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Making Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize & Nourish Your Skin (Paperback)

by Donna Maria (Author)
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A reader's guide to creating exciting, inventive, and unique cosmetics and body-care products using all-natural ingredients and the power of aromatherapy. Includes an overview of aromatherapy, techniques used to extract aromatic plant materials, tips on creating unique and personal creams and lotions, and a full complement of inspirational recipes.


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Create Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions for Radiant Skin in Five Easy Steps! Enter the world of aromatherapy creams and lotions with Donna Maria, and learn how easy it is to craft natural skin-care products that rival those found at the most exclusive department stores and salons. With a simple five-step method you can create personalized facial creams, body rubs, moisturizers, lip balms, and more with all-natural ingredients -- including some of the world's most exotic aromatic oils. Free yourself from synthetic substances, experience the pleasure of homemade lotions, and preserve and protect your skin. Donna Maria reveals her secret formulas for creating light, nourishing creams that will revitalize your skin and promote a healthier, younger-looking complexion from head to toe!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting recipes, but..., Jun 16 2004
By Margaret Jackson (Montreal, Quebec, CANADA) - See all my reviews
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As the owner of a home-based Bath and Body Products business, I am always on the look out for new recipes to try, adapt, etc. Although there are some fabulous sounding recipes in this book, the use of hydrosols, Sea Berry and Rose Hip Seed Co2 (had never heard of them before, ever) make them way too complicated and expensive for someone who just wants to learn how to put together some simple cosmetics at home. Some of the ingredients, waxes in particular, I'd never even heard of. Perhaps someone living in the U.S. would have an easier time acquiring the "exotics," but my excellent Canadian suppliers do not sell them. I also am not keen on her use of Borax in recipes as it can be a sensitizer for some people and there are gentler preservatives on the market one can use. I can't say I'm completely disappointed, but a strong word of caution to those thinking that they'll find easy "first timer" recipes in here -- they won't.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Some New and Wondrful Recipes, April 16 2004
By Babushka (Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
I've read dozens of books over the years that use the same types of natural ingredients. Donna Maria has uncovered and made available the newest aromatheraputic technologies for the home nuetricutical maker. Some folks have had trouble locating ingredients perhaps like CO2 extracts, hydrosols, and waxes. In the years since the book was first published, these ingredients flourish on the internet...there's not one I haven't been able to find. I'm so excited to have a new direction to experiment with for facial and body preparations.

The book is presented in several sections. The first section details useful essential oils and extracts(like Sea Buckthorn Berry), many nutritious plant oils(like Tamanu Oil), and finally emulsifying and thickening agents (like Vegatable Emulsifying Wax).

Then come the recipes. The first recipes are for creams and lotions. These recipes appear to be Donna Maria's favorite. The only trouble I had with the thickened creations was the addition of some not so natural emulsifying ingredients I would choose not use (such as Vegatable Emulsifying Wax). I would however use the beeswax formulas. Donna Maria states herself that "as much as the addition of these ingredients increase the aesthetic appeal of a product, it does nothing to treat the skin." Thus the next section:

Skin Elixers. Wonderfully nutritious aromatheraputic concoctions to feed your skin and psyche. These are the 50/50 oil and water recipes. How can you resist recipes like "Dry Skin Sundae" and "Dew Drop"? This is my favorite section, even though there were more recipes for dry skin than my oilier skin.

And as wonderful as the elixers are, there's more. The final section covers Aromatic Beauty Foods. The fruit-on-your-face kind of recipes with ingredients like Soapwort Root, Clays, EOs, Honey, Mango, Oats, Hydrosols...the list goes on.

This is my new favorite skin care recipe book... I like to try the newest ingredients that research is bearing out to be greatly beneficial for the skin. Even health-food store brands can't begin to touch the quality of these elixers. Be good to yourself and "Feed Your Skin".

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2.0 out of 5 stars Regret buying, Mar 2 2004
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This book is not for a novice. I have been making soap for family and friends and I have quite an array of fixed and essential oils but I find many of the key ingredients are hard to find or are very expensive. She uses absolutes, hydrosals, and expensive essential oils like roman chamomile.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money or are new to making homemade cosmetics, do not buy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
I don't understand how anyone interested in cosmetics wouldn't love this book. It was delightful, and so informative! Read more
Published on Dec 28 2003 by Rosie

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative to a degree
Donna Maria's book was fairly informative as to properties of various ingredients she uses in lotion making, but I concur with all other reviewers who said it was frustrating... Read more
Published on Oct 19 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars not realistic
I found the formulas to be too exotic. Most of the ingredients are very expensive. I was also dissapointed that natural preservatives were not discussed. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2003 by Stephanie Barron

4.0 out of 5 stars Making Aromatherapy creams and lotions
I really enjoyed the book. I found that the book was explained in logical sequence with plenty of background information as to why you will use one oil over another depending on... Read more
Published on Feb 10 2003 by Debra L.

1.0 out of 5 stars what demographic is this book for?
I have access to a portion of the ingredients these recipes call for, but I have to work my [rear] off searching for them, then mail-ordering them, then trying to not faint at my... Read more
Published on Jul 29 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book out there for making cremes and lotions.
I loved this book. I'm a soapmaker and sell at Farmer's Markets. I like to provide my customers with other things then soap.

This book is full of no fail recipes. Read more

Published on April 13 2002 by Susan Weiss

3.0 out of 5 stars Who is this book written for?
Interested in making my own skin care products, possibly starting my own business, I purchased this book (and a few others) to get some background. Read more
Published on April 9 2002 by Leah M. Czechowicz

2.0 out of 5 stars Impractical for all but the most avid home cosmetic maker
It took me less than an hour after receiving this book to realize that most of the cream and lotion recipes are impractical for me to do. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2002

2.0 out of 5 stars Anticipation turned to Frustration:
A well written book that I specially ordered after briefly looking through a copy. When I received the book anticipation turned to frustration as I read recipe after recipe that... Read more
Published on Dec 23 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Anticipation turned to Frustration:
A well written book that I specially ordered after briefly looking through a copy. When I received the book anticipation turned to frustration as I read recipe after recipe that... Read more
Published on Dec 23 2001

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