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** REVISED & EXPANDED EDITION AVAILABLE -- THE BIG BOOK OF HOMEMADE PRODUCTS FOR YOUR SKIN, HEALTH & HOME**
Go Green in Every Part of Your Life with These Easy, All-Natural Herbal Products
Kick toxic, synthetic skin care products and cleaners out the door and bring the healing joy of nature into your life with the simple, versatile projects in 101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home . In this incredible resource, Jan Berry teaches you the basics of making your own skin care and hair care products, health remedies and household cleaners--then how to customize them into truly unique and personalized items! You'll learn how to make:
- Honey, Rose & Oat Face Cleanser
- Cool Mint Body Wash
- Basic Calendula Lotion
- Floral Salt Foot Scrub Bars
- Basil & Lime Lip Balm
- Lavender Oatmeal Soap
- Violet Flower Sore Throat Syrup
- Thyme Counter Cleaner
- Lavender Laundry Detergent
- And so much more!
All of the projects are easy to make and use commonly found herbs, flowers, oils and other natural ingredients. No fancy equipment or previous experience required! If you don't have a certain ingredient on hand, Jan provides tips on how to substitute and what works best. Going green has never been easier or more affordable. With this book, you can use local, natural ingredients to make something beautiful, effective and good for you and your family.
Expand your herbal product collection with these other books in Jan Berry's bestselling series:
- Simple & Natural Soapmaking
- Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps
Author Notes
Jan Berry is the writer and photographer of the blog The Nerdy Farm Wife, Where she shares creative ways to turn herbs, flowers and other garden plants into pretty things that are fun and practical. She writes regularly for HobbyFarms.com and Natural Herbal Living magazine. Her projects have been featured on Natural Living Mama, Empress of Dirt, Lovely Greens, BuszFeed, Money Saving Mom, the Bulk Herb Store Blog and more. She lives on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband, two children and a menagerie of farm animals.
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Library Journal Review
Take advantage of the garden, herbs, and flowers with this amazing collection of herb-based products. Blogger Berry (thenerdyfarmwife.com) concentrates on the application and properties of herbal ingredients in this attractive volume. Projects range from skin care to bath and hair care, soaps, scrubs, and household cleaners. Many are simple, with instructions that are sensible, straightforward; the recipes are ideal for small quantity-for personal use, mostly, but easy to multiply for larger batches. The required herbs and other ingredients are not hard to find or make yourself. There's a strong selection for making scrubs, balms, and lotions for gifts. However, the soapmaking section is a bit too cursory-a better choice is Anne-Marie Faiola's Pure Soapmaking. VERDICT The approachable recipes make this an essential source for homemade herbal products. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. 5 |
Getting Started Making Natural, Homemade Products | p. 7 |
Common Herbs & Flowers & Their Benefits | p. 7 |
Preserving Herbs and Flowers | p. 15 |
Infusing Oils | p. 16 |
Oils and Cosmetic Butters | p. 19 |
Additional Ingredients | p. 22 |
Substitution Tips | p. 25 |
Preservatives, Antioxidants & Shell Life | p. 26 |
Equipment You'll Need | p. 28 |
How to Make Blocks of Beeswax Easier to Use | p. 29 |
How to Measure Beeswax by Volume | p. 30 |
Preparation Times | p. 30 |
Nontoxic Herbal Skin Care | p. 33 |
Honey, Rose & Oat Face Cleanser | p. 35 |
Chamomile Honey Face Wash | p. 36 |
Violet Flower Cleanser | p. 39 |
Lavender Castile Soapy Facial Cleanser | p. 40 |
Cool Mint Body Wash | p. 42 |
Forsythia Clear Skin Toner | p. 43 |
Dandelion Thyme Vinegar Toner & Tonic | p. 45 |
Basil & Rose Kombucha Toner | p. 46 |
Violet-Infused Aloe | p. 47 |
Thyme & Raw Honey Mask | p. 48 |
Dried Flowers & Herbs Mask | p. 51 |
