An ABC of Natural Beauty Recipes (Paperback)

by Dian Buchman (Author) "Although fashions in makeup come and go, there will always be a large number of women who prefer to look natural..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879836806
• ISBN-13: 978-0879836801
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #892,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pointless boring book, January 12, 1999

By A Customer

This book was alright although it didn't have specific information on a step-by-step how-to's. It just recommend on what foods you should eat. To me it was just a waste of money. It's only 48 pages.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, different, with some need for improvement., December 16, 2008

By	Chyna "Chyna" (Boulder CO United States) - See all my reviews

The book is unique in that it uses common items found largely in the kitchen (so far I've only needed to go out and buy castor oil). There are lots of facial options, hair conditioning recipes, some skin cleanser recipes, tooth cleaners, wrinkle preventers, and a few other things. So far I have used the oatmeal facial and the cocoa butter oil cleanser and have been quite happy with both. Am about to make the body cleanser/splash (using white wine and rosemary- easy and cheap!) and the pineapple facial.

Some improvements would be an index (I have flipped through the book a LOT trying to find the different facial recipes or other particular recipes) and perhaps a bit more detail on the why and how of it all. However, that being said, it is a fairly cheap book with some good recipes with easy-to-find ingredients and some good insight. This book is a good supplement for someone who wants to make their own skin/hair/eye/nail treatments. It happens to be my first book and will probably be getting a more detailed source sometime in the future (though the internet has been quite helpful in answering many of the questions I have had).

12 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was ok, not much to read abou8t what you really want., July 18, 1999

By A Customer

It was ok, not much to lok at and doesn't explain the whole big picture