description: This fascinating story of body care and the creation of sensual ambience focuses on customs practiced in the Middle East, Africa and India and takes a humorous look at the often converse attitudes towards the body prevailing in the West.The book also includes anecdotes by Western women who were initiated into the secrets of the steam baths and descriptions by contemporary women of customs handed down by their mothers and grandmothers. Some of these customs are now known in the West, especially henna for the hair, kohl for the eyes and the therapeutic use of essential oils. Yet there are many other body-care methods using natural substances which have great appeal today, when many women are abandoning synthetic and expensive products in favor of effective alternatives which do not harm the environment.
language: English
title: Beauty and the East - A Book of Oriental body Care
titlecomplete: Beauty and the East - A Book of Oriental body Care
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Saqi Press