Plant-Powered Beauty

Very intensive cookbook for making mainly plant-based skin care products for face and body, hair care products and other cosmetics.

The recipes are sometimes easy, but mostly pretty intricate, and sometimes even intimidating. This is for someone who is going all-in on making their own cosmetics, not really for the dabbler.

The thoroughness continues in the six pages of notes, very complete glossary, and resource list (for sourcing your ingredients).

Perfect for the person who makes homemade versions of everything!

This book is the end all, be all of personal beauty. Anything you want to know about essential oils, herbs, ingredients, lotions, and really anything that you put on your skin, is in this book. It's really an encyclopedia of knowledge and includes also great recipes for anything that you'd buy at Lush or a favorite beauty-seller. As a librarian I admit, it's a book that you first check out from the library, and then purchase for your home collection.

What a helpful book! I came across this at the best time as I've recently been considering making my own cosmetics to have more control over what goes in them (and maybe save some money). The beginning half of the book instructs on how to read the ingredient lists of mass produced cosmetics and gives descriptions of the natural ingredients that can be used (oils, clays, infusions, etc) which is great for someone who isn't too familiar with natural cosmetics. The book also contains a list of must-haves and nice-to-haves regarding equipment - I was pleasantly surprised to find I have quite a few of the must-haves. The latter part of the book contains recipes to try. They are pretty straight forward and I've had good results with the face masks. I'll be branching out after a trip to our local natural foods store. The recipe index at the make is a great feature, making it easy to find exactly what you need. I highly suggest this book if you're looking for guidance on making your own body products.

An absolutely beautiful, informative book. Can't wait to add a physical copy to my shelf.

WOW this book is thorough! I have some experience with making my own skincare, but even I was not aware at exactly how many carrier oils there were...seriously...if you ever wanted to know all the various natural things that can be used in skincare this is a good guide and one I want a hard copy of once it is in print. This book definitely focuses on the how to and ingredients than the specific recipes, which is fine by me since I would want this book as more of a reference than a 'cookbook' style book.

The pictures are beautiful and the instructions clear, this is such a good resource!

I've become more conscious of what is in the products I use, so was really excited to see a book showed a multitude of ways to use and create plant-based beauty products. Plant-Powered Beauty is extremely detailed and informative. Not only does it go into what each ingredient is and what they do, it also gives recipes for you to try at home.

Highly recommend for anyone who cares about the products they use and for those interested in discovering a possible new hobby.

'Plan Powered Beaty' is a perfect book for people who avoid artificial beauty products and want to lead a conscious lifestyle using what nature gave us. The book has over 50 DIY recipes that will help you create lots of beauty and wellness products which apart from being environmentally friendly are also vegan. I'm really looking forward to making my own beauty products!

Plant-Powered Beauty by Amy Galper; Christina Daigneault is a lovely and informative read that I will go back to again and again. Full of insightful information. I love the recipes in this book and have used many of them

This is positively lovely- chock full of information about skincare, how it works, what goes into it and most importantly, how to make your own. I already have an interest in medicinal herbs so this was a beautiful addition to my collection and introduced me to some deeper thinking, particularly about essential oils, blends and the effect of certain ingredients on the skin. Perfect for anyone with even a mild interest in this area!

Wow! The pictures are beautiful and the ideas are delightful. There are major details about plant-powered beauty in this book. Whatever you want to know, need to know and didn't know you need to know about the subject is included. It is a perfect guide! You will learn so much and have many options of what you want to do or make. Tips are helpful and everything in this book is useful.

I've read a few all-natural beauty books and this is one of the best so far. I like how it explains "How the skin works" since that's not something we think of in general. It's not an overall science-y book (yay!) and breaks down how to take care of different skin types (I focused on the dry, aging, and mature skin type) and the difference in extraction of plants. This is a great resource book that I'd need to revisit on occasion since it has so much information!

If anyone is looking for a book that is a simple, comprehensible guideline about natural ingredients for your body and health, this is what you should add to your collection! This book is perfect for any beginners wanting to get into natural and organic health products. There are recipes, tips, and guidelines about products most people don't think twice about when buying certain products. I love how precise the information is and I would recommend this to anyone wanting to make better choices in cosmetics. I will be adding this to my collection!

