Product Description

These easy-to-make recipes include facial steams, scrubs, masks, and lip balms; massage oils, baths, rubs, and wraps; hand, nail, and foot treatments; and shampoos, dyes, and conditioners. Includes bathing rituals and massage techniques.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108463 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781580170055
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Booklist
Slices of cucumbers to refresh tired eyes, olive oil to restore hair, a lemon rinse to lighten hair color. By no means is natural body care alien to most people, yet many of herbalist Breedlove's more than 110 recipes, remedies, and ideas will enlighten and inspire. In fact, she provides some rather unusual alternatives for most if not all of the commercial skin, hair, and other care products. Need to darken hair? Try a mix of black walnut hulls, grape leaves, wine, and water. Corns a real annoyance? Bandage roasted garlic cloves around the offending toes. Suffering from itchiness due to poison ivy or dry skin? There's the cucumber pizza solution, slathering the entire body with this green vegetable. In addition to providing tons of tips about pampering, she also walks readers through the maze of herbs and natural ingredients, from acacia flowers to zinc oxide paste. A 101 course in soothing and relaxing. Barbara Jacobs

From the Back Cover
Now you can create sumptuous personal care products rivaling those found at exclusive spas and specialty shops with the easy-to-follow recipes found in this unique volume.

Virtually every page is packed with one-of-a-kind recipes for pampering every part of your body, from head to toe, including:
-- Gentle herbal shampoos, colorings, and conditioners
-- Refreshing facial steams, scrubs, masks, and creams
-- Invigorating massage oils and body wraps
-- All-natural herbal hand, nail, and foot treatments
-- Soothing treatments for tired eyes and crow's feet

About the Author
Herbal writer Greta Breedlove is the owner and instructor of Greta's Garden Herb School in East Chatham, New York, where she teaches herbal education, holds workshops, classes and apprenticeships, and also resides. She has received her education at Peace Theological Seminary, the University of Santa Monica and White Lotus Foundation, all of California, as well as attending the Green Terrestrial Herbal School and Cornell University in New York.

In addition to writing the popular Storey title, The Herbal Home Spa, Greta has been an herbal instructor at several colleges, camps and garden clubs, like Berkshire Community College, Red Mill School, Hudson Valley Community College and the Bershire Botanical Gardens, to name just a few. She has also been the director of the Abode Herb Garden in New Lebanon, New York, where she managed all aspects of the business, including supervising staff, herbal education and programs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful recipes and tips
This is a great book for all those interested in making their own skincare and bodycare products. The recipes are very easy to follow and all the products I've made have come out wonderfully. I have noticed a definite improvement in my skin. There is also a great reference guide to all the products that are used. I would defintely recommend this book to anyone, from the beginner to the advanced.

Thorough book on home beauty
Not only does this book offer recipes and tips on inexpensive, chemical-free beauty care, but the author also offers advice on purchasing, storing and choosing the proper products. It's a great resource if you want to save money but still look great and without putting toxins in your body.

I also want to note that it is unfortunate that any idiot can post a review on Amazon. Hiding behind a screen name allows people with WAY too much time on their hands to hurt respectable authors that are trying to help people by sharing their knowledge. I am referring to the review by "paradoxes" (ohio) who has a morbid fear of alcohol. Yes it is drying, but those with normal or oily skin should have no problem using it. In fact, it's in almost every commercial beauty product there is. As for her contention about putting "spoiling FOOD" on your skin. What the heck is she talking about? Everyone has heard about cucumbers for tired eyes, mayo for dry hair. And I don't recall any passage in the book that advised using a rotten banana in a facial. My guess is that she doesn't believe in natural beauty care and probably shouldn't have bought the book in the first place. IF she did, that is.

Just keep in mind that not all reviewers are honest and some are plain crazy. If you don't believe me, click on her screen name and check out the 'about me' section.

beautifully aging sensitive skin
My skin is very sensitive and I am 56 years old. The facial steam is one of my favorites. The ingredients are easy to get at my health food store and are beautiful dried flowers, etc. I make and use the steam in a big pot and reheat it and use it the next 2 days before composting it. Do this especially before a big event. My skin looks so much better. The steam is such an easy, pretty gift to make. I bought 12 books to give as gifts and they are gone, so quickly.
My co-workers were talking about going to a spa for a seaweed wrap at mucho bucks. I brought in my last copy of the book for them to see the recipes instead. For a special party, get together to pamper yourselves.
Thank you Greta for opening up the opportunity to so easily age gracefully.