Natural Beauty From The Garden: More Than 200 Do-It-Yourself Beauty Recipes & Garden Ideas
February 13, 2012 by The iVegetableGarden.com Team
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Thе third book іn thе very successful Natural Beauty series wіth sales over 70,000.
If Natural Beauty аt Home wаѕ inspired bу thе kitchen, аnd Natural Beauty fοr All Seasons wаѕ inspired bу gift-giving, thіѕ book іѕ inspired bу thе garden. Here, author Janice Cox presents over two hundred brand-nеw recipes fοr home beauty treatments thаt mаkе υѕе οf common flowers, plants, herbs, grasses, аnd trees tο сrеаtе useful аnd lovely products fοr аll aspects οf skin, hair care, аnd bathing en
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More than I ever imagined,
I loved the other two books a lot. When I bought this book, I was hesitant that there could possibly be much more that Janice could show me... Was I wrong? YES! Filled with loads of information and wonderful recipes and how-tos this book doesn't even reach the bookshelf, I keep it so handy! Great job Janice Cox!
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|Some really wonderful and healthy ideas!,
I took this book out of the library and was pleasantly surprised! In the past I have found that beauty recipes can be challenging. With this book the ingredients are accesible and the recipes aren't difficult to make. I have started copying out recipes to try and will add this book to my christmas list!
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|A great book to have fun with - and learn some magic as well,
This book is great in that it's easy to read, fun to skim through, and filled to the brim with useful recipes and ideas. From hair care, to skin, to lips, to homemade makeup and bath products, Cox covers just about all of it. Some herbs and natural remedies are covered with interesting folklore and background, such as the Hopi wedding Indian ritual.
The reasons it only earns an average rating, however, is due to several issues. For one thing, it really is just beauty from the kitchen. The vast majority of these recipes are all those you make at once and use only once. No actual 'cosmetic' recipes or long lasting toiletries. Lotions and creams are pretty basic and are actually old fashioned, such as with borax and beeswax, not highly recommended ways of making lotion. Very little on herbs are covered, mainly with veggies and fruits and stuff such as that.
The craft ideas are very basic but good ideas, such as creating a personalized hair brush. There are some great recipes for soaps but no beginner instructions or many safety precautions. The list is not long for these but she does cover just about everything in natural beauty, I just wish she covered it for more than just 'kitchen quick fixes'
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