Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize & Nourish Your Skin (Paperback)
August 12, 2009 by Cheryl
Filed under Aromatherapy Book Reviews
A reader’s guide to creating exciting, inventive, and unique cosmetics and body-care products using all-natural ingredients and the power of aromatherapy. Includes an overview of aromatherapy, techniques used to extract aromatic plant materials, tips on creating unique and personal creams and lotions, and a full complement of inspirational recipes.
From the Back Cover
Create Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions for Radiant Skin in Five Easy Steps! Enter the world of arom (more…)
As the owner of a home-based Bath and Body Products business, I am always on the look out for new recipes to try, adapt, etc. Although there are some fabulous sounding recipes in this book, the use of hydrosols, Sea Berry and Rose Hip Seed Co2 (had never heard of them before, ever) make them way too complicated and expensive for someone who just wants to learn how to put together some simple cosmetics at home. Some of the ingredients, waxes in particular, I’d never even heard of. Perhaps someone living in the U.S. would have an easier time acquiring the “exotics,” but my excellent Canadian suppliers do not sell them. I also am not keen on her use of Borax in recipes as it can be a sensitizer for some people and there are gentler preservatives on the market one can use. I can’t say I’m completely disappointed, but a strong word of caution to those thinking that they’ll find easy “first timer” recipes in here — they won’t.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very difficult to get ingredients
I got this book and ‘Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair’ for Christmas and I have to say I haven’t used this book once.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Book!
This book is outstanding! Not only does it offer a ton of recipes for every type of cream, lotion, toner and scrub your could want, but it also gives a ton of information about…
4.0 out of 5 stars
very informative
This book is very interesting and informative. It’s an easy “how to” guide for making your own natural, organic, or homeopathic lotions, creams, and other everyday toiletry…
4.0 out of 5 stars
There is just one problem
The book is very informative and there are many creams recipes But there are no preservatives so it is really does not so commercial…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kind of a wierd book…
This book is not exactly what I expected. While the author is obviously knowledgeable, the information in the book is organized in somewhat of a confusing fashion and the recipes…
5.0 out of 5 stars
good book
I liked this book because it explained in detail, the proper use of ingredients. It gives easy to use formulas as well as giving explanations of why certain ingredients were used…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Aromatheraphy
I really loved this book the only draw back is that most things you made have to go in the refrigerator,
I would really like someone to come out with receipes that are…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
This is a great book…exactly what I was looking for. This jumpstarted me on my journey to creating some awesome recipes with the basic knowledge I needed to creating my own…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Making aromatherapy creams and lotions
arrived in excellent condition and quicker than delivery date specified.
2.0 out of 5 stars
dissapointing
The book gives great information on the basic ingredients for lotions , but theres no “SIMPLE beginners recipe” in here, except perhaps at the end in the “Beauty Food” chapter…