Homemade Cosmetics: Over 100 Recipes You Can Make at Home:

by Kirsten Anderberg

Over 100 recipes for homemade cosmetics using primarily basic kitchen ingredients. Quality control, fresh and organic ingredients, no preservatives or additives, lower costs, better for the environment - these are some of the reasons to make your own cosmetics. Includes recipes for facials, toners, flower waters, lip balms/gloss, pine needle bath, bath salts, bubble baths, shower gel, mouthwash, tooth powders/paste, shampoo, hair rinse, dandruff cure, hair conditioner, sunburn remedies, rash remedies, body powders, body scrubs, athlete's foot treatments, foot baths, foot tonics and lotions, fake "vasoline," glitter body/hair gel, aftershave, cologne, perfume, bug repellents, fake "tigerbalm," natural deodorant, rose petal beads, dream pillows, herbal suppliers, educators, links and resources. Includes special babies', children's and women's herbals section and 31 photos by the author of herbs in nature and herbal processing techniques. Recipes come from the author's 30+ years' experience making her own cosmetics. Special bonus sections about herbs, women's herbals and herbals for babies and children. Includes 31 photos by author of herbs in nature and herb processing procedures. The author has over 30 years experience making her own herbal cosmetics. She has raised her son using almost entirely medicinal herbs for any medical problems he incurred, and had a home birth, using herbs, from midwives during and after pregnancy. Much of her herbal knowledge comes from work with women's groups, wilderness guides, midwives and herbalists, while most of the book explains her first-hand methods for using herbs.

Genres: Cookbooks

70 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2011

Reviews

[JL Emerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference

Well written. Poorly edited. Despite the poor editing I still enjoyed this short ebook & feel that I have learned from it.

[Germaine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Content Grade: C-
Format Grade: F

This is a run-of-the-mill collection of formulas and recipes, none of which are new or particularly interesting.

The major problem in the Kindle edition is the fact that there are pages after pages which repeat themselves which makes the book unusable. Further, the author included photographs as illustrations, but it looks as if many of them don't show up and there are big blank spaces with a photo caption and no photo.

I got this as a freebie, but today it's priced at $4.99. Even if the Kindle edition were perfectly formatted, this would be too much. Skip this one. You can find the same recipes on the Internet for free or in previously published books.

[Kharen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covers a lot

This book not only covers the beauty aspect of Mother Nature, but the healthy side as well. There are recipes for lip balms, shampoos, and lotions. You'll also find many remedies for common ailments. The author also explains the various herbs and where to find some of the ingredients in the stores. She also provides websites that supply many of the ingredients or offer their own natural products. There are also sites with even more recipes.

[Marjorie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should be called "Things you Can Make out of Herbs" instead of "Homemade Cosmetics". I don't consider ointments for rashes cosmetics... they are medicinal, not cosmetic. The information wasn't presented well and would have worked better with sections and an index. Part of this book is extreemly helpful if you know nothing about herbs, but I think further warnings against ingesting unknown plants should be stressed. Good info, random pictures, bad format, bad title. 2.5 stars

[Velvet · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this as a free e-book, and as my 2 star rating says - it was okay. The author has a number of simple cosmetic recipes and her instructions are easy enough to follow. The formatting was a little odd on my kindle and I wanted the overall information organized a bit better. There's nothing wrong with this booklet, I've just read better collections.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will be making several of these recipes very soon.