[.ca] The Herbal Home Spa: Naturally Refreshing Wraps, Rubs, ... (ISBN 1580170056)

beautifully aging sensitive skin:
My skin is very sensitive and I am 56 years old. The facial steam is one of my favorites. The ingredients are easy to get at my health food store and are beautiful dried flowers, etc. I make and use the steam in a big pot and reheat it and use it the next 2 days before composting it. Do this especially before a big event. My skin looks so much better. The steam is such an easy, pretty gift to make. I bought 12 books to give as gifts and they are gone, so quickly. My co-workers were talking about going to a spa for a seaweed wrap at mucho bucks. I brought in my last copy of the book for them to see the recipes instead. For a special party, get together to pamper yourselves. Thank you Greta for opening up the opportunity to so easily age gracefully.

Pretty basic, but with some useful ideas.:
I got this book from the library to check it out first. I'm an experienced herbalist looking for more ideas to add to my creams, lotions, soaps, and cosmetics. I go hard core, and make everything from scratch, with my primary interest in products that can be given away or sold. This book focuses on only the most basic styles of creams, with very few ingredients, so I was able to glean several new additions to my formulae, but not much. The shampoo for example was based on a purchased castile soap, which always requires rinsing with vineger after to clear the residue from the hair, although the authoress doesn't state that. The conditioner is from scratch, however. The emphasis here is on your own personal care, so most recipes are based on whole foods prepared fresh, and have to be used within a few hours or days. They are traditional and modern recipes, with serious healing and beauty power, and with very few exotic ingredients. You should be able to see results instantly. My favourite part of the book was the wonderful illustrations featuring the proper applications of creams to minimize wrinkles and stimulate facial renewal, foot and body massage, how to make and apply wraps and other spa proceedures. This will not be my primary resource, but I'm going to buy it and add it to my collection.

spas to \ocostly\c:
This book is great for pampering your self instead of spending all that money at a spa. Also great for gift giving. I'd rather make my own gifts, it is more personal.

Book is excellent if you follow instructions...:
There is nothing wrong with using the products in this book if you make one serving per use. If produced at this rate, you won't have to worry about bacteria. All of the ingredients are fresh and easy to combine, which is the whole point. The alcohol is used as an astringent which means you will need a moisturizer right after. All in all, this book was well written, easy to understand and worth the money. I buy books on a regular basis and would like to leave word of advice. All books aren't going to please everyone but if there are more good reviews than bad, it's generally worth giving a try and vice versa. Buy the book. You have nothing to lose, really.

a great herbal book:
I absolutely loved this book! I had an indian friend and she was forever talking about the natural herbal way to maintain out skin is the best way to stay young... she suggested this book. I immediately bought it from a local bookseller. All the recipes are easy-to-make and they didn't sting like some herbs I had used (I have extremely sensitive skin). I'd give the book a full 5+!