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    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil: Over 400+ Homemade Recipes for Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath & Body Products
    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil: Over 400+ Homemade Recipes for Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath & Body Products
    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil: Over 400+ Homemade Recipes for Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath & Body Products
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    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil: Over 400+ Homemade Recipes for Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath & Body Products

    By Rebecca Park Totilo

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    Looking for that perfect all-natural aromatherapy bath product? One that will keep your skin looking great, is appealing to smell, has actual therapeutic benefits, and doesn't break the bank? Well, here it is! Sweep aside all those harmful chemically-based cosmetics and make your own organic bath and body products at home with the magic of potent essential oils! In this book, you'll find a luxurious array of over 400 Eco-friendly recipes for skin care and hair care such as Exotic Patchouli Massage Oil, Zesty Banana-Lemon Foot Cream and Jasmine Bath Bombs filled with breathtaking fragrances and soothing, rich organic ingredients satisfying you head to toe.

    ✔ Designed with the naturalist in mind, each formula draws from essential oils' well-known skin rejuvenating effects, showing you how to best care for your unique skin and hair type using all-natural botanicals.

    ✔ Included you'll find helpful tips and customizable recipes - all with step-by-step instructions - so you can have the confidence knowing which essential oil to use and how much when creating your own body scrub, lip butter, or lotion bar!

    ✔ Discover how easy it is to make bath treats like fragrant shower gels, dreamy bubble baths, luscious creams and lotions, deep cleansing masks and facials for literally pennies using only a few essential oils and ingredients from your own kitchen with Organic Beauty with Essential Oil.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRebecca Park Totilo
    Release dateDec 5, 2014
    ISBN9780982726471
    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil: Over 400+ Homemade Recipes for Natural Skin Care, Hair Care and Bath & Body Products
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    Rebecca Park Totilo

    Rebecca Park Totilo is an award-winning published author of over 55 books, including “Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil," “Organic Beauty With Essential Oil," and "Heal With Essential Oil." Her credits include working as a contributor writer on two best-selling series ("Quiet Moments with God" and “Stories for the Teen’s Heart”) which sold over one million and five million copies respectively. She is also a freelance writer for several national magazines including Christian Parenting Today, Discipleship Journal, and Woman’s World. Rebecca's photography work has appeared in numerous national magazines such as Woman’s World, Sports Spectrum, Evangel, and Sharing the Victory. Truly, it's her grit and determination that makes her inspirational writings draw such a mass-market appeal.Rebecca is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist instructor and offers online courses on essential oils at https://aromahut.com.Rebecca has been a homeschool mom for 30 years. In addition to all this, she is the president and publisher of Rebecca at the Well Foundation, a Judeo-Christian international organization that publishes literary works that prepare the Bride for the Messiah’s return and teach believers on an international basis about the Hebrew roots of the faith. Her understanding of the Scriptures richly woven with the tapestry of the ancient Hebrew customs makes her inspirational writings truly memorable.

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      Essential oils and their use have increased in popularity over the last few years. People have been using essential oils for years, but the increased interest in holistic health and aromatherapy have kicked their use into the mainstream. Essential oils are being used for skin care, internal health, air purification, as well as treatment for medical conditons.ORGANIC BEAUTY takes the guess work out of using essential oils and shares charts and lists of the various oils and how they are best used, what oils are best for certain conditions, and how they should be combined and/or diluted. The book is broken up in to chapters related to caring for your body, face, hair, mouth, hands/nails, and feet. Each section is full of recipes with various flavors, scents, and treatments for self-care.If you are interested in making your own soaps, lip balms, scrubs, powders, and bath oils or experimenting with different oils and their health benefits, this would be a great book to start with. The recipes are all very simple to follow and use regular ingredients found in your grocery store along with the essential oils. In fact, one recipe for a facial scrub uses cat litter! Now, I'm not sure I can imagine using cat litter on my face, but it states it purge toxins and other impurities found in facial pores.I think this book assumes you are familiar with essential oils and their use. So for me, as a complete beginner and a bit confused about essential oils, I might want to do a bit more research before starting out in making my own products.This book is a great resource for anyone looking to begin making products either for your own use or for gifts. I think the first one I'd like to try making is the Mint-Chocolate Lip Balm. Who doesn't want to put mint chocolate on your lips all day long? The information gained from the research Totilo put together can help those new to essential oils find the best treatment for their needs.

