Customer Reviews

Natural Beauty From The Garden: More Than 200 Do-It-Yourself Beauty Recipes & Garden Ideas

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I loved the other two books a lot. When I bought this book, I was hesitant that there could possibly be much more that Janice could show me... Was I wrong? YES! Filled with loads of information and wonderful recipes and how-tos this book doesn't even reach the bookshelf, I keep it so handy! Great job Janice Cox!

I took this book out of the library and was pleasantly surprised! In the past I have found that beauty recipes can be challenging. With this book the ingredients are accesible and the recipes aren't difficult to make. I have started copying out recipes to try and will add this book to my christmas list!

This book is great in that it's easy to read, fun to skim through, and filled to the brim with useful recipes and ideas. From hair care, to skin, to lips, to homemade makeup and bath products, Cox covers just about all of it. Some herbs and natural remedies are covered with interesting folklore and background, such as the Hopi wedding Indian ritual.

The reasons it only earns an average rating, however, is due to several issues. For one thing, it really is just beauty from the kitchen. The vast majority of these recipes are all those you make at once and use only once. No actual 'cosmetic' recipes or long lasting toiletries. Lotions and creams are pretty basic and are actually old fashioned, such as with borax and beeswax, not highly recommended ways of making lotion. Very little on herbs are covered, mainly with veggies and fruits and stuff such as that.

The craft ideas are very basic but good ideas, such as creating a personalized hair brush. There are some great recipes for soaps but no beginner instructions or many safety precautions. The list is not long for these but she does cover just about everything in natural beauty, I just wish she covered it for more than just 'kitchen quick fixes'

You can get this book at your local library so if your interested check it out. It has everything from henna hair coloring to a dogwood toothbrush. I just want to buy the book and try every recipe out of the book after I seen it and looked it over in the library. I highly reccomend this book to anyone!

If you're like me, and like to give yourself an impromptu facial with the avocado left over when making guacamole, then this book is for you.

I have always been allergic to grass and cats. I like natural products to use on my face since my skin is sensitive. The problem is that they quite often include chammomile (a grass relative) and I can't use them. I hate standing in the natural food stores reading every single bottle only to find that I can't use it. This book is great. Even though I don't use all of the products that might be in a recipe, I can find things that I like and that work well.

This is great fun year round when you end up with more produce than you need. I have found great things to do with strawberries, honey, carrots, cucumber, sugar, lemon juice, etc. and this book has been a great inspiration.

I now own three of this author's books, each of them a treasure offering the, "how," through great recipes and the, "why," as they enrich my understanding of the uses of the various herbs.