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Good Gifts from the Home: Oils, Lotions, and Other Luxuries--Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (or Keep)

Kelly Reno

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The Best Gifts Come from the Home—and the Heart
Vanilla Body Lotion, Herbal Tea Bath, Floral Facial Cleanser, Mint Lip Gloss—these are just a few of the natural beauty, bath, and moisturizing luxuries you can make at home with the easy-to-follow recipes in this book.
Turn these pages and learn how to create natural, wonderfully fragrant, handmade oils and lotions to soothe dry skin and delight the senses. You will also discover the secrets to making airy dusting powders, silky oils, invigorating mud masks, and more, using nothing but safe, healthful ingredients.
A handmade gift is the ultimate expression of friendship and love—especially when that gift is something soothing and luxurious. This inspiring book offers easy recipes for silky lotions, extravagant oils, and fragrant skin care products you can make at home, including:
·peach and berry gardener's hand cream
·super light honeydew moisturizer
·five-oil massage blend
·herbs and fruit dusting powder
·rose bath beads
·tingling mint toner
·and many more sumptuous indulgences for the body and the senses!
Whatever the occasion, the recipes in Oils, Lotions & Other Luxuries solve the eternal question of what to give when you want your gifts to be exceptional. Focusing special attention on the art of presentation, author Kelly Reno also includes many simple yet elegant ideas for bottling, boxing, and wrapping these wonderfully unique and personal gifts. You can find most of the ingredients at local markets and pharmacies. For hard-to-find ingredients, mail-order sources are conveniently listed.
Oils, Lotions & Other Luxuries makes it possible—and easy—to pamper your friends, your family, and yourself with personal, handmade, aromatic, and sensuous body products anytime!

The Bath Gourmet

Rhonda Van

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Here's a fun collection of more than 50 recipes for transforming a bath into a delicious escape, aimed at women who want to pamper themselves with at-home treatments that rival those at the most fashionable spas. Those who spend too much time in dirty, crowded cities can detoxify with the "Big City" bath containing citrus fruit and mustard powder. "Turbo Tub" provides energy, while "Drowsy Lavender Bath" is meant to calm and induce sleep. Each recipe is composed of natural, healthful ingredients, and accompanied by suggestions for appropriate bath toys. Illustrated with colorful, informative artwork, The Bath Gourmet even has a waterproof vinyl cover. From Publishers Weekly: Whether they're seeking to soothe themselves, cure pains, relax, romance a partner or even have a snack while getting clean, bathers will find a recipe for the perfect bath in this DIY volume by enthusiastic bather Van.... Helpful sidebars abound, explaining how to score cheap rose petals at the florist for the Ultimate Seduction Rose Bath, where to find canned coconut milk for the Tiki Tub, and how to pour rice into the foot of a stocking for the Sushi Bath.

Your Best Face Without Surgery

Brandith Irwin, Mark McPherson

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great Book- Great Doctor! 5 out of 5 stars.
28 of 34 people found this review helpful.

I am so lucky to live in Seattle, and Dr. Irwin is my dermatologist. I was so excited when she published this book. It is full of excellent, realistic advice for your skin. It cuts through the hype that you see on tv and in magazines and tells you practical advice you can use to improve your skin.
Plus, Dr. Irwin is a great doctor and a very nice person. So, buy this book and see what you've been missing!

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Women are hungry for reliable answers to their questions on how to have better skin. They see the effects of age and sun on their skin, and they want to know: Can I get rid of these wrinkles? Does topical Vitamin C really work? Can the new lasers actually reverse sun damage without any downtime? How can I have skin like yours, Dr. Irwin, without expensive and risky plastic surgery?

Your Best Face gives women what they want: the readable version of personal conversations with a respected doctor who, as a woman, understands their questions. It offers easy-to-use advice on how to evaluate your own skin, choose the right treatments, and find the right doctor. Written in an informal, conversational style, Your Best Face is lively as well as useful, featuring:

•The latest information on skin products, such as vitamins C and A, Kinerase, and bleaching agents

•An abundance of skin tips, such as "Five Ways to Get the Red Out"

The Surgery-Free Makeover: All You Need to Know for Great Skin and a Younger Face

Brandith Irwin

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Great Background and Useful Tips on Great Skin 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I have always wanted to visit a cosmetic dermatologist and ask them what I should be doing about maintaining my skin - which products should I use, etc. But I have never gotten up the nerve to actually do it. This book is wonderful as it is a great resource to surveying all that is out there in the market that can be done for improving skin without surgery (Botox, restylane, repair creams, peels, etc.).

I am in my late 30s and have pretty good skin but now I have learned of a few simple things I can be doing to maintain the good skin I have for as long as I can. There are concrete product recommendations based on your budget included in this book. I researched some of the suggested products on my favorite product review site and I have already bought 2 new types of products to try - one is even a drugstore brand.

