For more than a decade, author Margaret Dinsdale developed and distributed her own line of natural skin-care products. In Skin Deep , she enthusiastically shares her simple secrets for healthy skin... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This book contains a list of the most commonly used herbs in home cosmetic making and their properties. In addition, it tells you the best method for extracting those properties for use in your products. There is also an informative section on essential oils. Simple, easy to follow recipes for toners, astringents, liquid soap, cremes, lotions, hair conditioning rinses, body powders, and more. Best of all, these recipes contain no synthetic ingredients or preservatives. If you want pure, safe skin care, this book is a must-have. As other reviewers have noted, it is for beginners, but the end results are first-rate and most are superior to the products I've made using other books.
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