Botanical Skin Care Recipe Book

Wow! This book is such a joy to read, there are beautiful illustrations on every page and the recipes are inspiring and approachable. I have been making my own soaps and cosmetics for a year now and am excited to make recipes from this book, it’s the best assortment that I’ve seen and it has variations of recipes from some of my favorite soap recipe sources! (Rosemary Gladstar, Jan Berry, Kelly Cable)

Wife had this on her Christmas wish list. She’s enjoying finding new skin care recipes.

I love this book so much. It has lots of helpful information, that is so easy to understand. With beautiful floral art on every page. I had to buy one for my cousin because she was obsessed with it. And now buying another one for a friend! Works for a great gift. I definitely recommend!

Love this book and love the recipes it has too.

The book it’s beautiful. I feel like a fairy reading about herbal beauty when I’m reading this book! It is gorgeous. Easy to read and catchy, will make you want to keep reading & learning how to make your own beauty products but in a natural & healthy way!!! I truly dislike the beauty industry, and how much they try to sell us all “this magical” creams/shampoos etc. Influencers advertising the products that are full of chemicals and bad for our healths just for their own convenience $$$. So I am learning about herbalism and I came a cross a Herbalist youtuber that recommended this book and I ran to purchase it so definitely worth it!

This book is amazing. So many great recipes and ideas in such a beautiful format. I can’t wait to start making stuff.

It is a beautiful book. Would be a great gift for someone wanting to make their own skin care products. However, there are too many allergens in the recipes for us. If you are allergic to shea, argan, sesame, nuts, coconut or soy (which can be cross reactive jojoba). Vegetables glycerin is usually made with palm, coconut or soy…. This may not be the book for you.

The book is great, it has a lot of good information.

En fait, les recettes de ce livre sont obsolètes. On sait désormais que le savon de Castille ne convient pas comme ingrédient dans un shampoing car son pH est beaucoup trop élevé pour les cheveux. Les déodorants à base de bicarbonate de soude peuvent provoquer des irritations gênantes chez de nombreuses personnes. Il existe désormais de nombreuses alternatives. Les crèmes sont fabriquées à partir de cire d’abeille et la cire d’abeille n’est pas un émulsifiant. Une crème contient toujours de l'eau ou un hydrolat, sinon ce n'est pas « officiellement » une crème. Des erreurs sont également commises ici. La conservation est dite « facultative » ce qui n'est pas fait si vous réalisez une crème à base d'eau. Placer les produits au réfrigérateur n'offre pas une protection suffisante pour éviter la formation de moisissures. Les lotions sont composées à près de 100 % d’huiles ou de graisses, ce qui les rend très lourdes. Parfois, dans les recettes qui ne contiennent pas d'eau, il est néanmoins recommandé (« facultatif ») d'utiliser un conservateur, ce qui n'est pas nécessaire. La plupart des recettes proviennent d'autres sources. Les auteurs sont crédités, mais j'espère qu'ils ont également obtenu l'autorisation des auteurs. Le livre a l'air très joli, avec de beaux dessins.

Whilst it has lots of nice sounding recipes, it doesnt use precise formulae and some of the chemistry in the recipes seems incorrect. Overall the book misses out key information and details on how to use preservatives and emulsifiers correctly and doesnt explain the chemistry of how certain ingredients blend. This book seems designed mainly for recipes that need using straight away o that need to be kept in the fridge, and does not focus on products that need to be stored for a long time.

Great book, very informative. Lots for good recipes.

I'm disappointed with the lack of scientific wholistic knowledge that should guide a reader throughout this field of diy sustainability healing subject! It's so High School Level, I wanted and expected it to be more sophisticated !

Amé la forma como está diseñado, el contenido de calidad y la redacción. Las recetas geniales. Muy recomendable para principiantes en el mundo de cosmética natural.