Aromatherapy Handbook for Beauty, Hair and Skin Care: A Guide to the Use of Essential Oils for Beauty and Healing [Paperback]
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Text: English (translation) Original Language: German
The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances [Paperback]
From Publishers Weekly
In this thorough, practical guide, writer and registered nutrition specialist Gabriel (Clear Skin) recommends subjecting everyday cosmetics to the same scrutiny with which we subject our food: “each cosmetic chemical ends up in thousands of hungry mouths covering our skin-pores.” Navigating labels is a true problem, because cosmetics come under no government regulation, unlike food and drugs; as such, skin products sold as “natural” or “organic” may contain numerous unsafe chemicals, with a few token ingredients to justify their claims. Gabriel provides a list of dangerous ingredients to watch out for (and why), identifies the safest products on the market (free from “synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or detergents”), and takes readers step-by-step through cleansers, toners, facials, moisturizers, sunscreen, hair care and baby care. Her sophisticated daily regimen (two daily cleansings, exfoliation, toning, moisturizing and sun screen) may (more…)
Marvellous Motherhood: The Essential Guide to Looking and Feeling Great After Pregnancy [Hardcover]
This easy-to-follow health and beauty guide for women after their first (or fifth!) baby looks at the dramatic physical and emotional effects of pregnancy and childbirth and explains how to get back into shape after the great event. It covers everything from fitness and good posture to eating well. Peauty-related subjects include ways to get rid of that tummy and ensuring that hair and skin regain their natural bloom. Equal emphasis is given to reasserting your sense of self after childbirth. An opening chapter on how to cope with the bodily and spiritual changes caused by having a baby is followed by a wealth of information about good diet and advice on nutrition while breastfeeding. Suggestions for exercise from the early days onwards aim to help you to feel and look your best and to boost your self-esteem. The book concludes with a feelgood, mummy needs a moment or two chapter, dedicated solely to the new mother.
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The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances [Kindle Edition]
From Publishers Weekly
In this thorough, practical guide, writer and registered nutrition specialist Gabriel (Clear Skin) recommends subjecting everyday cosmetics to the same scrutiny with which we subject our food: “each cosmetic chemical ends up in thousands of hungry mouths covering our skin-pores.” Navigating labels is a true problem, because cosmetics come under no government regulation, unlike food and drugs; as such, skin products sold as “natural” or “organic” may contain numerous unsafe chemicals, with a few token ingredients to justify their claims. Gabriel provides a list of dangerous ingredients to watch out for (and why), identifies the safest products on the market (free from “synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or detergents”), and takes readers step-by-step through cleansers, toners, facials, moisturizers, sunscreen, hair care and baby care. Her sophisticated daily regimen (two daily cleansings, exfoliation, toning, moisturizing and sun screen) may (more…)
