Synopses & Reviews
Can't afford a week at a spa? Now you can recreate the same soothing spa atmosphere and pamper yourself from head to toe with the luxurious, yet easy-to-follow recipes in The Herbal Home Spa.
Virtually every page is packed with recipes for all-natural personal care products that are healthier, less expensive, and often more effective than those pricey items in spas and salons. You'll also learn how to combine several recipes for an all-day spa treatment, or incorporate individual treatments into your daily, weekly, and monthly routines.
These easy-to-make recipes include facial steams, scrubs, masks, and lip balms; massage oils, baths, rubs, and wraps; hand, nail, and foot treatments; and shampoos, dyes, and conditioners. Includes bathing rituals and massage techniques.
Synopsis
Create naturally sumptuous personal-care products to pamper every part of your body. Master herbalist Greta Breedlove presents easy-to-follow recipes for making your own masks, rubs, and lotions that rival those found at high-end spas and specialty shops. Harness the properties of natural herbs to create unique products that soothe your body, smell lovely, and are free from any harsh ingredients. With a potpourri of shampoos, body scrubs, oils, and more, The Herbal Home Spa will have you feeling good from head to toe.
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Synopsis
Now you can create sumptuous personal care products rivaling those found at exclusive spas and specialty shops with the easy-to-follow recipes found in this unique volume.
Virtually every page is packed with one-of-a-kind recipes for pampering every part of your body, from head to toe, including:
-- Gentle herbal shampoos, colorings, and conditioners
-- Refreshing facial steams, scrubs, masks, and creams
-- Invigorating massage oils and body wraps
-- All-natural herbal hand, nail, and foot treatments
-- Soothing treatments for tired eyes and crow's feet
About the Author
Herbal writer Greta Breedlove is the owner and instructor of Greta's Garden Herb School in East Chatham, New York, where she teaches herbal education, holds workshops, classes and apprenticeships, and also resides. She has received her education at Peace Theological Seminary, the University of Santa Monica and White Lotus Foundation, all of California, as well as attending the Green Terrestrial Herbal School and Cornell University in New York. In addition to writing the popular Storey title, The Herbal Home Spa, Greta has been an herbal instructor at several colleges, camps and garden clubs, like Berkshire Community College, Red Mill School, Hudson Valley Community College and the Bershire Botanical Gardens, to name just a few. She has also been the director of the Abode Herb Garden in New Lebanon, New York, where she managed all aspects of the business, including supervising staff, herbal education and programs.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Natural Approach to a Beautiful Body
Chapter 2: A Guide to Knowing and Selecting Natural Ingredients
Chapter 3: Getting Set Up to Make and Enjoy Your Spa Treatments
Chapter 4: Herbs for the Hair and Scalp
Chapter 5: Herbal Rituals for a Beautiful Face and Neck
Chapter 6: Herbal Massage
Chapter 7: Herbal Body Wraps and Skin Treatments
Chapter 8: Herbal Bathing Rituals
Chapter 9: Herbs for the Feet and Hands
Chapter 10: Herbal Hygiene
Chapter 11: Skin Care for Sun Worshippers
Chapter 12: Putting It All Together
Resources
Bibliography
Appendix
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