Plant-Powered Beauty : The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes)

You know your diet should be rich in plants for optimal health. So shouldn't the products you apply to your skin, which are absorbed into your body, also be filled with plants? If you've ever looked at the back of your so-called "natural" facial moisturizer or body cream and seen a list of complicated additives you couldn't recognize or pronounce, then you know firsthand that mass-produced synthetic beauty products can be something of a mystery. With Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes) , harness the power of plant-based energy to maintain your natural beauty and let your skin glow like never before. Natural beauty experts Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault show readers how to deconstruct beauty labels, parse ingredients lists, make informed choices about the products they use--and, most important, better understand how their skin works . At the heart of Plant-Powered Beauty , you will find more than 50 easy-to-follow recipes to make your own plant-based skincare and beauty products, such as: Almond Milk Facial Cleanser Anti-aging Facial Scrub Blemish Gel Choc-o-Mint Lip Balm Coconut Whip Makeup Remover Vitamin-Rich Hair Health Serum Quick and Fresh Cucumber-Thyme Body Scrub Moisturizing Body Oil for Super-Dry Skin Natural Mouthwash Plant-Powered Beauty unlocks sought-after wisdom for all aspects of plant-based personal skincare and celebrates the shift in beauty trends, bringing us back to natural beauty and reconnecting us with plants and healthy choices. "Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Plant-Based Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare is a long-awaited resource for those who are ready to harness the power of plant-based energy to maintain their natural beauty and promote health and well-being. At the heart of Plant-Powered Beauty, readers will find more than 50 easy-to-follow recipes to make their own plant-based skincare and beauty products, such as: Almond Milk Face Cleanser; Coconut Whip Makeup Remover and Quick & Fresh Cucumber-Thyme Body Scrub. With tips and guidance from two seasoned aromatherapists and natural beauty experts, authors Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault also show readers how to deconstruct beauty labels, parse ingredient lists, make informed decisions about the products they use, and better understand how their skin works."-- Provided by publisher With Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes), harness the power of plant-based energy to maintain your natural beauty and let your skin glow like never before. Natural beauty experts Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault show readers how to deconstruct beauty labels, parse ingredients lists, make informed choices about the products they use?and, most important, better understand how their skin works. Plant-Powered Beauty unlocks sought-after wisdom for all aspects of plant-based personal skincare and celebrates the shift in beauty trends, bringing us back to natural beauty and reconnecting us with plants and healthy choices. -- From Amazon Natural beauty basics: Deconstructing beauty labels ; Is natural the same as organic ; The difference between following a recipe and formulating one ; How the skin works ; Plant extracts and whole-plant parts ; Essential oils and synergies ; Beauty ingredient charts ; What you need in your beauty formulation kitchen Beauty recipes: Facial care:cleansers, masks, scrubs, moisturizers, ans special treatments ; Haircare: scalp serums, and hair pomade ; Body care: cleansers, scrubs, masks, and moisturizers ; Personal care; Mouthwash, deodorant, bug sprays, and more ; Mind-body care: Baths, inhalers, roll-ons, and salves. Two aromatherapists offer plant-based alternatives to mass-produced beauty products, with recipes that enable readers to make their own makeup