GREEN BEAUTY RECIPES: Easy Homemade Recipes to Make Your Own Organic and Natural Skincare, Hair Care and Body Care Products

This book does a very good job of laying out basic and repeatable formulas for skincare. In addition, I liked that the author incorporated an emulsifier into recipes and suggested preservatives when necessary. For some green beauty hardliners these may be no-no's, but product integrity is an important aspect for me when I formulate. My main gripe (and it is the same gripe I have with many of these books) is the ingredients list. Recipes can call for up to four carrier oils and SIX different essential oils, including very expensive ones such as rose absolute and neroli essential oil. It's a little much. On that note, I do advise beginners not to get sucked into all of the fancy essential oils and carrier oils. As a licensed esthetician and certified aromatherapist I highly recommend keeping it very simple and make the products using inexpensive and readily available ingredients such as coconut oil, grapeseed oil, lavender essential oil and just use regular distilled water in place of hydrosols and teas. If you really like the product then invest in the more expensive ingredients.

I bought the Kindle edition thinking that the 2 other reviewers who bought it first were just exaggerating. Well I think they were too kind. It seems that the Kindle edition they are selling here is a draft! Seriously. I am no English expert, heck, it isn't even my first language, but I could tell some of the lines needed copy editing. There were a lot of misspellings and typos. In the chapter that talks about moisturizers, a stray page about lip balms were inserted in the end of the chapter with a note saying "ADD!!!". And then another one appears after the chapter about scrubs. A big bold "ADDD!". That was the last straw. I mean, the Kindle edition isn't that cheap. $7.99 for a book draft? I've bought a $0.99 book on the same topic (beauty recipes) and it was way better written than this one. I planned to use the book as a reference for a new hobby. Obviously this was one clearly doesn't cut it, with no working table of contents.As for the content and recipes themselves, if you're new to this hobby of creating your own homemade beauty products for your own use, I'd like to add that the recipes are not for small portions. I'd like to test a lot of recipes and though I could just cut the recipes in half, it could be a cause of a minor headache with several ingredients per recipe.Overall, I was very disappointed with this book. I highly recommend a cheaper and better book by Jenna Pratchett (Natural Beauty and Skin Care Tips) for beginners who are just testing their wings on this hobby. Nevertheless, I'm glad I was too excited to read this book immediately and was able to return the copy before the 7 days "warranty" was done.If you're determined to get this book, by all means, please get the printed copy because the Kindle edition really pissed me off. I seriously hope the sellers would review the Kindle edition and then redistribute if for sale.

This book seriously changed my life! I bought it thinking it would have a few easy recipes I could make for fun on the weekends - it had that and much, much more! I had no idea about all the toxins they put in conventional beauty and baby products until I read this book, makes me never want to buy any of that junk again! I actually went through my house after reading this and read all the ingredients to our products - I was horrified at what I saw and I threw them out on the spot! I now make my own shampoo, face wash, body oils, masks and even baby wipes! It seriously does not take me long at all to make these things, and they last for a while! I also like that she shows you how to make cream/shampoo FROM SCRATCH unlike so many other books where they tell you to take plain soap or shampoo and add oils to it to make it your own.Here are some of the recipes I use regularly and absolutely LOVE:Green Spice Deodorant: I've searched for YEARS to find an aluminum- free deodorant that works for me and finally, this is it!Almond Milk Toner: Almond milk + Rose water + Glycerin = A simple, delicious smelling toner, I use it every day.Herbal Insect Repellent Spray: Really works and I can use it on my toddler with confidence!Spicy Lemon Anti-Dandruff Shampoo - Got rid of my dandruff and soothed my dry, itchy scalp! I made it with the Castille soap option and it does leave my hair a little coarse so I follow up with the Lemon and Vinegar Shine booster - leaves my hair soft and crazy shiny!Happy Bum Flower Balm - The best diaper cream ever!Gosh there are so many great recipes it's hard not to name them all - This book was one of the best purchases I've ever made. Since buying it, my skin glows, my hair is shinier and my baby's butt and skin is softer than it's ever been! And I am at ease knowing that we are no longer using toxic chemicals, our skin is being nourished by wholesome, healthy ingredients! Highly recommended!!

This product does not have a place to post questions, so I am asking a question in the "Reviews" section:This is a very good book on natural DIY cosmetics recipes. I saw that a particular recipe I was interested in using oats does not tell you the amount of oats to use nor is it mentioned anywhere else in the recipe e.g., Oats and Olive Rich Moisturizer (p. 82 of the 2010 edition of the book). I tried to find Julie Gabriel on various websites that I thought might be a place to contact her. Some of those domains are non-existent. Would be glad to know if anyone could answer this question.

This book is perfect for anyone wanting to create their own "green" bath and beauty products. I completely enjoyed it from beginning to end. It is filled with good recipes. The author also explains in pretty good detail what ingredients to stay away from and why. The ingredients are not hard to find and she also gives you a list of retailers so you can purchase supplies online if you choose to. I will be using many of these recipes! Well worth the money!

The mistakes in this book are very bad and need to be corrected as soon as possible. Considering that the publisher did a reprint in 2015, I really think they could have made an effort to do the corrections. So, an interesting read if, like me, you are researching into making your own cosmetics, and I can see the recipes have potential, but don't do like I did and use one of the recipes as your first attempt at homemade face cream - very frustrating! When you begin the practical side of making creams, use another book source - the best I have found for this purpose as a beginner - is 'Natural Beauty' by Karen Gilbert.

As a beginner to making my own green beauty products I found the contents of this book somewhat misleading.The weights and volumes for the recipes are confusing as they consist of ounces, millimeters and grams using the American system of measurements, I tried making the basic cream recipe more than once and had no luck. Also she states that Grapefruit seed oil can be used as a natural preservative. I have since found out that it does not contain enough anti bacteria qualities to sustain natural products for any length timeGenerally I found this book to be good for making some of the more basic recipes such as the ones in the bath section or makingyour own perfume, but a confusing guide overall

Love this. Have made one recipe of moisturiser and it was so successful that I am using it instead of my usual branded one

This is one of the books that started me on the path of making my own toiletries. There is plenty of general information on ingredients which has helped me devise my own recipes. There is a variety of recipes, with different levels of complexity and a range of ingredients - some are more difficult and expensive to source. Unfortunately some of the recipes in the book contain mistakes, so I have not been able to try these and this has left me somewhat disappointed.Overall I am happy that I bought the book and would recommend it.

As a practising aromatherapist, I really like the content of Green Beauty Recipes, and was excited at the prospect of having it on my Kindle. However, the fact that there is no active table of contents makes it very difficult to use. Such a shame.If it had a proper contents table, I would have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars.