming natural beauty expert, teenager Lauren Cox and her mother, leading home beauty author Janice Cox.
* More than 80 percent of American teens are concerned about the environment, and they want to contribute to society through conscientious consumer choices.

About the Author

LAUREN COX is a full-time student at UCLA. She has been making her own bath and body products for the past ten years and has done product testing for her mother’s popular natural beauty books. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

JANICE COX is America’s leading natural beauty and home beauty expert. She is the author of three best-selling books on the subject and is a regular contributor to magazines and newsletters, as well as a frequent guest on television and radio. She is a columnist for Herb Quarterly and Herb Companion. Her current focus is organic DIY products. She lives in Medford, Oregon. Visit www.janicecox.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 158008852X
• ISBN 13: 9781580088527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160