| Neal's Yard Remedies Natural Health and Body Care |  | Authors: Romy Fraser, Susan Curtis
Publisher: Haldane Mason Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 268,326
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 1
ISBN: 1905339313
EAN: 9781905339310
Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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A guide to natural remedies, recipes and routines for the whole body. It profiles 42 commonly used oils and describes them in terms of their therapeutic and psychological properties. It also includes advice on diet and exercise, both fundamental to looking good and feeling great.
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 brilliant book May 17, 2009
For anyone interested in aromatheraphy like myself, i found this book to be very informative and easy to read. Its easy to find the sections you need as there color coded. lots of useful recipes on how to make your own cosmetics the natural way, this is the way forward for healthy skin produts without the chemical overload.
 A good starting point for anyone interested in holistic skincare and aromatherapy January 8, 2009
bluefairy (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
An attractive hardcover book, very well presented and laid out with colour photographs throughout. Despite the title it concentrates much more on body, skin and hair care than overall natural health. There is a short section at the beginning on holistic healthcare, with advice on food, a detox diet, vitamin and mineral chart, and a few t'ai chi type exercises to follow. However most of the book is dedicated to natural skin/hair care and essential oils.
There are quite a few easy-to-follow recipes to create your own cosmetics (plus herbal infusions/tinctures), eg mandarin lip balm, rose and almond hand cream, lavender and lemon moisturiser; I definatly intend trying quite a few of these! There is a brief section, with recipe, for making soap, but I think anyone wanting to make their own soap would be much better off with a proper soap-making book.
The book also contains a glossary on 42 essential oils, with their therapeutic properties and suggestions for use. (For some reason this isn't placed in alphabetical order, which is a bit annoying when you're trying to quickly look up a particular oil!) There is also a glossary of cosmetic ingredients, if you're interested to know what's in your shampoo or face cream! Plus a glossary giving a brief description of the different alternative therapies.
From what I can gather, it seems this book is something of a compiliation of Neal's Yard's previous publications.
A great book (would make a lovely gift) for anyone who's interested in essential oils and how to use them, interested in having a go at making their own skin and haircare products, or is a fan of Neal's Yard! I would say it's not comprehensive enough for people who already make their own products and are looking for more recipes, or have in-depth knowledge of aromatherapy - more of a 'beginner's book' for people who are just starting out in this area, or have limited knowledge and want a good, basic reference book. I'm very pleased with it as I wanted to learn more about essential oils, and was also looking for a starting point for making my own skincare products, and for these two things it's perfect.
I took off a star as it's not quite as comprehensive as it could be, and some might find the title a little misleading, as it is really about natural beauty and aromatherapy rather than natural health.
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