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    Organic Beauty With Essential Oil - Rebecca Park Totilo

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    Organic Beauty with Essential Oil

    Copyright © 2013 by Rebecca Park Totilo

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

    Edited by Rachel Park

    Typeset by Desy S. (https://www.elance.com/s/coverbook)

    Published by Rebecca at the Well Foundation, PO Box 60044, St. Petersburg, Florida 33784.

    http://RebeccaAtTheWell.org

    No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise—without written permission of the copyright holder, except as provided by USA copyright law.

    Disclaimer Notice: The information contained in this book is intended for educational purposes only and is not meant to be a substitute for medical care or prescribe treatment for any specific health condition. Please see a qualified health care provider for medical treatment. We assume no responsibility or liability for any person or group for any loss, damage or injury resulting from the use or misuse of any information in this book. No express or implied guarantee is given regarding the effects of using any of the products described herein.

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    YOUR ESSENTIAL CARE GUIDE TO ORGANIC BEAUTY

    Why Make Your Own Bath & Body Products

    What Are Essential Oils

    How Do Essential Oils Work?

    Storage & Care for your Essential Oils

    Essential Oil Tips

    Dilution Chart

    Quick Reference Blend Chart

    Methods for Using Essential Oils on the Body

    Essential Oils for Setting the Mood

    Essential Oils for the Skin

    Best Carrier Oils for the Body

    Homemade Natural Food Coloring

    Jolly Green Food Coloring

    Berry Blue Food Coloring

    Ruby Red Food Coloring

    Mellow Yellow Food Coloring

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE BODY

    Bath Oils

    Garden Bath Oil

    Circulatory Bath Oil

    Zest Bath Oil

    Toning Oil

    Milk & Honey Bath Oil

    Lemon Twist Bath Oil

    Geranium & Olive Bath Oil

    Orange & Spearmint Bath Oil

    Arthritis Relief Bath Oil

    Backache Relief Bath Oil

    Hawaiian Bath Oil

    PMS Bath Oil

    Romance Bath Oil

    Sweet ‘N Soft Bath Oil

    Relaxing Lavender Honey Bath Oil

    Varicose Veins Bath Oil

    Flu Buster Bath Oil

    Meditation Bath Oil

    Lemongrass Skin Conditioner

    Foaming Bath Oil Balls

    Custom-Scented Bath Oil

    Bath Bombs

    Wild Citrus Garden Bath Kisses

    Mrs. Sandman’s Bath Cookies

    Energy-Boosting Bath Bombs

    Sensual Jasmine Bath Bombs

    Muffin Tin Vicks Shower Disks

    Fizzy Bath Crystals

    Custom-Scented Bath Bombs

    Bath Salts

    Tranquil Bath Salts

    Salt Glow

    Tangerine Dream Bath Salts

    Toxin Eliminator Bath

    Country Garden Bath Salts

    Glistening Winter Nights Bath Salts

    Pick Me Up Bath Salts

    Zesty Rosemary Bath Salts

    Detox Bath Salts

    Orange & Tangerine Bath Soak

    Peach Harvest Bath Salts

    Ocean Blue Bath Salts

    Spring Awakenings Bath Salts

    Aspen Dreams Bath Salts

    Autumn Peach Bath Salts

    Energizing Bath Salts

    Northern Nights Bath Salts

    Nourishing Bath Salts

    Naked Bee Bath Salts

    Gentle & Uplifting Bath Salts

    Euphoric Bath Salts

    Earth Angel Bath Crystals

    Green Earth Bath Salts

    Desert Sands Layered Bath Salts

    Balancing Bath Salts

    Basil & Lime Bath Salts

    Candy Cane Bath Salts

    Sinus Headache Bath Salts

