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bath_and_body_recipes_men.jpgEvery man needs products to help him take care of his hair and skin. Inside Bath and Body Care Recipes For Men you will find recipes for luxurious soaps, natural deodorants, foot care products, hair care products and scents, all designed for men. Make products such as Citrus and Sage cologne, Sandalwood shaving cream, and an herbal aftershave mask with the recipes in this book. Here is a look at what is inside this book:

Part I - The Basics
Introduction
Shelf Life
Ingredients
More About Essential Oils
Making Your Own Essential Oil Blends
Safety
Tools
Units of Measure
Part II - Recipes
Hair Care
Shaving Preparations
Skin Care
Foot Care
Fragrances
Part III - Gift Ideas, Suppliers, Bibliography
Gift Ideas
Supplier Information
Bibliography
Recipe Index
For Further Reading

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Luscious Lemon Soap, Peppermint and Chamomile Body Wash, Patchouli and Sweet Orange Soap. Learn to make these soaps and more with the book Herbal Soap. Inside this book you will find information about making natural cold-processed soap and about the different ways herbs can be added to soap. Here is a look at what is inside this book:

Introduction
Soap Basics
What Is Soap? A very brief explanation of the chemical reaction that occurs when soap is made.
Basic Soap Ingredients: Information about the basic ingredients needed to make soap.
Tools and Equipment: A discussion of the tools and equipment you will need to make soap.
Safety: Information to help you make soap safely.
The Soapmaking Process: An overview of cold-process soap making.
Basic Soap Recipes: Recipes for five basic soaps (Palm-Olive soap, a Castile soap, a Vegetable Shortening soap, Liquid soap, and Avocado-Shea Butter soap flakes) which you can customize to make herbal soap.
Making Herbal Soap:
Adding Herbs To Soaps: This section looks at the different ways herbs can be added to soap (essential oils, herb-infused oils, infused waters, hydrosols, decoctions, dried herbs, and extracts). Includes information for making your own infused oils, infused waters, decoctions, and glycerin based extracts.
Herbs To Use In Soap: Descriptions of 27 different herbs to use when making soap. Each description includes information on the herb’s skin care properties and tips for using the herbs in your soaps.
Scenting Your Herbal Soaps: Information on essential oils that make nice scents in soap.
Coloring Soap With Herbs: Information on herbs that can be used to color soap.
Storing Your Herbs: Tips for storing your herbs.
Herbal Soap Recipes: Recipes for luxurious soaps made with herbs. Customize your cold-processed soaps with herbs to make recipes such as…
Shaving Soap, Coconut Shampoo Bar, Luscious Lemon Soap, Fresh Feet Soap, Vitamin Rich Soap, Soothing Bath Bar, Peppermint Castile Soap, Sweet Orange Shower Gel, and much more.
Suppliers: A list of ingredient suppliers
Bibliography

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One of the easiest ways to promote your handcrafted soaps and cosmetics is through specialty gift baskets that you design and sell yourself. Many different types of businesses use gift baskets to thank customers and reward employees. By creating specialty gift baskets you can help your customers accomplish their goals and they can help you accomplish your business goals - more sales! Here are four gift basket ideas to get you started:

Basket name: “Welcome To Your New Home” gift basket.
Market: Real estate companies looking to give a gift to customers, or home decorators looking for new accessories to decorate a house with for a home show.
Basket description: This gift basket can contain soap and cosmetic items needed by the new homeowner. Such items can include bath soaps, guest soaps and kitchen soap. Throw in a couple of washcloths or dishcloths as an accessory.

Basket name: “Welcome Baby”
Market: Obstetricians who want to thank their customers, hospital gift shops, maternity stores.
Basket description: This gift basket should contains items to help welcome a new baby such as baby powder, baby oil and baby soap.

Basket name: “Kids Bath Basket”
Market: Stores that sell kids clothing
Basket description: This basket should contain fun shaped soaps. Add a funny shaped bath mitt or scrubbie as an accessory.

Basket name: “A Gift For The Bridesmaid”
Market: Individual brides and bridal stores
Basket description: This basket should contain a selection of pamper products like soaps, lotions and bath salts, scrubs or milks. It should be affordable so that a bride can afford to purchase several to give to her wedding party as a way of saying thank you.

In addition to making nice gift containers, baskets also make attractive storage containers when you are displaying your products at gift shows and bazaars.

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Everyone deserves a little pampering every now and then. What better way to pamper yourself, and those you know, than by indulging yourself in luxurious bath and body care products that you make yourself? The next time you need to relax, soak in a tub of your own handmade bath salts. When it is time to give a gift to someone special, instead of running to the store, create a personalized bath gift set in your own kitchen. In this book you will find recipes for a wonderful assortment of bath and body luxuries that you can make at home using readily available ingredients. Enjoy making Soothing Lavender and Shea lotion, Fresh as a Rose perfume, Eucalyptus-Mint body powder, Sandalwood Spice Cologne, and much more.

Here is a look at the table of contents:

Chapter 1:
Ingredients, Mixing and Manufacturing, and Safety
Chapter 2: Bath Salts and Soaks
The basics of creating bath salts and soaks
Tools for making bath salts and soaks
Tips for success when making bath salts and soaks
Recipes
Chapter 3: Body Powders
Body Powder basics
Tools for making body powders
Tips for success when making body powders
Recipes
Chapter 4: Bath Teas
Bath Tea basics
Using bath teas
Tools for making bath teas
Tips for success when making bath teas
Recipes
Chapter 5: Lotions and Creams
Lotion and Cream basics
Tools and equipment for making lotions and creams
Tips for success when making lotions and creams
Recipes
Chapter 6: Oils and Balms
Oil and Balm basics
Tools for making oils and balms
Tips for success when making oils and balms
Recipes
Chapter 7: Perfumes and Colognes
Perfumery ingredients
Perfumery terms
Tools for making perfumes
Fixing your scents
Tips for success when making perfumes
Recipes
Appendices
Gift basket ideas
Suppliers
References

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