EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends [Paperback]

Lauren Cox (Author), Janice Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2009

EcoBeauty has something for everyone. Crafty types will love the gift ideas, and even those of us who can barely make toast will be able to handle these recipes. Making beauty products at home is a great way to save money and help the environment, and these recipes will do all that plus give you gorgeous skin and hair.
--Beth Mayall-Traglia, editor in chief of TotalBeauty.com

Fun, fresh bath and body recipes that are great for gifts, girls' nights, or everyday use!
--Jill and Megan Carle, coauthors of Teens Cook and College Cooking

Attention DIYers! Finally, the ultimate natural-beauty "cookbook" packed with deliciously easy, eco-friendly recipes for getting gorgeous with fresh ingredients from the kitchen. A must-have for anyone who wants to be healthy, save money, and make the world a more eco-beautiful place.
--Rona Berg, editor in chief of Organic Beauty magazine and author of Fast Beauty

Lotions and Toners and Soaps, Oh My!

What's the hippest way to be green? When you whip up a batch of Avocado Hair Conditioner, not only will your hair be green (for about twenty minutes) but your lifestyle will, too. Natural beauty maven Lauren Cox is bringing bath and body into the eco-friendly future with 100 easy and economical projects, featuring au courant ingredients--hemp oil, green tea, soy milk, powdered kelp, goat's milk, and more--that are increasingly easy to find. Recycled bottling and green gift-giving ideas round out this stylish how-to manual for the DIY generation. So whether you are a crafty chica revitalizing your skin with an Espresso Yourself Facial Mask, a penny-pinching diva rocking some simple Green Tea Toner, or a chocoholic with a craving for Chocolate Brownie Lip Gloss, EcoBeauty has a money-saving, planet-loving, skin-pleasing creation for you.

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“This guide brings something new to the table.”
—Every Day with Rachael Ray

From the Publisher

* 100 fresh and eco-friendly projects for body, face, and hair, from up-and-coming natural beauty expert, teenager Lauren Cox and her mother, leading home beauty author Janice Cox.
* More than 80 percent of American teens are concerned about the environment, and they want to contribute to society through conscientious consumer choices.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158008852X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580088527
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 0.5 x 11.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Economical Beauty, October 6, 2009

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This review is from: EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends (Paperback)

I ordered this book from a book club, sight unseen, and I'm not sorry I did! There were so many recipes that I could make right away; some books have exotic ingredients that you have to go online to fine. I live in BFE, so I'm thankful that most of the ingredients I could find at the local grocery/health food store. I already made the chocolate massage bar, the cupcake bath bombs, and shea butter lotion. My sons loved the chocolate milk bath. Buy it, you won't be sorry!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book--every teenager should have one, September 2, 2009

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This review is from: EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends (Paperback)

I'm so thrilled with this book. I brought it home and my 12 1/2 year old daughter vanished with it. Soon pages were full of post-it notes marking the items she wanted to make. By bedtime she'd made a shower gel and an anti-acne honey potion. She is just coming of age with skin problems and is aware of how many chemicals there are in conventional products (she reacts to the SLS that is in most shampoos, even some of the ones at Whole Foods). This book totally pays for itself in what you save on beauty products.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ecobeauty, January 30, 2010

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This review is from: EcoBeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends (Paperback)

I received this book for Christmas and I have been having so much fun with it. I was able to make a ton of the recipes just from stuff I already had in my house. Everything is really simple to make and I love the fact that I know exactly what I'm putting on my skin. I have really liked everything I have tried so far and have had only one minor unpleasant experience. The hair rinse that calls for powdered kelp works really well and gave my hair awesome shine, but my hair was soooo stinky afterwards and it took 3-4 washings before the smell finally went away. But I'm very pleased with this book and would definitely recommend it.