50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself [Paperback]

Stephanie Tourles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 1999

Contains recipes, tips, techniques, and ideas for giving your body and mind the care they deserve. Licensed esthetician Stephanie Tourles offers suggestions for relieving stress, promoting relaxation, and beautifying every part of the body. Tourles is the author of Storey's best-seller The Herbal Body Book.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

"Don't think of pampering yourself as decadence or forbidden pleasure," writes Stephanie Tourles. "Think of it as a way to preserve your sanity in an insanely paced world." 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself is filled with little things you can do to give yourself some time to unwind, treat yourself to little pleasures, and feel better about yourself. You're encouraged to relax over a cup of herb tea (several recipes included), go out for morning exercise, and laugh. Most of the tips are beauty and body-pampering ideas using herbs, essential oils, and other natural ingredients. You'll give yourself facials; soak, scrub, and splash your body; stretch and massage your feet; and take milk baths. Though some of the tips are quick fixes, many take a lot of preparation. You make your own skin cleanser out of oatmeal, sunflower seeds, almond meal, and flower petals, for example. Or make a "Zucchini Zit Zapper" skin-healing mask from zucchini and oatmeal, or homemade mayonnaise to moisturize dry hair. If you're spending too little time on yourself, 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself will help get you back on track, with plenty of creative ideas for giving yourself the gift of self-pampering. --Joan Price

From the Back Cover

Go ahead -- take a moment to indulge yourself!

You've got the boss, the family, the home, the car, and the pets covered -- so who's looking after you? With these easy, inspiring ideas and simple recipes you'll learn how to integrate much-needed moments of nourishment, relaxation, and rejuvenation into your everyday life.

Get Steamed with herbal facial formulas to cleanse, soothe, and tone

Use Aromatherapy to Relax or Recharge in the bath

Soothe Your Soles with a therapeutic foot massage

Harness the Power of Your Shower to moisturize skin, relieve stress, and ease aches and pains

Make Your Bedroom a Haven through personalized decorating and arrangements

Follow the Tips for Luscious Lips to keep your mouth soft, plump, and kissable

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; Worn Condition edition (January 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580172105
• ISBN-13: 978-1580172103
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephanie Tourles is a licensed holistic esthetician in both Massachusetts and Maine, with over 20 years experience. Trained in western-style herbalism, she specializes in the use of herbs as they pertain to skin, hair, nail, and foot care and regularly creates herbal cosmetics and treatments for her clients and friends. She is also a certified aromatherapist, with extensive training in the nutritional sciences, and is the author of several books on natural body care including The Herbal Body Book, Naturally Healthy Skin, and Natural Foot Care. Stephanie resides in Orland, Maine with her husband and pets, and spends her spare time hiking, organic gardening, and cooking.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a wonderful read, July 28, 2000

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Pamela Stone - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself (Paperback)

At times we all need a little pampering and relaxation. One of the first things Stephanie Tourles book 50 SIMPLE WAYS TO PAMPER YOURSELF points out is the need to realize our bodies can only take so much. Our lives are so stress filled these days, we need to be able to release that stress or our bodies will go haywire. When we even think about taking time for ourselves we feel guilty, well, Ms. Tourles tells us to forget the guilt and relax because it well help to make us calmer, better people if we do.

Did you know that stress restricts blood flow to the skin preventing moisture and nutrients from getting where they need to go? Or that stress promotes the production of the male hormone testosterone, which stimulates oil production that in turn promotes pimple formation and clogged pores? Stephanie Tourles tells us that lowering our stress level will dramatically improve the texture and condition of our skin.

Ms. Tourles doesn't just fill her feminine readers in on all the information they need to know to help them understand why they should take the time to pamper themselves; she also gives us ways to do it.

Such as: Use aromatherapy to relax and recharge in the bath. Get steamed with an herbal facial, which will leave your face clean and toned. She offers a list of 10 top healing foods and ideas on how to nourish your hair.

I chose this one to review because I needed it. It's a fascinating read full of wonderful ideas; I did not find anything that sound ridiculous or extreme. Get the book for the wonderful ways to pamper yourself. Throw away all the guilt and go for it, you will be so glad you did, and you will also have a more productive life.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful, January 16, 2004

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Sara Swihart (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself (Paperback)

I thought this book was a neat idea and decided to order it. I'm really glad that I did. Each of the 50 ways to pamper yourself is only a few (2-3) pages long, so you can read it in a few minutes.

My favorite is #50. "Words of Wisdom" It is full of little tips you can do for yourself. "Trust yourself." "Stop blaming yourself and others." "Ask for hugs from those you love." It also has a list of 7 self-affirmations like "I can do anything I set my mind to."

This book is just full of little tricks to perk you up after a bad day!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relax!, December 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself (Paperback)

I thought that this book was well writen. It is very informative. It gives a lot of ways to relax, enjoy and pamper yourself. I think that the suggestions to heath and beaty are very good considering our society today. I would deffinetly recommend this book to others especially if they need to destress and relax.