    Stimulating Bath Salts

    Summer Breeze Bath Salts

    Buttermilk Bath Salts

    Moonlight Shadows Bath Salts

    Velvet Seduction Salt Glow

    Echoes of the Wild Body Buffer

    Chocolate Milk Bath Salts

    Custom-Scented Bath Salts

    Bubble Baths

    Flower Child Bubble Bath

    Surf’s Up Bubble Bath

    Tropical Paradise Bubble Soak

    Enchanted Forest Bubble Bath

    Rosy Red Bubbling Bath

    Sweet Dreams Bubble Bath

    Cold Season Bubble Bath

    Don’t Worry, Be Happy Bath

    Love Potion Bubble Bath

    Custom-Scented Bubble Bath

    Bath Soaps

    Busy Bee Soap

    Lemon Loofah Soap

    Lavender Citrus Soap

    Camphor & Clary Sage Soap

    Saint Patty’s Soap

    Weekend in Tijuana Soap

    Bug Off Citronella Soap

    Fat Attack Soap

    Mint & Eucalyptus Cold Cream Soap

    Creamy Rosemary Soap

    Hot Mama Cinnamon Soap

    Citrus & Calendula Soap

    Lotion Bars (Solid Bath Oil Bars)

    Creamsicle Soap

    Chamomile & Oats Soap

    Double Mint Soap

    Mama Rosa’s Cold Cream Soap

    Wild Garden Shower Soap

    Sea Salt & Pepper Soap

    Silky Smooth Bath Wash

    Soap of the Magi

    Thyme for Lemon Soap

    Basil & Bergamot Soap

    Massage Melts

    Mechanic’s Hand Cleanser

    Custom-Scented Glycerin Soap

    Custom-Scented Liquid / Gel Soap

    Milk Baths

    Rose & Honey Milk Bath

    Fields of Gold Milk Bath

    Oatmeal Milk Bath

    Soothing Lavender-Chamomile Milk Bath

    Oriental Nights Milk Bath

    Sleep Easy Tonight Bath

    Exec’s Stress Relief Milk Bath

    New Moon Milk Bath

    Tropical Paradise Milk Bath

    Cinnamon Stick Milk Bath

    Mint-Chocolate Milk Bath

    Rose & Lime Milk Bath

    Flower Power Milk Bath

    Island Escape Milk Bath

    Bohemian Mama Milk Bath

    Silk & Spice Milk Bath

    Heavenly Vanilla Milk Bath

    Summer Rose Milk Bath

    Custom-Scented Milk Bath

    Body Scrubs

    Pomegranate Body Scrub

    Ginger-Mint Body Scrub

    Orange-Vanilla Body Scrub

    Juniper-Lemon Thigh Scrub

    Brown Sugar Leg Wax

    Lavender-Rosemary Salt Scrub

    Gingerbread Molasses Body Scrub

    Olive Oil Body Polish

    Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

    Field & Sea Body Scrub

    Coffee Body Scrub

    Creamy Chocolate Body Scrub

    Lemon-Lime Salt Scrub

    Custom-Scented Body Scrub

    Body Powders

    Lavender Body Powder

    White Blossoms Dusting Powder

    Fairy Dust Powder

    Jasmine Body Powder

    Arabian Nights Bath Powder

    Sugary Spice Bath Powder

    Body Odor Dusting Powder

    Custom-Scented Bath Powder

    Body Sprays and Mists

    Falling Stars Body Mist

    Amaze Body Mist

    Citrus Blossoms Body Splash

    Cooling Summer Body Spray

    Sunburn Healing Spray

    Enchanted Body Mist

    Herb Garden Splash

    Whispering Rain Body Mist

    Custom-Scented Body Spray

    Body Lotions and Creams

    Orange-Almond Body Lotion

    Jasmine Body Lotion

    Citrus Cooler Body Lotion

    Overnight Body Lotion

    Rose & Galbanum Body Lotion

    Lavender Lotion

    Sun-Kissed Orange Lotion

    Rosemary Lotion

    Wound Skincare Lotion

    Massage Lotion Bar

    Eczema Cream

    Exquisite Refrigerated Lotion Bar

    Psoriasis Relief Cream

    Rose-Geranium Floral Cream

    Milk & Honey Cleansing Cream

    Jojoba-Aloe Vera Moisturizing Cream

    Peppermint-Wheat Germ Stimulating Cream

    Outdoor Lotion

    Insect Repellant Cream

    Bug Off Lotion Bar

    Olive Oil Shaving Cream

    Stick Deodorant

    Un-Petroleum Jelly (Homemade Vaseline)

