The Green Beauty Guide

Organic full-fat milk is the ultimate gentle facial cleanser. Just pour some milk on a cotton wool ball and wipe off the eye makeup and refresh the skin. There is no need to wash the milk off. Top it off with your regular moisturizer or leave it as it is and enjoy a mild exfoliation [...]

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This blend is a heavy-duty skin soother that is indispensable after facials, chemical peels, sunburns, or really bad cases of dermatitis. Any distressed skin with flakiness, peeling, dryness will benefit from this formula. Peppermint when used as an infusion is much gentler than peppermint essential oil, while cucumber soothes and feeds the skin with silica.
 
INGREDIENTS:
½ [...]

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Apple cider vinegar helps restore glow in flaky, impure skin. It also helps maintain skin’s natural acid mantle which protects from skin infections. Honey is another time-tested skin purifier, while glycerin soothes and moisturizes. Due to the acidic nature of this preparation, I recommend wearing sunscreen daily to prevent uneven pigmentation.

INGREDIENTS:
5 oz / 150 ml [...]

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A few years ago, my fascination for all things green and pretty began with Dr Hauschka Cleansing Cream. This pretty basic exfoliating cleanser is ridiculously expensive - one application costing nearly 50p! - but it smell gorgeously, and the results were really good.
After one tiny tube (the cream is sold in small tubes lasting approximately [...]

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My pre-pregnancy nightmare is coming back. It’s not a really full-blown acne, but it’s bad enough to peek from underneath the mineral makeup and it’s inflamed enough to make me reach for the old time-tested acne fighters: the Skinsaver Wash (I was too proud to reach for the Petite Marie Organics products, so I made [...]

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This fragrant blend provides a mighty dose of antioxidants in citronella and eucalyptus. This is useful if you suffer from a sunburn or have lots of insect bites. Feel free to use another oil to suit your skin’s condition. Olive and grapeseed are my favourites for dry and flaky skin.
INGREDIENTS:
100 ml / 3.3 oz jojoba [...]

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Hi, I have recently bought your book and am in the process of making my own lip product. I was going to use phenoxyethanol for the preservative but after reading your book it made me think twice. My product is all natural with Shea butter, macadamia oil, jojoba, etc. Are you able to recommend any [...]

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1. Vegetable glycerin

This is a commonly available humectant that locks up moisture in your skin by attracting water molecules from the outside environment. Vegetable glycerin can be used in any homemade skin preparations, and it’s a great addition to any ready-made body lotion. Look for kosher grade vegetable glycerin, ideally made from organically grown, non-GMO [...]

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Used once a week, this mask is good for brightening up the color, and used three times a week it can darken the brassy, chestnut tones if you are into true brunette shades. This mask cannot work miracles, though, and it won’t change your hair color dramatically. It’s going to only maintain and maybe deepen the color you already have.

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When strolling along shelves at our local Space NK (UK’s little and perhaps greener sister of Sephora) I couldn’t help but pick the jar of my old time favorite, Eve Lom’s Rescue mask.
What never ceases to amaze me is the marketing genius who can take a couple tablespoons of clay, mix it with water, [...]

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