Review: Make your own beauty products from natural essential oils
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Essential oils are concentrated liquids containing volatile aromatic compounds from plants. I had no idea what a hot topic these oils have become until I searched for "essential oil" in the Books department at Amazon and got almost 16,000 hits. In "Essential Oil Magic For Organic Beauty," the author begins with a brief history of the use of natural oils by the ancient Chinese and Egyptians, and lists a number of references to these oils from the Bible. The book approaches the subject of essential oils by stating that our bodies are not meant to absorb many of the chemicals in commercial products we apply to our skin, and that essential oils are a preferred alternative to chemical products.Many of these essential oils are too concentrated to be used on the skin, but the author describes how they're to be diluted with "carrier oils" before using them. A few of the essential oils used in the book's DIY recipes include lemon, lavender, rose, coconut, avocado, ginger, chamomile, peppermint, thyme, and aloe vera. Carrier oils include almond oil, jojoba oil, and several others. The book has about 125 do-it-yourself recipes for improving the skin, hair, hands, feet, and cuticles. Many of the oils used in the recipes may be difficult to find locally, so the book includes a helpful list of online suppliers.The book has a lot of practical information for anyone wanting to eliminate or reduce the amount of potentially harmful chemicals their body is absorbing, and make their own products from naturally-occurring essential oils.