The Essential Guide to Natural Skin Care
by Hélène Berton
Nourish
your skin with pure, natural homemade products
Treat
yourself--your face, hands, hair, and lips--to vitamin-rich, toxin-free
nourishment from nautre.
The Essential Guide
to Natural Skin Care lists the wondrous 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 complete inventory o fbotanicals and other ingredients to make
informed choice about eco-friendly vegetable oils and butters, infused
and essential o ils, aromatic hydrosols, and emulsifiers.
Discover the beneficial beauty and healing properties of each, as
well as practical traits such as shelf life and absorption. You'll find
ingredients that soften, tone, and hydrate skin and hair; tighten
pores; fade scars; stave off wrinkles; help prevent and heal acne;
promote hair strength; treat dandruff; fight infection and fungus; and
repel insects. This compact DIY reference also includes practical
advice and basic recipes that can be easily modified to your unique
skin type, needs, and tastes.
