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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CREATE NATURAL HEALTH AND BODY CARE PRODUCTS

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CONTENTS Introduction

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Natural Health • 65

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The Basics • 1

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Elderberry & Honey Syrup Mustard Bath

Why DIY?

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2

Equipment

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14

Ingredients

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3

Safety Guidelines

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20

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Sleep Salve

71

Lemon Balm & Rose Drops

Hot Honey

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72

Electrolyte Replenisher

Decongestant Balm

Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse » 27

Blissful Bath Salts » 46

Rosemary Hair Oil » 28

Bath Oil » 49 Royal Milk Bath

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Easy Baking Soda Exfoliant » 33

Bath Fizzy

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52

Hand Salve

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55

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35

Rosewater Toner » 37 Peel-Off Charcoal Mask

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51

Honey Body Scrub » 40 Milk of Magnesia Deodorant » 43

High & Dry Baby Powder » 59 Bottoms Up Diaper Cream » 60 Baby Massage Oil

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Bugs Away Insect Repellent

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Sunburn Soother

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Healthy Mouth Tooth Powder

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98

Pearly Whites Tooth Whitener

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101

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97

Feeling Fresh Mouthwash

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103

Doggone Odor Eliminator

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105

Happy Days Flea Repellent

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107

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» 108 Glossary » 110 Acknowledgments » 112 About the Author » 114 Index » 115 Resources

Brown Sugar Foot Scrub » 57 38

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Soothing Spiced Cough Drops

Boo Boo Goo

Pumpkin Mask » 31

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Tummy Tea

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Catch Your Breath Cough Syrup

Natural Body • 25

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Fire Cider

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Germ-Busting Hand Sanitizer

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Full Steam Ahead Inhalation

Everyday Face Oil

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Pucker Pacifier Lip Balm » 44

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COCOA BUTTER: Derived from cocoa beans,

book and specify which one to use in each proj-

this butter smells just like chocolate! It’s full of

ect’s ingredients listing.

BAKING SODA

fats that help to nourish and moisturize skin.

GELATIN POWDER

MANGO BUTTER: Sourced from cold-pressing

mango seeds, this butter, as with cocoa and shea butters, moisturizes without feeling greasy.

SWEET ALMOND OIL ARROWROOT POWDER

SHEA BUTTER: Extracted from the nut of the

African shea tree, this butter can deeply nourish

ARGAN OIL

dry skin.

CALCIUM POWDER

BENTONITE CLAY

Used for the Healthy Mouth Tooth Powder (page JOJOBA OIL

98), calcium powder strengthens and whitens teeth by polishing tooth enamel and removing stains. Look for the calcium carbonate form

CITRIC ACID

when purchasing.

Citric acid is a crystalline acid naturally occur-

CARRIER OILS

ring in sour fruits, including citrus. It is pro-

Sourced from nuts or seeds, these plant-based

duced for commercial use by fermenting sugar

oils are most typically used for diluting essential

and used here to make the Bath Fizzies (page

oils, to help safely “carry” them onto the skin

52) bubble. You can purchase it in a powdered,

for use. They also offer moisturizing, healing,

granular form.

MUSTARD POWDER

protecting, and soothing properties. Most are entirely or nearly odorless. Some examples

CLAYS

include apricot kernel oil, argan oil, coconut oil,

Cosmetic clays have a wide range of skin care

grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, rosehip seed

uses, providing nourishment and drawing out

oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, and sweet almond

and cleansing impurities that are both on the

oil. I call for several different carrier oils in this

surface and embedded within.

WHITE KAOLIN CLAY CITRIC ACID

CALCIUM POWDER

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