The book is written in an easy to read format, like you are having a conversation with your own dermatologist. I think it's a great reference source for women (or men) who are curious about what options they have to have better skin.

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The calendar and mirror may say 40-something or 50, but the spirit inside says 30. Yet for many women, plastic surgery is too expensive, and most don’t want to end up having that “Oscar-freeze” look. With more than fifteen years’ experience, Dr. Irwin distills all her expertise to help women look their best with minimum fuss and expense. Most women have a finite list of issues they’d like to correct: undereye bags, upper lip lines, that annoying forehead crease. Akin to having a personal skin consultation, Dr. Irwin walks readers through each problem area. Whether recommending a new product, filler, or laser treatment, she arms women with practical tips they can use, including which of the latest technologies to trust (and avoid); how to look younger on a strict time line; and how to maintain that youthful glow once you get it back!

The Perricone Prescription Personal Journal: Your Total Body and Face Rejuvenation Daybook

Nicholas Perricone

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Words of wisdom 5 out of 5 stars.
56 of 59 people found this review helpful.

I devoured Dr. Perricone's Wrinkle Cure book, so I was ecstatic about his latest book, The Perricone Prescription. His advice is so logical and easy to follow it was no wonder I shed weight and felt great, not to mention looking younger, too! His menu plan and anti-aging research is not to miss! The journal was such a helpful tool to follow my progress. That is why I have previously given up on other diet plans. This was easy to follow and successful, too! Thanks Dr. Perricone!

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Put the power of The Perricone Prescription into your life!

In his #1 New York Times bestseller The Perricone Prescription, Dr. Nicholas Perricone presented his life-changing program to help you look and feel youthful, strong, and healthy -- inside and out. Now, in The Perricone Prescription Personal Journal, Dr. Perricone provides a twelve-week, day-by-day guide to everything you need to put his program to work in your life -- today!

This elegantly designed daybook is the perfect companion on your exciting journey to total body and face rejuvenation, giving you:

• Delicious day-by-day menu plans
• Suggested workout activities
• Step-by-step daily skin care routine
• Tips for staying motivated
• Inspirational quotes from Dr. Perricone

Face Exercises That Prevent Premature Aging

Jade

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They Work! 5 out of 5 stars.
26 of 29 people found this review helpful.

These exercises work. No question about it - they really work. I'm 40 and was starting to notice the old age droop in my cheek and eye muscles as well as the characteristic bulge from untoned tongue muscles. Within one week of doing these exercises I noticed significant improvement. The cheek droop line is tightening up and receding. The muscles of my eyes and forehead have tightened up and lifted again. What's more, unlike with Carol Maggio's book, these exercises gave me a way to do these exercises without creating new wrinkles - a big reason why I stopped the exercises from Maggio's book.

The directions are step by step and very clear. I appreciated the drawings demonstrating the muscles targeted by each exercise. Pages 16 and 17 for example showed how the underlying face muscles of a young person (p. 16) look compared to an older person (p. 17).

Here's an excerpt to give you an idea of what a bit of the text is like to go with the illustrations.

"The illustrations show the contrast between facial muscles before and after premature aging. In the illustration on the left, the muscles are strong and tight. They support the skin around the eyes and the contours of the cheeks, lips and lower face. Notice how the cheek muscles insert into the mouth muscle and provide support for it.

prematurely aged eye muscles are too weak to hold the skin firmly in place. This causes squint lines, hollows, and bags to form in the skin around the eyes. In addition, cheek muscles sag and no longer provide support for the cheeks and the mouth muscle. When the mouth muscle lacks the support of strong cheek and chin muscles the lips tend to turn inward. Jaw and neck muscles become limp and slack and the skin attached to them becomes loose and shapeless."

If you are considering a face exercise book you can't go wrong giving this book a chance.

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Face exercises that prevent facial aging.

Brown Skin: Dr. Susan Taylor's Prescription for Flawless Skin, Hair, and Nails

Susan C. Taylor

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At last -- a book devoted to the concerns of people of color that will help you enhance and protect the health and beauty of your skin, hair, and nails. Dr. Susan Taylor, a Harvard-trained dermatologist and a beautiful woman of color, bases her advice on more than fifteen years' experience treating patients in private practice and at the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center in New York City, which she directs.

