The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances
- ISBN13: 9780757307478
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product DescriptionGo green and get gorgeous The promise of beauty is as close as the drugstore aisle—shampoo that gives your hair more body, lotions that smooth away wrinkles, makeup that makes your skin look flawless, and potions that take it all off again. But while conventional products say they’ll make you more beautiful, they contain toxins and preservatives that are both bad for the environment and bad for your body—including synthetic fragrances, petroche. . . More >>
Green Beauty is an informative book on ingredients to avoid. However, so many beauty products contain a few of these ingredients and I think you can literally drive yourself crazy trying to avoid those but wanting to look pretty at the same time. What is a girl to do? She emphasized Juice Beauty products and although I use these myself they are not as superior as one might think. She mentioned Jurlique as just as expensive as LaMer. Yes, some of them maybe but LaMer has been around for a long time and the benefits are extraordinary. And only Max and his team truly knows whats in the product. I think it’s an informative read but was confused when it came to the deoterant section as well as perfume. Are you never susposed to wear perfume? Chanel is too toxic? Well maybe, but again you just can’t get away from all chemicals all the time, that is completely unrealistic.
Rating: 3 / 5
This author lost all credibility for me as a resource for “green” skin care products when I read her suggestion that Preparation H can be used as an emergency product for dark circles under the eyes. Granted, she does state that it’s not a green solution – so why mention it in a green guide? Turns out that the manufacturer has changed the U. S. version of this product so that it’s no longer effective for this use anymore. You’d think she would have done her research before suggesting something that ruins her advice for those of us that are looking for healthy solutions for our skin care.
Rating: 1 / 5
I really enjoyed this book by Julie Gabriel. Not only is it very informative but it is also easy to read. I love that she gives us a list of ingredients to look out for and avoid and she also tells us why and where to find more info about them. This book is a great starting point to doing your own research on natural and organic skincare and beauty products. What I really found interesting was how the European Union has already banned the use of some of these toxic ingredients and so has California. So what I’d like to know is: when is the U. S. going to wake up?
I also liked that she gives us some products to check out and gives us resources to get ingredients for making our own products. I honestly didn’t realize that you could purchase things like coenzyme Q10, for instance. Yes, some of these ingredients can be expensive but if you’re using them in several different products however, you will be spending less to make your products than you would be spending on pre-made products. I realize that making your own products is not something that everyone can or will do but I am glad she included the information for those of us that can and want to.
And obviously, the products that Ms. Gabriel recommends are not going to work or be liked by everyone, but that is the case with any product recommendation. That is why it’s called a “recommendation”. It’s not as if she said, “You all absolutely have to go out and get THIS cleanser or THIS moisturizer, it’s the ONLY one that works!” I personally found a few very good products that she recommended.
The bottome line is, just as I said, this is a great starting point on doing your own research. No one out there is going to do all the homework for you. At least Ms. Gabriel cared enough to put this book out there for others to learn from. I like this book and even though I first read it from my library, I found enough useful info in it to purchase my own copy.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is another great bodycare recipe book. This book is well-written and has easy to follow recipes and instructions. . This is definitely a wonderful book as well as the Organic Bodycare Recipes book. These are definitely two wonderful books that everyone should have in their library. If you don’t have either of these books, grab a copy of both, I promise you, you won’t be dissappointed.
Rating: 4 / 5
A real eye opener – Julie Gabriel draws attention to the toxins added to a lot of products that we believe is good for our skin and becoming more aware when purchasing beauty products. Must have on the bookshelf.
Rating: 5 / 5