    Custom-Scented Body Lotion

    Massage Oils

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE FACE

    Six Steps to Facial Care

    Facial Scrubs

    Honey Wheat Facial Scrub

    Lemon-Lime Facial Scrub

    Patchouli-Grapefruit Facial Scrub

    Yogurt-Walnut Facial Scrub

    Oatmeal-Almond Exfoliating Facial Scrub

    Soothing Strawberry-Banana Scrub

    Raw Sugar Scrub

    Deep Cleansing Cat Litter Facial Scrub

    Rosewood Exfoliating Facial Scrub

    Custom-Scented Facial Scrub

    Masks and Facials

    Mask for Normal Skin

    Mask for Dry Skin

    Mask for Oily Skin

    Mask for Sensitive Skin

    Mask for Mature / Aging Skin

    Strawberries & Cream Facial Mask

    Brewer’s Yeast Facial Mask

    Peas & Carrots Facial Mask

    Egg Yolk & Honey Facial Mask

    Egg Whites & Lemon Facial Mask

    Apricot & Cream Facial Mask

    Apple & Honey Facial Mask

    Potato & Tomato Facial Mask

    Turmeric Facial Mask

    Grapefruit Facial Mask

    Avocado & Carrot Facial Mask

    Yogurt & Bentonite Clay Mask

    Swamp Queen Facial Mask

    Firming Peach Facial

    Lemongrass & Geranium Skin Facial

    Summer Sun Soother Facial

    Cucumber-Yogurt Facial

    Rose Petal Steam Facial

    Peppermint & Rosemary Steam Facial

    Silky Smooth Facial Wash

    Custom-Scented Facial Mask

    Facial Creams

    Mayonnaise Facial Cream

    Rose Rejuvenating Cream

    Sagging Skin Night Formula

    Anti-Wrinkle Cream

    Rosewater Night Cream

    Lemon Cleansing Cream

    Peppermint Cleansing Cream

    Cleansing Cold Cream

    Sweet Orange Wrinkle Oil

    Zit Zapper Acne Treatment

    Pond’s Custom-Scented Cold Cream

    Custom-Scented Cold Cream

    Facial Toners and Astringents

    Normal to Oily Skin Toner

    Normal to Sensitive Skin Toner

    Normal to Dry Skin Toner

    Zesty Mint Skin Toner

    Lavender Apple Facial Toner

    Tea Tree Acne Toner

    Lemony Lavender Toner

    Autumn Breeze Skin Toner

    Spring Chicken Skin Toner

    Endless Summer Skin Toner

    Lavender-Geranium Toner

    Chamomile-Spearmint Astringent

    Lemongrass Astringent

    Sage Astringent

    Cucumber-Rose Refresher

    Tropical Fruit Punch Refresher

    Rosewater Rinse

    Aloe Gel for Congested & Inflamed Skin

    Peppermint Splash

    Herbal Face Steam

    Custom-Scented Facial Toner

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE HAIR

    Shampoos and Shower Gels

    Raspberry Vanilla Shower Gel

    Rosemary Citrus Shower Gel

    Margaritaville Shower Gel

    Sensual Jasmine Shower Gel

    Orient Express Bath Gel

    Tangerine Body Wash

    Fairy Dust Glitter Gel

    Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask

    Egg & Olive Oil Hair Mask

    Peppermint Shampoo

    Urban Alternative Shampoo

    Chamomile Fields Shampoo

    Soapwort Shampoo

    Clarifying Shampoo

    Hair Growth / Repair Shampoo

    Rosemary-Geranium Hair Care Shampoo

    Hot Oil Treatment

    Custom-Scented Shower Gel

    Custom-Scented Shampoo

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE MOUTH

    All Natural Toothpaste

    Old-Fashioned Tooth Powder

    Sparkling Tooth Powder

    Ultra Bright Toothpaste

    Lemon Clove Tooth Cleanser

    Vanilla & Rose Geranium Toothpaste

    Alcohol-Free Rosemary-Mint Mouthwash

    Spearmint-Aloe Mouthwash

    Alcohol-Free Anise Mouthwash

    Peppermint & Thyme Mouthwash

    Cinn-A-Mint Mouthwash

    Anti-Plaque Mouthwash

    Custom-Scented Mouthwash

    Lip Balms and Glosses

    Orange-Mango Lip Butter

    Zesty Lime Lip Balm

    Mint-Chocolate Lip Balm

    Hemp Oil Lip Balm

    Sweet Almond Lip Gloss

    Cold Sore Relief Balm

    Grapefruit Lip Balm

    Red Hot Lip Scrub

    Lemon Coconut Lip Balm

    Cool Mint Lip Balm