Her quizzes, product recommendations, and patient-tested solutions provide information you can use today! She explains:

• What makes skin of color beautiful -- yet vulnerable: Melanin provides rich color and sun protection, but makes skin prone to scars and marks. Dr. Taylor shares cleansing, care, and cover-up techniques.
• Strategies for satin-smooth skin: Learn how to nip breakouts and rashes in the bud, avoiding discolorations.
• Scar Rx: From cuts to cosmetic surgery, Dr. Taylor explains how to prevent and camouflage disfiguring scars.
• Makeup made easy: Skin tones can vary on a woman's body. Dr. Taylor tells how to choose and use makeup for a perfect match year-round.
• Health help for hair: From short naturals to hot combs, chemical hair relaxers, braids, weaves, and locks, Dr. Taylor tells how to style hair safely to avoid damage, hair loss, and skin irritation -- whatever style readers choose.
• Skin cancer savvy: The danger signs are different in people of color. Dr. Taylor explains what to look for.

Brown Skin offers comprehensive, culturally specific answers to help you look and feel your best, to recognize and prevent problems, and to get the right treatment for you and your family when needed.

Beautiful Skin of Color: A Comprehensive Guide to Asian, Olive, and Dark Skin

Jeanine Downie, Fran Cook-bolden, Barbara Nevins Taylor

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It's a fact of DNA: If you can trace your roots back to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, India, Latin America, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the South Pacific, or any group of Native Americans, your genes react similarly to genes in the darkest skin. And chances are, you may have received confusing advice -- or no advice at all -- about how to care for your skin. Although nearly half the population of the United States shares the hallmarks of skin of color, many dermatologists and beauty consultants routinely prescribe remedies created for Caucasian skin without understanding how sensitive and easily damaged skin of color is. It's no wonder, then, that many women and men of color continually battle skin problems, and it takes a terrible toll on their self-esteem.

Finally, Beautiful Skin of Color unlocks the particular secrets of your skin and provides the answers you've been searching for. Dr. Fran Cook-Bolden and Dr. Jeanine Downie, internationally recognized dermatologists and women of color, and Barbara Nevins Taylor, an award-winning reporter on skin and hair issues, offer clear, specific advice to help you achieve and maintain a healthy, gorgeous complexion.

In a quick-reference, A-to-Z format, using examples drawn from personal and professional experience, Dr. Cook-Bolden and Dr. Downie explain why problems occur, and then prescribe reliable remedies and groundbreaking new procedures specifically created for skin of color.

Throughout this comprehensive guide, the doctors show you how to work with your skin and hair -- and your dermatologist -- to create your own unique skin-management program. A long-overdue and much-needed resource, Beautiful Skin of Color is certain to help you look and feel your best.

The Wrinkle Cleanse: 4 Simple Steps to Softer, Younger-Looking Skin

Cherie Calbom

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Renowned "Juice Lady" Cherie Calbom reveals the nutritional secrets to fewer wrinkles and firmer, toned skin in just two weeks!

Wrinkles, sagging skin, weight gain, memory loss, low energy-these are the all-too-common signs of an aging body. But now, with a diet rich in raw foods, vegetable juices, whole grains, and lean protein, you can cleanse your body of toxins and protect yourself from the inflammation and free-radical damage that cause wrinkles and other symptoms of aging.

The 4-step plan of The Wrinkle Cleanse includes:

- a 14-day diet that will rejuvenate all the cells in your body, stopping and even reversing the aging process
- Quick-Start juicing programs that will cleanse your body of built-up toxins and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin in a matter of days
- an energy-boosting supplement program to help renew skin and increase vitality
- Cleansing Boost programs that will deep-cleanse your body and keep you on track for total rejuvenation

The book's seventy-five delicious recipes and helpful menu plans ensure the proper nutrition for fighting aging, losing weight, and feeling great at any age.

Beautiful Skin : Every Woman's Guide To Looking Her Best At Any Age

David E. Bank M.D., Estelle Sobel

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

All about skin 5 out of 5 stars.
26 of 29 people found this review helpful.

I liked this book so much I went to visit Dr. Banks. I found this book very informative. It has advice on skin care for every type of skin.It also has information on chemical peels, micro demabration, plastic surgery,and more. He does not sell his own products, so he gives examples of over the counter products you can buy. He also gives advice on prescription products you can ask your own dematologist about. All in all I found this book to be a great source of information that I return to often.

OK book, but be careful with some of the information 3 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

It is an OK book although some of the information is a little conflicting. For example - for acne prone sking Dr. Bank recommends "Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash" several times. The second ingredient in this cleanser is Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfate which Dr. Bank lists as one of the worst cleansing ingredients. Why recommend a cleanser that contains one of the worst cleansing ingredients?

Editorial Review:

In this fascinating and informative book, you'll learn everything you need to know about caring for your skin, including: * How to fight acne, wrinkles, sun damage, rosacea, and more...* What to do about broken blood vessels, stretch marks, spider veins, unwanted hair...* The truth about vitamin C, AHAs, collagen, facial peels, laser treatments, liposuction, face lifts...* How cosmetic dentistry can help the whole picture * Plus individual programmes for every type of skin