Customer Reviews

Modern & Healthy Body Care: Recipes for Professional, Natural Skin and Hair Care Products

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First of all, this book is only 96 pages of very large print long, and half of that is full-page, glossy photos that are pretty, but don't impart any information. The basic information is worthwhile, but it can all be found on the internet for free. To top it off, the suppliers of chemicals listed in this book are all companies who only supply Revlon or MaxFactor, not you and me; they have "10 drum" minimum orders and so on, making it impossible for the average person to actually purchase the necessary ingredients. The only exception is The Somerset Company, but they don't have everything and never, ever answer the phone. An excercise in frustration and disappointment.

After almost a year's intense research and purchasing a number of cosmetic and soapmaking books, I have very high praise for this one!

This book allows a person to make TRULY natural cosmetics, that can even be resold- ie. start a small company.

The book uses brand new chemicals that are naturally formulated eg. sorbitan cocoate etc.

However, the hobbiest might struggle with small amounts of ingredients and finding the chemicals can be a monumental task. Even trying to find these ingredients while visiting the UK was impossible. It seems the USA is already in full swing with these new ingredients. Other companies around the world are still using synthetic ingredients it seems, either due to price or inability to source outside the US or Canada....

This short book provides just the bare basics of making your own body products such as toners and lotions. Unfortunately, there aren't alot of recipes here. The recipes are basic and unremarkable. Besides that, the some of the photos have nothing to do with making your own skin care products. A photo of a woman tossing her hair back? A woman shampooing her hair? I wouldn't have a problem with photos like this usually but since they each take up whole pages of glossy photo pages, it makes me wonder why this book costs as much as it does for being under 100 pages long...From what I can tell, this book is apparently a joint venture between the author and Somerset Co...I just ignore the brand and focus on the instruction. Unfortunately, there is not alot of instruction to speak of here. The author does not provide any credentials, even though she states in her bio that she has been a nurse, and she does not list the colleges she apparently graduated from...luckily, I bought this from Amazon.com Marketplace so I didn't pay much. Don't buy this new. Get it used or rent it from the library.

After having tested several cosmetic recipe books, Modern & Healthy Body Care is by far the most comprehensive and up-dated book. All recipes are easy and give truly natural products. Also, all ingredients are extensively described and easily available through the supplier list. Finally a book that does not tell you to make cosmetics from food products.

The recipes work great! It is good to know I am putting such healthy ingredients on my skin. I use the lotion for everything, and my husband has very sensitive skin and loves it as well. He is exposed to chemicals and has found this lotion to work better than what he can buy. The liquid soaps are very gentle as well. A great book for someone learning to make commercial-quality products filled with vitamins and herbs!

As another reader commented ... the book is only 96 pages. A very misleading fact to say the least .. it states 114 pages. Is that where the wonderful recipes and valuable information is ... in the missing pages! Yes, it has slick pages and color photos ... but does not impart much useful recipes or formulas. If I could give it a negitive star rating I would! I have bought many books through Amazon ... this was a bust ... will return for credit!

The information is helpful for the bieginner. I would recomend it if you want to start making your own cosmetics. I gave it 4 stars because it does not list a lot of resources on where to get the ingredients because I believe it is what it was available when the book was written. Now with a little internet search though you'd find everything you need. Good referrence.

I have really enjoyed making my own lotion, shower gel, hand soap, etc. with the recipes from this book. The cosmetics are commercial quality, and have wonderful vitamins and botanical ingredients that are so mild for my skin.

My husband has a lot of contact with chemicals at work, so his hands are often chapped and irritated. The lotion is the best thing we have found over the counter to keep his hands moist and not irritated. And I even use the same lotion on my face twice a day!

So if you are interested in making your own healthy cosmetics, I recommend this book.