I love how they expose ingredient lists on everyday products. Our skin and overall health is so important and I'm glad that people are banding together to make healthier decisions. #Imhereforit

Thank you NetGalley and BenBella Books for letting me read this book! ♥♥

Plant-Powered Luxury:

Have you ever been pampered in a natural beauty spa, enveloped by the beautiful scents of carefully selected essential oil blends? This is what you can recreate in your home by using the recipes in this book. I have been interested in aromatherapy and making my own skin care products for over 30 years and I can say that this book is a gem. The authors use only the best ingredients in their formulations that turn out very luxurious products. For example, yesterday I made the Moisturizing Body Oil for Super Dry Skin and it feels and smells fabulous. I applied the oil after a shower this morning and it absorbed into the skin quickly and smelled amazing. Now, after a whole day, my skin still feels silky soft. All recipes are listed by volume (tablespoons, teaspoons, drops), which makes measuring very easy. There is really no need to measure more precisely. Do not believe you cannot afford all the fancy ingredients used in this book. It is not a big deal to start out with a few high quality ingredients and build from there. Also,if you do not have a particular ingredient at hand, the informational ingredient charts make it easy to switch out ingredients that have similar properties. I am happy I found a couple of oils and botanical ingredients that I have not tried yet and cannot wait to use them in my own body products. I also like that the authors recommend to the readers to use their own intuition and come up with their own recipes. Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault truly are experts in their field who have put a lot of thought into their formulations. For me, there is something deeply satisfying about making my own beauty products. I like this book so much that I bought the kindle version of it although I have already received a free electronic copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In my opinion this book deserves 10 stars. Go and buy this book! You will not regret it!

Incredibly detailed and very helpful! Well formulated recipes, focused on sanitation and proper use, and gave a lot of very informative charts on ingredients. For a person who suffers from side effects to chemicals from pretty much every beauty products ,like myself, this book is a little treasure.

There are a lot of people out there who are doing research into what all consumers consume at any given time. It is for those people who make a conscious effort to keep an eye on what goes into the products on their shelf.This book is like that big encyclopedia that used to be an investment (at least that was the case at my home) which was to be brought down from the shelf to give a detailed answer to what we wanted to know before Google came. This is a very extensive book. It has possibly all the information one would ever need to curate completely natural and homemade beauty products. By beauty products, I do not mean makeup but cleaning, cleaning and probably cheering as well. It looks like a very involved process to get the end results and I would assume someone with a strong will, and a big kitchen, time and interest would devour the book.

It is a very well presented book of all the exhaustive information(with some very nice pictures) we could ever want in terms of plant powered products.I really enjoyed the content, and maybe, just maybe I can rouse myself to try out a couple of the recipes.

Having dabbled in the art of making salves and skin care products since my childhood, learning about herbs and essential oils at my grandmother's kitchen table, I was sceptical when I opened this book.

Then I was surprised at the detailed information the book contains. From learning about what the label of your store bought beauty product contains, to what properties a wide range of natural ingredients have, to which ingredients and materials to use in your own, home made beauty products, and how to avoid germ contamination in your kitchen.

This book introduces the art of making your own skin care products to the novice "kitchen apothecary", as well as contains information for experienced crafters in this field.

This book gave a lot of detailed information and helpful hints as well as how to do information. I loved the thoroughness.

Plant-Powered Beauty by Galper and Daigneault is your handbook to beautiful skin without the harsh chemicals and byproducts you may find in drugstores and expensive makeup shops. This book teaches you how to make your own masks, serums, cleansers, moisturizers, and much more using the powerful benefits of natural ingredients. Best of all, you can do it yourself from home!

Included are over 50 recipes for you to try that are for your skin, hair and scalp! It is also a great resource guide to essential oils. Especially if you are a newbie like me, who doesn't know the benefits of each type of oil. Along with beautiful photos and detailed instructions, this is the perfect handbook for all your natural skincare needs.

Plant-Powered Beauty is a beautiful book. It's aesthetically pleasing like every Pinterest board you follow, every Instagram you wish was yours. However, unlike Pinterest and Instagram, Plant-Powered Beauty is jam packed with interesting and verified information. Their list of sources is long and strong, and their recipes tried and true.

