Green Guide to Natural Beauty: 35 Step-by-step Projects for Beauty Products to Make at Home - Hardcover

Gilbert, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1907563628 ISBN 13: 9781907563621

Publisher: CICO Books, 2011

Synopsis

Packed with pampering recipes to create your own beauty essentials for face, body and hair. Most of us use a huge variety of beauty products on our skin and hair every day - from shower gel and shampoo to moisturiser and hand cream - but the majority of these products contain a variety of chemicals. In A Green Guide to Natural Beauty, natural skincare and fragrance expert Karen Gilbert shows you how to make your own lotions and potions at home, using easy-to-obtain, natural ingredients and easy-to-follow methods. For the face, there are moisturizers, face masks and cleansers; for the body choose from scrubs and shower gels, soaps and body lotions. And when you need some extra-special pampering, try the recipes for lip balms, massage bars, bath oils and eye gels. So try your hand at making a neroli hydrating spritz or a jojoba and aloe vera moisturizer, a mango and lime body butter or lemon and tea tree foot balm, bergamot and grapefruit wake-up wash or cocoa butter lip balm - the hardest part is choosing which of the pampering projects to try first! Each recipe has clear step-by-step photographs to guide you, and there are numerous variations to try.

About this title

About the Author

Natural skincare and fragrance expert Karen Gilbert originally trained as a make-up artist and cosmetic scientist at The London College of Fashion. As part of the product development team at Neal's Yard Remedies, Karen helped to create many of their award-winning formulas. She currently has a successful retail business and runs natural beauty workshops in the UK. www.karengilbert.co.uk.

Edition details

• Publisher: CICO Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907563628
• ISBN 13: 9781907563621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144