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Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Bodycare for Every Body [Paperback]

Dina Falconi , Alan McKnight , David Goldbeck
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

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Book Description

October 1, 1997 1886101043 978-1886101043
A master herbalist's guide to natural personal care. Unlike conventional makeup-coverups, Dina's unique approach nurtures natural beauty and health. Chapters devoted exclusively to women, and also to the bodycare needs of men, teens, babies, and elders. Natural first aid, too. Includes 450 innovative formulas for essential products for face, skin, hair, hands, feet, mouth, and teeth -- more than a hundred of which can be made from basic household staples. Many recipes using healing herbs and aromatherapy. 256 pages, recycled paper/vegetable ink, illustrated, paperback.

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This book transcends the ordinary to the scented world of herbs so you can look and feel your best. -- Susun S. Weed, author, Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way

From the Author

I love introducing people to the art and science of home-crafted body care products. There are so many rewards: Most people rejoice in the new feelings of health and radiance they experience after using formulations made from healing and aromatic herbs. Some simply like the process of creating items for themselves and others that they thought had to be purchased ready-made. Others appreciate the fantastic financial savings. Then there are those who are taken with the minimal impact they are having on the environment. No matter what the motivations, the result is the same - an improvement in individual and planetary health.

Natural body care products, in contrast to commercial ones, are based on the philosophy of working in partnership with nature to support and nurture the body throughout its life cycle. The idea is to start with simple, pure ingredients that are as close to their natural state as possible. These are then combined according to their specific actions into formulas that enable the body to gently soothe, nourish and heal itself.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 241 pages
  • Publisher: Ceres Press (October 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1886101043
  • ISBN-13: 978-1886101043
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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146 of 146 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A HEAVENLY Book May 1, 2003
Format:Paperback
This book is AWESOME! It is one of the better books I've read on the subject of natural skin/hair/body care with homemade products.

It's very informative,very well organized according to sections (Face Care, Body Care, Mouth Care, Hair Care, Healing Salves and Balms)with special attention given to men, women and different life stages. It's very thorogh.

Dina Falconi provides countless recipes for creams, oils, balms and lotions as well as what those products can do for you and for whom they're most useful (i.e. mature/dry skin etc.)

Not only are recipes provided, but basic recipes for salves and creams are also provided so you can incorporate oils, butters and waxes that you particularly like. Say you don't want to make a beeswax and canola oil based lip balm (which is one of the recipes) you can flip to the back of the book and learn the proper oil/wax proportions for balms and you can try something else instead.

Falconi also explains the benefits of certain essential oils, herbs, butters and oils which is also very beneficial to those just beginning to make personal care products.

A great book!

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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it ten stars if I could! June 18, 2002
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Like one of the other reviewers, I have suffered for years from eczema. Reading that the other reviewer's eczema improved after consistent use of the recipes in the book, I decided to purchase it. What a huge improvement! My hands used to get literally raw looking...so ugly it was embarrassing. After only six weeks or so, I have only a small patch of eczema left on one of my fingers but it, too, seems to be improving. Furthermore, this is at the time of year when my hands would normally be worse because I'm an avid gardener and gardening irritates the eczema. I have tried many different kinds of beauty products over the years, but they must have had some common ingredients to which I am sensitive. I can't say how grateful I am for this book!
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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference/resource! September 6, 2003
Format:Paperback
I've only tried a couple of things from this book but they're terrific. I had been looking for recipes for hand lotion and tis has all sorts. There's not much in here regarding aromatherapy concepts - instead its a book full of recipes and concoctions. Looking forward to trying out the foot cream recipes. I also bought The Essential Oils Book to compliment this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just got it and have already read it
This book looks like what I have been hunting. I needed a book that uses natural ingredients for cleaning the body and taking care of the body and hair. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vickycarol
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful recipes
I haven't had a chance to make anything yet, but I like the way the book is laid out and that she recommends healthy organic ingredients. The book looks is just what I wanted.
Published 2 months ago by Melanie Koyen
5.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with recipes
This is an excellent book and it is filled with recipes.
It's a great read and fantastic ongoing reference.
I'm sure I'll use this book forever.
Published 2 months ago by Linda Saraco
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Recipes
This is a good book of recipes, with much helpful information. I have been making my own body care products for years, and enjoy trying "new" ideas.
Published 2 months ago by Carol Mock
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
If you can only buy 1 book this would be my choice. Excellent information and instructions. Once you start making one recipe I found myself making many.
Published 3 months ago by Georgene
1.0 out of 5 stars zero stars
A few people mentioned that the recipes are hard to follow and the ingredients cost $$$. I did end up spending a couple hundred dollars to buy some of those carrier and essential... Read more
Published 18 months ago by anna
5.0 out of 5 stars It Has it ALL!
I am starting out in the brave new world of natural beauty products and wanted to make my own non-toxic versions. This book is the one to buy if that sounds like you too. Read more
Published on February 25, 2011 by Candace Virkamaki
3.0 out of 5 stars ok for just starting
this book was good in the sense that i knew nothing of making my own body products when i bought this and it got me really interested in the subject and prompted me to do my own... Read more
Published on December 17, 2010 by agapi2012
2.0 out of 5 stars lots of recipes: g8t if you have stockpile of ingredients
As someone mentioned in a different review, there are a lot of recipes in this book. With that, I purchased the book and began exploring the recipes. Read more
Published on December 12, 2010 by darla108
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has a lot of recipes
I bought this book based on the reviews that I read before buying it. The reviews are true. There are many recipes in this book and there is so much information in the book. Read more
Published on September 17, 2010 by monserbug
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pretty easy, I live in Eureka, CA and what I havent been able to find here (ive found mostly everything) you can do a quick search and find it online... This is a great book, I just made the Superhealing Hand Balm... Works Amazingly....
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