The introduction to their book alone taught me more than I ever thought I needed to know about reading beauty labels. Once inside, I focused most of my intentions on the synergy oil recipes, because they were so methodical in their translation. I feel truly empowered by this book to make my own oil synergies and experiment with topical skin care potions and serums. I'm a total dummy when it comes to DIY, so their charts and step-by-steps made it so easy to believe I can do this on my own.

Great book There's a lot of recipes for skin, hair, and body using natural ingredients. The authors have really done their homework. The recipes look easy to do. All the things you need including tools are listed. I think it's a wonderful look for all those who want a natural, fresh beauty regimen. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review and no compensation otherwise.

Great book with really clean and effective recipes. I love knowing what goes into the products I use and this way, I actually pick all of the ingredients myself. Excellent book for anyone needing a comprehensive book of everything you need to know about making your own beauty products.

I received a ARC of this book for review . My opinion is my own.
I have been using natural homemade skin care for many years with natural ingredients. I was thrilled to receive this book for review but found it does not transfer well to PDF and I was unable to read most of it. What I was able to read was informative and helpful . I appreciate the information on the various carrier oils and how to incorporate low price ingredients into our home beauty products.
Once you begin making your own products you will never go back to using chemical based drugstore products. This is a great guide for a beginner as well as someone like me that has been making their own face products. i found it well researched and full of useful information as well as recipes.
I do recommend buying this book as it does not transfer well to PDF and does not work on Kindle. It is a book to keep in your personal library so you may refer to the recipes .

This is a great book. The authors really know their stuff, and they walk the reader through every step of the process. There are incredibly detailed sections on each ingredient that goes into the recipes, such as the differences between various butters, grains, fruits and vegetables, carrier oils, clays, waxes, essential oils and herbs and spices. There is a section with essential oil synergies for various skin care needs, which are then added as needed to the diy projects. The book has a great section on ensuring that your workspace is sanitary and each project has an expriration date. I actually tried out one of the recipes,the Dreamsicle Whipped Body Butter and it is to die for. The smell is intoxicating and the texture is perfect. I also want to try the lotion bars, herb and flower facial steam and blemish gel. There are tutorials for making your own powders from dehydrated fruits, making infused oils and making homemade almond milk. This is truly an amazing book with so much information.
I was given an advance reader copy of this book via netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this book, as I've always been interested in aromatherapy and in making homemade beauty products. This is a great guide to use to make your own products, or be more educated when purchasing store products. I'm especially excited about the body butters. Those looked so sumptuous!

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from BenBella Books for my unbiased opinion of the book. I fell in love with this book! This is just what I have been looking for to solve my skin issues. I have very sensitive skin. I have been trying to get away from processed foods and all-natural ingredients from the food I eat and my skincare. I tried the Fresh Anti-Inflammatory and Brightening Facial Mask, Balancing Facial Scrub, and Sensitive Body Cleanser. I cannot wait to try all the recipes. The products that are mass marketed are full of so much stuff this book will help me get away from all of that!!! Anyone trying to live a less processed life when it comes to your beauty products this book is for you!

I’ve read many plant based books, but none like this one. Very interesting, informative, easy reading and a great reference book. Definitely a book I can read over and over.
The authors put a lot of time into making this a great book. Loved the format, illustrations and inspiration. I can’t wait to get some of the ingredients and get started on the road to healthy, plant based beauty...

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PLANT-POWERED BEAUTY is a comprehensive guide for using natural ingredients to make plant-based skincare and beauty products. Includes more than 50 easy-to-follow recipes to concoct such homemade goodies as Almond Milk Face Cleanser, Choc-o-Mint Lip Balm, Vitamin-Rich Hair Boost Scalp Serum, and Quick & Fresh Cucumber-Thyme Body Scrub.

Chock full of tips and guidance from two seasoned aromatherapists and natural beauty experts, this wise guide shows readers how to make sense of beauty labels and ingredients, while helping them make more informed decisions about the products they already use.

PLANT-POWERED BEAUTY is a beauty itself as it returns us to a more natural beauty stance based on plant-based healthy selections. 5/5

Pub Date 06 Mar 2018

Thanks to BenBella Books and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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