    Creamy Vanilla Lip Butter

    Luscious Lavender Lip Balm

    Pink Petal Lip Balm

    Apricot-Orange Lip Balm

    Custom Lip Balm

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE HANDS AND NAILS

    Weak Nail Strengthening Oil

    Whitening Nail Scrub

    Sweet ‘N Sour Nail Growth Oil

    Stimulating Nail Growth Rub

    Rose Cuticle Oil

    Lemon Citrus Soak

    Simple Olive Cuticle Oil

    Tea Tree Cuticle Oil

    Anti-Aging Cuticle Oil

    Healing Cuticle Oil

    Nail Butter

    Lady’s Mantle Hand Lotion

    Honey-Rosewater Hand Lotion

    Heavy Duty Gardeners’ Hand Cream

    Summer Fields Hand Cream

    Honey-Almond Cleansing Cream

    Soy Wax Hand Treatment

    Custom-Scented Nail & Cuticle Oil

    Custom-Scented Hand Cream

    Essential Oils for the Hands and Feet

    Home Salon Manicure

    ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE FEET

    Beach Sand Foot Scrub

    Aloe-Oatmeal Foot Scrub

    Brown Sugar Exfoliating Foot Scrub

    Sea Salt Foot Scrub

    Soothing Cracked Feet Mask

    Citrus Foot Massage Bar

    Energizing Foot Lotion

    Banana Foot Cream

    Strawberry-Almond Foot Cream

    Cool Ginger Foot Powder

    Happy Feet Powder

    Peppermint Foot Massage Oil

    Killer Anti-Fungal Oil

    Sage Deodorizing Foot Powder

    Lemon Foot Soak

    Mustard Foot Bath

    Sage Foot Bath

    Tea Tree & Lavender Foot Fungus Soak

    Custom-Scented Foot Powder

    Custom-Scented Foot Scrub

    Feet Care Tips

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    iStock_000019941596Large.jpgYour Essential Care Guide to Organic Beautydingbat

    Every year, Americans spend nearly 50 billion dollars on cosmetic products. The beauty and skin care industry is definitely big business. This includes everything from soaps and gels we use everyday to acne treatments, anti-aging skin products, deodorants, and moisturizers. Each and every year, thousands of new treatments are created and brought to the market, promising to reduce the appearance of aging or energize your body, mind and spirit. There seems to be no end in sight. Unfortunately though, many of these products don’t always live up to those promises, simply because man-made ingredients don’t possess the same healing properties that nature provides from plants and resins, namely essential oils. In fact, many of the ingredients found in commercial products are dangerous to your health.

    We tend to think of our skin, our body’s largest organ, as a barrier—keeping environmental toxins from entering our body, protecting us in the winter from the effects of cold, and guarding us in the summer from the ravages of the UV rays of the sun. But it’s actually more like a sponge, soaking up everything it comes in contact with.

    When you put cosmetics on your skin that are less than healthy—even toxic—all the potentially toxic ingredients are soaked directly into your skin and your system. Surely there must be a better way to make you look and feel better without putting your health on the line everyday! While having healthy skin is far more important than we realize, few of us pay much attention to the commercial products we use to cleanse and moisturize with.

    Of course, there’s nothing wrong with striving to look as attractive as you can. But at what price are we, as a society, paying for this quest for beauty and youthfulness? According to some health experts, our skin is attacked and stressed every day, being barraged by the myriad of substances we use to clean and repair it, most of which is performed in the name of beauty. Clearly, more than beauty is at stake! As it turns out, the price could very well be our health. Consider this: we’re putting substances on our skin that we would never dream of eating.

