Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Getting Started Making Natural, Homemade Products 9
Common Herbs & Flowers & Their Benefits 9
Preserving Herbs and Flowers 17
Infusing Oils 18
Oils and Cosmetic Butters 19
Additional Ingredients 23
Substitution Tips 25
Preservatives, Antioxidants & Shelf Life 26
Equipment You'll Need 27
How to Make Blocks of Beeswax Easier to Use 28
How to Mea3ure Beeswax by Volume 29
Preparation Times 29
Nontoxic Herbal Skin Care 31
Floral Cleansing Grains 33
Flower-Infused Clay Cleansing Bar 34
Honey, Rose & Oat Face Cleanser 37
Chamomile Honey Face Wash 38
Violet Flower Cleanser 41
Lavender Castile Soapy Facial Cleanser 42
Cool Mint Body Wash 44
Forsythia Clear Skin Toner 45
Anti-Acne Herbal Tea 47
Dandelion Thyme Vinegar Toner & Tonic 48
Basil & Rose Kombucha Toner 50
Violet-Infused Aloe 51
Herb Garden Facial Oil 53
Cooling Sunburn Cubes 54
Thyme & Raw Honey Mask 57
Dried Flowers & Herbs Mask 58
Naturally Soothing Salves & Balms 61
Plantain & Yarrow Heel Balm 62
Chickweed & Violet Salve 65
Muscle Aches Salve 66
Lavender, Coconut & Honey Balm 69
Sunflower Salve 70
Regenerating Rose Balm 73
Cayenne & Ginger Arthritis Balm 74
Menthol Chest Balm 77
Charcoal Drawing Balm 78
Peppermint Pine Headache Salve 81
Dandelion Cuticle Balm 82
Create Your Own Salve 83
Exotic Body Butters & Lotion Bars 85
Triple Sunshine Body Butter 87
Bee Balm Intensive Hand Butter 88
Dandelion Body Butter 90
Mint Cocoa Body Butter 91
Belly Butter for Expecting Moms 93
Calendula Whipped Coconut Oil 94
Calendula Whipped Coconut Butter 97
Make Your Own Body Butter 98
Sunflower Lotion Bars 100
Violet Leaf Lotion Bars 102
Cocoa Rose Lotion Bars 103
Warm Toes Lotion Bar 105
Easy, All-Natural Creams & Lotions 107
Wildflowers in May Lotion 108
Basic Calendula Lotion 111
Sleepy Time Lotion 112
Aloe Mint After-Sun Lotion 115
Grapeseed & Thyme Lotion 116
Oatmeal & Chickweed Eczema Cream 118
Sunflower & Sweet Orange Cream 119
Rose Face Cream 121
Honey & Chamomile Cream 122
Elderflower Eye Cream 124
Quick, Custom Herbal Cream 125
Violet & Aloe Moisturizing Cream 127
Garden-Fresh Bath Bomhs, Soaks & Salts 129
Lavender Milk Bath Bombs 130
Calendula Oatmeal Bath Bombs 133
Sleepy Time Bath Bombs 134
Rise & Shine Shower Bombs 137
Make Your Own Bath Bombs 138
Sore Muscle Bath Bags 141
Garden Herbs Bath Soak 143
Calming Bath Soak 144
Calendula Spice Fizzing Bath Salts 146
Fizzy Rose Lemonade Soak 147
Garden Bath Teas 149
Beautiful Bath Melts & Scrubs 151
Lavender Oatmeal Bath Melts 153
Vanilla Rose Bath Melts 154
Lemon Chamomile Bath Melts 156
Calendula Spice & Honey Cleansing Scrub 157
Sunflower Citrus Scrub 159
Dandelion Orange Fizzy Bath Melts 160
Wildflower Shower Scrub Bars 163
Peony & Orange Sugar Scrub 164
Create Tour Own Scrub 167
Whipped Spearmint Scrub Butter 168
Floral Salt Foot Scrub Bars 171
Chamomile Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes 172
DIY Lip Care 175
Classic Peppermint Lip Balm 178
Chocolate Mint Lip Balm 178
Basil & Lime Lip Balm 178
Daisy Vanilla Lip Balm 181
Dandelion Plantain Chapped Lip Treatment 181
Rosy Lip Tint 181
Vegan Sunflower Lip Tint 181
Create Your Own Lip Balm 182
Chamomile Lip Scrub 185
Winter Cold Care Lip Butter 187
Lip Gloss Pots 188
Mint Lip Scrub 191
Luscious Hair Care 193
Lavender Orange Detangling Spray 194
Hollyhock Split-End Crème 197
Herbal Hair Health Tea 198
Sunflower Hot Oil Treatment 201
Peppermint Hair Growth Spray 202
Herbal Dry Shampoo 205
Create Your Own Herbal Shampoo 206
Rosemary Beard Oil 207
Extra Mild Soapwort Hair Wash 208
Create Your Own Vinegar Hair Rinse 211
Coconut & Calendula Conditioning Rinse 212
Thyme Flaky Scalp Spray 214
Make Your Own Hair Mask 215
Simple Homemade Soaps 217
Soap-Making Basics 218
Soap-Making Overview 222
Chamomile "Almost Castile" Soap 226
Lavender Oatmeal Soap 229
Old-Fashioned Rose Soap 232
Thyme & Witch Hazel Clear Skin Facial Bar 235
Sunflower Shampoo Bar 238
Hollyhock Shampoo Bar 241
Dandelion Scrub Bar 244
Carrot & Calendula Soap 246
Cucumber Mint Soap 248
Coconut Laundry Soap & Stain Stick 251
Charcoal & Tea Tree Soap 252
Herbal Home Remedies 255
Catnip & Basil Insect Repellant Spray 257
Lavender Bug Bite Sticks 258
Bug Bite Powder 261
Calamine Rose Lotion 262
Lemongrass Cream Deodorant 263
Spring Detox Deodorant 265
Saint John's Wort, Arnica & Calendula Trauma Oil 267
Lavender Dandelion Pain Relief Oil 268
Lemon Balm & Ginger Sore Throat Drops 271
Bee Balm & Lemon Cough Syrup 272
Basil Mint Sore Throat Spray 275
Oregano Oxymel 276
Violet Flower Sore Throat Syrup 279
Cold Care Shower Steamers 280
Dandelion Magnesium Lotion 283
Aloe Rose Sunburn & Hot Flash Spray 284
Chamomile Calming Syrup 285
Stress Relief Massage Oil 286
Nontoxic Solutions for the Home 289
Lemon & Rosemary All-Purpose Cleaning Spray 290
Thyme Counter Cleaner 292
Herbal Hand Soap 293
Lemon Dusting Cloths 295
Lemon Thyme Dusting Spray 296
Basic Toilet Bowl Cleaner 297
Lemon Balm Furniture Polish 298
Rose Window Cleaner 301
Four Thieves Vinegar Spray 302
Orange Pine Floor Cleaner 305
Lavender Laundry Detergent 306
Fresh Mint Wall Wash 307
Lavender Fabric Softener 308
Natural Wax Melts 311
All-Natural Pet Care 313
Yarrow & Bee Balm Antiseptic Wash 315
Flea-Repelling Vinegar Rinse 316
Herbal Dry Shampoo or Flea-Repelling Powder 319
Itchy Skin Rinse 320
All-Purpose Animal Salve 323
Peppermint & Parsley Fresh-Breath Dog Treats 324
Kettle & Coconut Oil Vitamin Treats 327
Tinkle Tonic Broth 328
Resources 330
Acknowledgments 331
About the Author 332
Index 333
