Natural Beauty - 200 Tips, Techniques & Recipes

As an alternative to expensive, invasive procedures and toxic skincare ingredients, I’m sharing these do-it-yourself tips to help you save time, money, and your health.

And, the best part is you’re using the healing powers of nature and supporting your body’s innate healing capacities to look naturally beautiful.

The world would have us believe that there are no simple and inexpensive natural beauty tips and tricks. What makes me say that? Well, did you know that the beauty industry is a nearly $300 BILLION dollar empire? And that the average woman spends about $15,00 on just makeup in her lifetime!

And according to a UK survey, women will spend well over a year of their life applying that makeup. Ouch. That, of course, says nothing of the toxic chemicals so commonly found (with almost zero regulation) in beauty products. Yep. Seems like the world is telling us that we need to spend lots of time, lots of money, and risk our health to be beautiful. Don’t believe it.

Many of today's beauty products contain harmful chemicals and other additives that most of us don't even know about - and if we did, we wouldn't use them--no more. With 200 Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Natural Beauty you'll learn all that you need to know to make your own organic beauty products. Create delightful lotions and potions in your own kitchen, using all-natural, holistic ingredients like herbs and flowers. Discover conditioning carrier oils, sumptuous butters, and aromatic floral extracts that will nourish you head to toe. Also, use some of the recipes for your overall health, including curative herbal extracts and therapeutically effective essential oils. With step-by-step photographs, clear instructions, and expert tips, each recipe is easy to follow. Give them as gifts or keep them for yourself. Regardless, you'll never want to buy beauty products from the drug store again!

Some of The Table of Contents

SELECTING INGREDIENTS

Buying Natural Ingredients Safety and Patch Testing

Natural Butters

Clays

Sugars and Salts

Waxes, Thickeners, and Emulsifiers Liquid Carrier Oils

Herb-Infused Carrier Oils Essential Oils

Floral Waters

Herbs

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Essential Kitchen Equipment

Safety and Sanitation

Eco-Friendly Containers and Packaging Creating Labels and Gift-Giving

NATURALLY LUSTROUS HAIR

Natural Hair Treatments

Hair Cleansers

Six of the Best Hair Cleansers

Hair Conditioners

Twelve of the Best Hair Conditioners Herbal Hair Rinses

Eight of the Best Herbal Hair Rinses

FABULOUS FACIAL CARE

Facial Cleansers

Twelve of the Best Facial Cleansers

Facial Scrubs and Exfoliators

Six of the Best Facial Scrubs and Exfoliators Face Masks

Six of the Best Face Masks

Facial Steams

Facial Toners

Three of the Best Facial Toners

Facial Moisturizers

Five of the Best Facial Moisturizers

Eye Care

Six of the Best Eye-Care Products

Lip Care

Three of the Best Lip-Care Treatments

CONDITIONING BODY CARE

Body Cleansers

Four of the Best Body Cleansers Body Scrubs

Three of the Best Body Scrubs Body Moisturizers

Five of the Best Body Moisturizers Bathtub Treatments

Eight of the Best Bathtub Treatments Underarm Deodorants

Four of the Best Natural Deodorants Manicures and Pedicures

Six of the Best Mani/Pedi Treatments

PERFUMES AND AROMATHERAPY

Perfumes and Aromatherapy

Eight of the Best Aromatherapy Blends

Remember, the best all natural beauty tips and secrets are not quick fixes. They require good sleep, stress management, proper nutrition, healthy supplementation and physical exercise. While all these little “gems” above can provide some oomph to your beauty routine, remember that real beauty is a result of taking care (or “thanking”) your body on a daily basis. And by being you. Because you are beautiful.

I hope you enjoyed these natural beauty tips.

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