    Are you aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a list that contains some 10,000 cosmetic and skin care ingredients that you can find right now in your bathroom? Most of us take for granted that these products are safe. But more than a whopping 90% of them have never been tested for safety, by the FDA, nor by any other publically accountable institution. In contrast, the European Union has already banned more than 1,000 ingredients used in personal and skin care products. The FDA has only banned ten!

    For example, many cosmetics and skin care products such as soap contain a substance called parabens, a fairly common additive that penetrates the skin. Once parabens get into your body, they stay there and slowly damage your system. The FDA estimates that this class of chemical is the most widely used family of preservatives in cosmetics today and is found in 13,200 skin care ingredients. And if you think that the products you’re using are parabens-free because they’re labeled organic, think again. Parabens have raised their ugly heads there too. Take a quick look now at the products you are using in your bathroom. Read the labels on your sham­poos, your makeup and hair care products, your moisturizers, and even your shaving products. Look for prefixes before this word, like methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl. These are all types of parabens.

    So, just how dangerous could this chemical preservative be? Parabens are linked to a greater risk of breast cancer in women. These substances soak into your skin, linger in your body and then settle into the breast tissue, according to the Women’s Community Cancer Project of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Once they’re in your system, parabens begin what’s called estrogenic activity. This means they mimic the hormone estrogen and are believed to stimulate breast cancer activity. In a nutshell, the parabens actually fool your body into thinking there’s more estrogen present than there really is. In the process, they raise your risk of breast cancer.

    So, if brands labeled as natural have this dangerous substance lurking inside, how do you avoid this and other potentially dangerous synthetic ingredients? You could become a diligent label reader, but you’d no doubt find there are very few products on the shelves today that are completely natural—despite the advertising hype surrounding them. So how do you avoid these products? The answer is simple: by making your own skin care treatments.

    Why Make Your Own Bath & Body Products

    There are two reasons for creating your own bath and body products with essential oils to pamper your skin—and believe me you really will feel a wondrous difference from the commercially produced items you’ve been using!

    The first is having peace of mind knowing what is in the products you are using. The products you’ll be making call for all-natural ingredients. In fact, many of the ingredients can be found right in your kitchen. This ensures your bath products don’t contain any of the harmful and toxic ingredients store-bought pro­ducts contain, while saving you loads of money. You get to choose which ingredients you want to add—depending on what you have on hand, the possibilities are endless!

    But there’s a second reason. All commercially derived products containing these complex substances that sound beneficial to your skin such as antioxidants, proteins, vitamins, enzymes, and phyto­chemicals, are duplicated synthetically. This means they are far less effective than the natural versions. Think of it as taking vitamins versus eating healthy. It’s always better to have a good, healthy diet than to rely solely on vitamin tablets—especially synthetic vitamins—for your nourishment.

    Ask any professional Aromatherapist and she’ll tell you the same thing. The chemical constituents found in essential oils actually work in harmony with your body and have an amazing ability to rejuvenate your skin, unlike synthetics. Essential oil-based treatments are far more effective than the ones the cosmetic companies churn out.

    By making your own natural skin care products from the recipes in this book, you will no longer be endangering your health and will still be able to get the results you see advertised on television and in magazines such as:

    Hasten collagen production

    Improve your skin’s moisture content

    Boost your skin’s ability to protect you from environmental toxins

    Reduce the effects of free radicals that can damage your skin

    Encourage and stimulate the renewal and repair of your skin cells

    And, best of all, it doesn’t take much time or any fancy equipment. So, where do you start?

    This book is a compilation of some of the easiest and most effective skin care therapies around. The recipes are easy to create and all come with years of proven use. Many of these formulas have been handed down for generations from grandmother to mother to daughter. Other recipes were created by professional Aromatherapists who have studied for years and used their knowledge in formulating the most effective remedies for skin care.

    You will find recipes for facial scrubs, masks, bath salts, lip balms, body lotions, bath bombs, body oils, body powders, sprays, bubble bath and more! Once you become experienced in creating these easy treatments, you may want to experiment with different essential oils to find the perfect proportions for your personal skin type. This way, your skin can receive the optimum beneficial effects possible.

    iStock_000019528122Large.jpgWhat Are Essential Oilsdingbat

    Essential oils are vital, aromatic fluids distilled from a plant’s leaves,

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