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Experience the best moisturizers that nature has to offer! Whether you’re an office worker or a stone mason, a gardener or a mechanic, chances are your hands could use some love and attention. Help is here! In Making Herbal Hand Creams and Salves, you’ll find easy-to-follow recipes for more than twenty all-natural lotions and creams designed to hydrate, replenish, and smooth your skin for a beautiful, silky feeling. Author Norma Weinberg also offers expert advice on healing dry, cracked skin; softening calluses; soothing inflamed, sore cuticles; preventing premature skin aging; and removing age spots, as well as essential information on evaluating commercial products.


About the Author

Storey is at the center of a vast revival of do-it-yourself lifestyles, a movement fueled by a new awareness of environmental responsibility, an appetite for the homegrown and locally raised, an appreciation for one-of-a-kind items, and a passion for nature. Whether growing your own food or producing your own dairy products, rely on Storey for no-nonsense advice and new ideas . . . every time.

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What aromatherapy newbies should know 1
The essence of Aromatherapy 1
Aromatherapy the basics 2
A short guide for Aromatherapy Newbies 3
A dose of aromatherapy history 3
Aromatherapy and its benefits 3
Aromatherapy for Pregnant Women 4
Aromatherapy: Perfect for Teens 4
Aromatherapy do’s 5
Aromatherapy don’ts 5
Being a smart aromatherapy shopper 6
Dangers of essential oils of aromatherapy on the skin 6
Dangers of essential oils used in aromatherapy 6
Different ways to use essential oils in aromatherapy 7
Disproving myths and hype on aromatherapy 7
DIY Aromatherapy 8
Essential oils in aromatherapy: what you should know 8
Experimenting Made Fun with Aromatherapy 9
Guidelines in using and buying aromatherapy diffusers 10
Hazards in the buying and using of essential oils in aromatherapy 10
Health risks of aromatherapy 10
Homemade aromatherapy 11
How to achieve the health benefits of aromatherapy 11
How to stay safe while using aromatherapy candles 12
Invigorate your senses with aromatherapy candles 12
Knowing the correct aromatherapy techniques 13
Knowing aromatherapy oils 13
Learning aromatherapy 14
Learning to diffuse essential oils in aromatherapy 14
Massage in Style Using Aromatherapy 15
Massage Oils Used in Aromatherapy 15
Massage using essential oils in aromatherapy 16
Out of the box aromatherapy 16
Popular essential oils for aromatherapy 17
Precautions in using essential oils in aromatherapy 17
Reaping the benefits of aromatherapy 18
What’s in essential oils? 18
Relaxing through your nose in aromatherapy 18
Resourcefulness in making aromatherapy products 19
Safety tips in using essential oils in aromatherapy 19
Safety concerns in aromatherapy 20
Shopping for aromatherapy products 20
The wonders of essential oils in aromatherapy 21
Tips in buying and using aromatherapy candles 21
Useful guide in buying aromatherapy products 22
Uses of aromatherapy and essential oils 22
Using Aromatherapy essential oils 23
Using aromatherapy essential oils the right way 23
Using the right aromatherapy accessories 23
On buying aromatherapy products 24
What you need to know when making homemade aromatherapy products 24