Naturally Soothing Salves & Balms | p. 53 |
Lavender, Coconut & Honey Balm | p. 55 |
Sunflower Salve | p. 56 |
Regenerating Rose Balm | p. 59 |
Peppermint Pine Headache Salve | p. 60 |
Dandelion Cuticle Balm | p. 62 |
Create Your Own Salve | p. 63 |
Exotic Body Butters & Lotion Bars | p. 65 |
Dandelion Body Butter | p. 67 |
Mint Cocoa Body Butter | p. 68 |
Calendula Whipped Coconut Oil | p. 71 |
Calendula Whipped Coconut Butter | p. 72 |
Sunflower Lotion Bars | p. 75 |
Violet Leaf Lotion Bars | p. 76 |
Cocoa Rose Lotion Bars | p. 77 |
Easy, All-Natural Creams & Lotions | p. 79 |
Basic Calendula Lotion | p. 81 |
Aloe Mint After-Sun Lotion | p. 82 |
Grapeseed & Thyme Lotion | p. 85 |
Rose Face Cream | p. 86 |
Elder Flower Eye Cream | p. 88 |
Quick, Custom Herbal Cream | p. 89 |
Honey & Chamomile Cream | p. 91 |
Violet & Aloe Moisturizing Cream | p. 92 |
Garden-Fresh Bath Soaks & Salts | p. 95 |
Garden Herbs Bath Soak | p. 97 |
Calming Bath Soak | p. 98 |
Calendula Spice Fizzing Bath Salts | p. 101 |
Fizzy Rose Lemonade Soak | p. 102 |
Sore Muscle Bath Bags | p. 103 |
Garden Bath Teas | p. 104 |
Beautiful Bath Melts & Scrubs | p. 107 |
Lavender Oatmeal Bath Melts | p. 109 |
Vanilla Rose Bath Melts | p. 110 |
Lemon Chamomile Bath Melts | p. 112 |
Calendula Spice & Honey Cleansing Scrub | p. 113 |
Peony & Orange Sugar Scrub | p. 115 |
Whipped Spearmint Scrub Butter | p. 116 |
Floral Salt Foot Scrub Bars | p. 119 |
Chamomile Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes | p. 121 |
DIY Lip Care | p. 123 |
Classic Peppermint Lip Balm | p. 126 |
Chocolate Mint Lip Balm | p. 126 |
Basil & Lime Lip Balm | p. 126 |
Daisy Vanilla Lip Balm | p. 129 |
Dandelion Plantain Chapped Lip Treatment | p. 129 |
Rosy Lip Tint | p. 129 |
Vegan Sunflower Lip Tint | p. 129 |
Create Your Own Lip Balm | p. 130 |
Chamomile Lip Scrub | p. 135 |
Mint Lip Scrub | p. 136 |
Luscious Hair Care | p. 139 |
Hollyhock Split-End Crème | p. 141 |
Nettle, Coconut & Honey Hair Mask | p. 142 |
Thyme Flaky Scalp Spray | p. 143 |
Sunflower Hot Oil Treatment | p. 144 |
Herbal Dry Shampoo | p. 147 |
Create Your Own Herbal Shampoo | p. 148 |
Rosemary Beard Oil | p. 149 |
Create Your Own Vinegar Hair Rinse | p. 150 |
Simple Homemade Soaps | p. 153 |
Soap Making Basics | p. 154 |
Soap Making Equipment | p. 155 |
Lining Molds | p. 157 |
Unmolding & Slicing Bars of Soap | p. 157 |
Adding Natural Fragrance and Color | p. 157 |
Soap Making Overview | p. 158 |
Chamomile "Almost Castile" Soap | p. 162 |
Lavender Oatmeal Soap | p. 165 |
Old-Fashioned Rose Soap | p. 166 |
Thyme & Witch Hazel Clear Skin Facial Bar | p. 171 |
Sunflower Shampoo Bar | p. 174 |
Hollyhock Shampoo Bar | p. 177 |
Dandelion Scrub Bar | p. 180 |
Carrot & Calendula Soap | p. 182 |
Cucumber Mint Soap | p. 184 |
Coconut Laundry Soap & Stain Stick | p. 187 |
Herbal Home Remedies | p. 189 |
Catnip & Basil Insect Repellant Spray | p. 191 |
Lavender Bug Bite Sticks | p. 191 |
Calamine Rose Lotion | p. 194 |
Lemongrass Cream Deodorant | p. 195 |
Bug Bite Powder | p. 197 |
Lavender Dandelion Pain Relief Oil | p. 198 |
Basil Mint Sore Throat Spray | p. 201 |
Oregano Oxymel | p. 202 |
Violet Flower Sore Throat Syrup | p. 205 |
Dandelion Magnesium Lotion | p. 206 |
Aloe Rose Sunburn & Hot Flash Spray | p. 208 |
Chamomile Calming Syrup | p. 209 |
Nontoxic Solutions for the Home | p. 211 |
Thyme Counter Cleaner | p. 213 |
Lemon Thyme Dusting Spray | p. 214 |
Basic Toilet Bowl Cleaner | p. 215 |
Lemon Balm Furniture Polish | p. 216 |
Rose Window Cleaner | p. 219 |
Four Thieves Vinegar Spray | p. 220 |
Orange Pine Floor Gleaner | p. 223 |
Herbal Hand Soap | p. 224 |
Lavender Laundry Detergent | p. 226 |
Fresh Mint Wall Wash | p. 227 |
Lavender Fabric Softener | p. 229 |
All-Natural Pet Care | p. 231 |
Herbal Dry Shampoo or Fie a-Repelling Powder | p. 233 |
Itchy Skin Rinse | p. 234 |
All-Purpose Animal Salve | p. 237 |
Peppermint & Parsley Fresh-Breath Dog Treat | p. 238 |
Nettle & Coconut Oil Vitamin Treats | p. 241 |
Resources | p. 242 |
Acknowledgments | p. 245 |
About the Author | p. 246 |
Index | p. 247 |