The Best Natural Homemade Skin and Hair Care Products: 175 Recipes for Creams, Balms, Shampoos and More

Nice recipes but it is better adapted to beginners in DIY.

I was excited to receive the book so I could make my luxury products for Christmas. To my disappointment almost all the recipes had the same ingredients .About all the recipes were the same just which out the oils. Will return the book. It did have nice photos. Better info on Pinterest Sorry

I like the idea of making products from the scratch so this book caught my eye.This book starts with the basics ... instructions on how to make and store creams, ointments, oils, shampoos and gels,Then come the recipes under the headings of the oils ... flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, grapeseed oil, hemp seed oil, shea butter, etc. The first page of each section describes what the oil is, its history and its benefits. Included with the recipes are:* What it's best for (example - oily skin)* Tips (example - apply in a circular motion)* Notes (example - exact measurements are important when making skin and hair care products)* Any cautions (example - don't use rosemary essential oil if you have high blood pressure or epilepsy)Here's a recipe from the book if you have dry hair. Mix 1oz/30grams of hemp seed oil and 10 drops of tea tree essential oil into a small glass bottle and seal tightly. Shake to combine. Soak a cotton ball with this mixture and apply from roots to ends. Wrap your hair up in a towel and let stand for two hours, then wash as usual.There are lots of beautiful full colour pictures throughout the book and the book is easy to follow.Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2015/07/book-best-natural-homemade-skin-and.html

With so many of the commercially prepared products filled with unknown substances and toxins, this well-researched volume by Mar Gomez can help to ensure that you are using the best creams, blams, shampoos and other cosmetics for skin and hair care because you will be creating them yourself using authentic ingredients. Many of the recipes take a commitment of time and investment in quality ingredients, but there's a very helpful Resources section at the back of the book. But there are also quite a few simple concoctions that you can whip up without spending too much time and money, like an insect repellant using tea tree and andiroba oil or a gentle healing oil for skin irritations made using argan oil and a drop of lavender essential oil. It was also fun learning about some oils we had never heard about before, like Baobab, Babassu and Pequi Oils. Even if never try out the large majority of creative concoctions illustrated in this guidebook, it's worth the time to read about the kinds of ingredients you should insist on when you spend your hard-earned money on health and beauty products.

Love this book.