101 Easy Homemade Products For Your Skin, Health & Home

"I want to show you how to grab a rose from your garden, a handful of dandelions from your backyard or a bunch of basil from your local farmer's market, and make something beautiful, useful and good for you, your family and your home."

 ~ Jan Berry, 101 Easy Homemade Products For Your Skin, Health & Home

Nerdy Farm Wife's All-Natural DIY Projects Using Commonly Found Herbs, Flowers & Other Plants

When I first flipped through these pages, I felt like I was in homemaking, homeschooling and homesteading heaven! With such a variety of herbal recipes for your skin, health and home, there is something for everyone here! No only that, this book is filled with gorgeous photographs which makes for a very enjoyable read. Homemakers will be enchanted with the beautiful all-natural recipes to prepare a healthy home environment. Homesteaders will feel more self-sufficient with the plethora of inspiration for making more products from nature and buying less! And homeschooling mothers can enjoy dabbling into these easy recipes with their children and creating an herbal course of sorts! Not only are recipes shared, but the properties of the herbs and teachings on how to create your own herbal concoctions. I am delighted to share a peak into this beautiful book with you!

Jan Berry (author of The Nerdy Farm Wife Blog), begins her new book with an introduction to making natural, homemade products. She shares some common herbs and flowers along with their benefits, how to preserve them, infuse oils, and everything else you need to create useful goods for your home. The best part is that many of the plants used in her recipes can be found in your own back yard (dandelions, pine needles, roses, anyone?) or spice cabinet (basil, thyme and rosemary?)! And, the recipes are all fairly simple to make!

The chapter on non-toxic herbal skin care shares recipes for

face cleansers, face washes, body washes, skin toners, tonics, face masks and more!

The next chapter is on soothing salves and balms and they all look lovely to make!

The section on exotic body butters and lotion bars would make amazing gifts!

Her all natural cream and lotion recipes are all very easy to understand and

many of her recipes include substitution ideas in case you can't find (or afford) a particular ingredient.

Another chapter features bath soaks and salts and every one of the recipes sound wonderful!

The section on "bath melts and scrubs" looked really luxurious!

I had never heard of a bath melt but after reading these recipes, I can't imagine a bath without one now :)

Of course, there are many gorgeous recipes for making your own lip balms and tints. 

Another chapter shares hair care recipes that look very interesting.

There is also a nice-sized chapter on making your own soaps.

This is something I have yet to try but hope to this year. Her recipes look so nourishing!

I am especially interested in making the "Old-Fashioned Rose Soap".

Of course, an herbal book needs to share some old fashioned remedies and this book does just that! 

Some recipes include a pain relief oil, sore throat spray, calming syrup and so forth.

Shockingly (yes, I am joking), I love the section on non-toxic solutions for the home.

She shares some very creative recipes that will be fun and frugal to make and use.

I can't resist showing a picture of the romantic recipe for window cleaning! Yes (sigh), I know.

Pink! :)

And finally, she did not forget our little pug. The last chapter offers some all-natural pet care recipes.

Well, I could go on and on. I think you can see why I love this book!

If you are interested, you will find it HERE on Amazon.

Dear Jan is generously gifting one copy to one of our sweet readers! This giveaway is open to any one of you from around the globe (isn't she the sweetest?)! Simply enter via the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the easy instructions. You have an opportunity for seven entries per person and one week to enter. Happy kitchen-crafting/wild-crafting!

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