Author: Cox, Lauren

Brand: Cox, Lauren/ Cox, Janice/ Cao, Angie (PHT)

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 160

Release Date: 25-08-2009

Details: Product Description EcoBeauty has something for everyone. Crafty types will love the gift ideas, and even those of us who can barely make toast will be able to handle these recipes. Making beauty products at home is a great way to save money and help the environment, and these recipes will do all that plus give you gorgeous skin and hair. --Beth Mayall-Traglia, editor in chief of TotalBeauty.com Fun, fresh bath and body recipes that are great for gifts, girls' nights, or everyday use! --Jill and Megan Carle, coauthors of Teens Cook and College Cooking Attention DIYers! Finally, the ultimate natural-beauty "cookbook" packed with deliciously easy, eco-friendly recipes for getting gorgeous with fresh ingredients from the kitchen. A must-have for anyone who wants to be healthy, save money, and make the world a more eco-beautiful place. --Rona Berg, editor in chief of Organic Beauty magazine and author of Fast Beauty Lotions and Toners and Soaps, Oh My! What's the hippest way to be green? When you whip up a batch of Avocado Hair Conditioner, not only will your hair be green (for about twenty minutes) but your lifestyle will, too. Natural beauty maven Lauren Cox is bringing bath and body into the eco-friendly future with 100 easy and economical projects, featuring au courant ingredients--hemp oil, green tea, soy milk, powdered kelp, goat's milk, and more--that are increasingly easy to find. Recycled bottling and green gift-giving ideas round out this stylish how-to manual for the DIY generation. So whether you are a crafty chica revitalizing your skin with an Espresso Yourself Facial Mask, a penny-pinching diva rocking some simple Green Tea Toner, or a chocoholic with a craving for Chocolate Brownie Lip Gloss,  EcoBeauty has a money-saving, planet-loving, skin-pleasing creation for you. Review “This guide brings something new to the table.” — Every Day with Rachael Ray From the Publisher * 100 fresh and eco-friendly projects for body, face, and hair, from up-and-coming natural beauty expert, teenager Lauren Cox and her mother, leading home beauty author Janice Cox. * More than 80 percent of American teens are concerned about the environment, and they want to contribute to society through conscientious consumer choices. About the Author LAUREN COX is a full-time student at UCLA. She has been making her own bath and body products for the past ten years and has done product testing for her mother’s popular natural beauty books. She lives in Los Angeles, California. JANICE COX is America’s leading natural beauty and home beauty expert. She is the author of three best-selling books on the subject and is a regular contributor to magazines and newsletters, as well as a frequent guest on television and radio. She is a columnist for Herb Quarterly and Herb Companion. Her current focus is organic DIY products. She lives in Medford, Oregon. Visit www.janicecox.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. For the FaceYour face and your complexion are an important part of your identity and how you feel about yourself. It’s the one part of your body you can’t conceal–unless you want to run around in a ski mask or last year’s Halloween disguise, which would not be very cool. Fortunately, clean, healthy skin is easy to achieve and maintain. I know what it’s like to wake up with a sudden facial eruption or to live for weeks behind a layer of makeup, hoping no one will notice your skin. But I’ve also learned that with a little bit of complexion TLC and the right diet you can face the world with confidence! First of all, it’s important to understand what type of skin you have: normal, oily, or dry. However, most of us don’t fall neatly into one category or another but instead have a combination of skin types. In fact, your skin type can change with weather, sports activities, and even stress. Here’s a simple way to discover your skin type. Before cleansing your skin, blot the oiliest part with a clean white tis

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