Pure Skin: Organic Beauty Basics (Hardcover)

by Barbara Close (Author), Gentl & Hyers Gentl & Hyers (Photographer) "To be perfectly honest, I am the last person I would ever expect to end up working in the health and beauty industry..." (more)
Key Phrases: holistic skin care, vegetal oils, skin personality (more...)

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Product Description
Spa expert Barbara Close has created a holistic guide to beautiful skin, covering everything from organic products to detox to stress relief. In the tradition of her popular Spa Deck and Well Being, Pure Skin is a natural, no-nonsense approach to skin care. Demystifying beauty-industry hype, Close helps readers understand what makes their skin unique, how skin really functions, and how to make sense of the multisyllabic minefield that is a cosmetics label. With balance as a main ingredient, readers develop a skin-care regimen to suit their individual needs. Forty recipes for natural beauty treatments introduce luxurious alternatives to industrial products. Sensible—and accessible—sections on food and detox reveal simple and effective ways to nourish and restore skin from the inside out. Special attention is given to curatives such as homeopathy and Bach flower remedies, offering invaluable resources for those with hard-to-treat skin problems. Evocative photography and clear advice make this indispensable guide to naturally beautiful skin the next best thing to being born with it.

About the Author
Barbara Close is the founder and president of Naturopathica, a full-service holistic spa and botanical skin-care line in East Hampton, New York. She has consulted on botanicals and ingredients for Procter & Gamble and Limited Brands. Gentl & Hyers are photographers based in New York City. Their work has appeared in Real Simple, among other publications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (May 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811843483
• ISBN-13: 978-0811843485
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,684 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars holistic skin care at its best, July 13, 2006

By	Michelle Rosales "esthetician" (new york) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely loved this book. I am an esthetician and getting into holistic facials. I've learned so much and share this book with many people. It explains skin type and what essential oils to use on what type. I also love the easy recipes.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, May 22, 2008

By	L. M. Thomas "Bookish Blonde" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The way that skin types are described in this book is one of the most inclusive and helpful set of definitions that I've come across.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, February 3, 2008

By	Ma Maison - See all my reviews

I'm rather picky when it comes to all natural beauty guides--often disappointed by the simple "recipes" I could probably figure out by myself (ie: add five drops of essential oil to unscented lotion). The beauty recipes in this book are limited, but more complex and actually worth trying/using. Good information on essential oils and blending, as well as a few tasty [food]recipes. This is a wonderful natural spa book. I especially love how the author doesn't use [the book] as a tool to push Naturopathica products =)