 | Jeanne Rose's Kitchen Cosmetics: Using Herbs, Fruit and Flowers for Natural Bodycare by Jeanne Rose
Buy used from: $2.96 A great book, the recipes are fun and easy.
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 | Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize & Nourish Your Skin by Donna Maria
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.75 This book is great if you are very serious about making lotions, but beware that you will need to purchase some very expensive oils.
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 | Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Personal Care for Every Body by Dina Falconi
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $9.49 This is an incredible resource on creating a full range of body care products. Most of the recipes are easy, some require you to purchase expensive ingredients.
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 | Natural Beauty From The Garden: More Than 200 Do-It-Yourself Beauty Recipes & Garden Ideas by Janice Cox
Buy used from: $6.74 Loads of information and fun recipes!
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 | Natural Beauty for All Seasons: More Than 250 Simple Recipes and Gift-Giving Ideas for Year-Round Beauty by Janice Cox
Buy used from: $1.59 More fun recipes, Janice's books are a must!
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 | Natural Beauty at Home by Janice Cox
Buy used from: $0.01 More fun recipes, Janice's books are a must!
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 | Recipes for Natural Beauty by Katie Spiers
Buy used from: $3.76 This book is very informative with recipes involving easy to get ingredients
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 | Natural Body Basics: Making Your Own Cosmetics by Dorie Byers
Buy used from: $1.58 Great book for those seriously interested in making their own products
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 | Neal's Yard Remedies Make Your Own Cosmetics by Neal's Yard Remedies
Buy used from: $12.77 Very clear step-by-step instructions and pictures, great book!
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 | The Natural Beauty & Bath Book: Nature's Luxurious Recipes for Body & Skin Care by Casey Kellar
Buy used from: $0.67 Inspirational pictures and packaging ideas, very creative recipes
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 | The Skin Care Book: Simple Herbal Recipes by Kathlyn Quatrochi
Buy used from: $4.73 A great book if you want to make products for yourself using fresh ingredients, recipes are easy
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 | Making Natural Liquid Soaps: Herbal Shower Gels / Conditioning Shampoos / Moisturizing Hand Soaps by Catherine Failor
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $9.44 A great book on making liquid soaps, somewhat complicated recipes involving potassium hydroxide which I haven't been brave enough to work with yet :)
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 | Making Transparent Soap: The Art of Crafting, Molding, Scenting & Coloring by Catherine Failor
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.11 Wonderful ideas in this book
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 | Soapmaking for Fun & Profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (For Fun & Profit) by Maria Nerius
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $8.90 The recipes in this one aren't great, but the information on selling soap for profit is very helpful
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 | Melt & Pour Soapmaking by Marie Browning
Buy used from: $0.57 This book will definitely get the creative juices flowing!
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 | 300 Handcrafted Soaps: Great Melt & Pour Projects by Marie Browning
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.15 My favorite part of this book are the scent blending ideas (especially holiday scents)
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 | Making Soaps & Scents : Soaps, Shampoos, Perfumes & Splashes You Can Make At Home by Catherine Bardey
Buy used from: $2.77 Don't let the slim book fool you, the pictures are beautiful and the information is great!
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 | The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.44 This book has great sections on making salves and essential oil blends - some astrological oils
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 | Making Herbal Hand Creams and Salves (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-256) by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $3.95 Some complicated recipes in here, but I have tried several and they are wonderful!
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 | Perfumes, Splashes & Colognes: Discovering and Crafting Your Personal Fragrances by Nancy M. Booth
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.95 Wow, so many recipes in this one - I refer to it a lot when making perfumes
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 | Secrets of the Spas: Pamper and Vitalize Yourself at Home (Life's Little Luxuries) by Catherine Bardey
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.01 Get inspired, this book will make you want to take a bath :)
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 | Natural Soapmaking by Marie Browning
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.05 Beautiful pictures, simple recipes. There's a recipe for banana soap using fresh banana!
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 | Gourmet Soaps Made Easy by Melinda Coss
Buy used from: $6.27 Another inspirational book, provides some great ideas.
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 | Melt & Mold Soap Crafting by C. Kalia Westerman
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.77 The first book I ever read on making glycerin soaps, great recipes
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 | Herbs for Natural Beauty (Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Remedies) by Rosemary Gladstar
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $4.00 Gladstar is the woman! Her books are indispensible resources.
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