Download or read book Shea Butter written by W.G. Goreja and published by TNC International Inc. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most up-to-date book of its kind, we share one of the African continents best-kept natural beauty secrets: shea butter. Shea butter is one of the mostif not the mostnourishing, healing, and anti-aging moisturizers available. And yet its positive attributes dont stop with external use. Shea has been part of Africas ancient healing systems for many thousands of years to control parasites among many other health applications; better yet, shea is completely natural. Discover the fascinating history of shea butter as we discuss its importance in traditional African health care and everyday life. See how the latest clinical studies are proving the benefit of shea oils as potential dietary supplements. Most importantly, however, you will learn how daily use of shea delivers myriad benefits to your skin. As you will see, breaking clinical data verifies the ancient and modern claims of skin that is more youthful, smoother, brighter, and more supple when treated with this natural, cost-effective, fast-acting oil. Listen to the story of shea: an amazing substance whose ancient pedigree is finding new uses and is winning the hearts of those who seek greater health and deeper beauty.
Download or read book Shea Butter Republic written by Brenda Chalfin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shea butter (butyrospermin parkii) has been produced and sold by rural West African women and circulated on the world market as a raw material for more than a century. Shea butter has been used for cooking, making soap and candles, leatherworking, dying, as a medical and beauty aid, and most significantly, as a substitute for cocoa butter in chocolate production. Now sold in exclusive shops as a high-priced cosmetic and medicinal product, it caters to the desire of cosmopolitan customers worldwide for luxury and exotic self-indulgence. This ethnographic study traces shea from a pre- to post-industrial commodity to provide a deeper understanding of emerging trends in tropical commoditization, consumption, global economic restructuring and rural livelihoods. Also inlcludes seven maps.
Download or read book Little House Living written by Merissa A. Alink and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The immensely popular blogger behind Little House Living provides a timeless and “heartwarming guide to modern homesteading” (BookPage) that will inspire you to live your life simply and frugally—perfect for fans of The Pioneer Woman and The Hands-On Home. Shortly after getting married, Merissa Alink and her husband found themselves with nothing in their pantry but a package of spaghetti and some breadcrumbs. Their life had seemingly hit rock bottom, and it was only after a touching act of charity that they were able to get back on their feet again. Inspired by this gesture of kindness as well as the beloved Little House on the Prairie books, Merissa was determined to live an entirely made-from-scratch life, and as a result, she rescued her household budget—saving thousands of dollars a year. Now, she reveals the powerful and moving lessons she’s learned after years of homesteading, homemaking, and cooking from scratch. Filled with charm, practical advice, and gorgeous full-color photographs, Merissa shares everything from tips on budgeting to natural, easy-to-make recipes for taco seasoning mix, sunscreen, lemon poppy hand scrub, furniture polish, and much more. Inviting and charming, Little House Living is the epitome of heartland warmth and prairie inspiration.
Download or read book Make It Up written by Marie Rayma and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever think of making your own beauty products -- handmade, high performance, healthy alternatives to just about every chemical laden product you currently put on your face and body? It's easier than you think! In Make It Up author Marie Rayma shares the recipes she has developed through years of trial, error, and testing to come up with the very best. This is real makeup and skincare: bright lipsticks, quality mineral powders, long-wearing eyeliners, and masks and cleansers that yield results. Rayma walks you through natural ingredients available online or at health food stores. These awesome oils, butters, clays, and minerals will replace the petroleum products, artificial colors, and lab-created mystery fragrances that have untold effects on our bodies. Products can be tailored for individual needs -- from swapping out ingredients not suitable for sensitive skin to whipping up the perfect colors suited for any complexion. With easy-to-follow instruction, Make It Up provides more than 40 essential cosmetics and skin care projects so you can make just what you want, when you need it.
Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Download or read book Shea Butter Republic written by Brenda Chalfin and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Shea Butter Republic written by Brenda Chalfin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ethnographic study traces shea from a pre- to post-industrial commodity to provide a deeper understanding of emerging trends in tropical commoditization, cosmopolitan consumption, global economic restructuring and rural livelihoods.
Download or read book Shea Body Butter Recipes for Beginners Unlock the True Power of Shea Butter With Fantastic Natural Recipes Body Butter Recipes for Beginners written by Jamie Matthews and published by KMT Publishing. This book was released on with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Magic of Shea Butter Anyone who has ever tried body butter knows the luscious, skin-softening properties it possesses. Unfortunately, commercial body butter typically comes along with a high price tag and chemical ingredients that you wouldn’t want to place on your skin. For those interested in a better option, make your own homemade Shea body butter! Taking the do-it-yourself approach allows you complete control over the ingredients while still fitting into even the tightest budget. Why Make Homemade Shea Body Butter? Here's a look at just some of the reasons why you'll find this book to be an amazing guide for you: •You know every ingredient that’s inside •You know how the body butter has been made. •You can create your own custom body butters tailored to your needs •Recipes typically only take a few minutes to prepare •You can use all natural ingredients •Save money •Give as gifts •Most important, It’s fun, easy, and it really doesn’t require much effort at all. DOWNLOAD: Shea Body Butter Recipes Here is a preview of what you'll find out inside: Introduction •Body Butter 101 •Why Skincare Is Important •What is Shea Butter •Benefits of Shea Body Butter •Why Make Your Own Body Butters? •How to Use Body Butter •Body Butter Basic Tools & Equipment •Base Ingredients for Your Body Butters •Simple Shea Butter Recipes •Comprehensive List of Resources •And much, much more! Would You Like to Know More? Scroll to the top of the page and select the "Buy" button to instantly download your copy today Tags: shea butter, body butter, essential oils, healthy skin, skin care, body butter for beginners, essential oils books, essential oils for beginners
Download or read book More Than a Hair Journey written by Keisha Charmaine Felix and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keisha takes you along her natural hair journey, which became her self-love journey, through teachable memoirs. Offering her perspective on a black woman's experience with family, friendships, relationships and most importantly self-love, Keisha bares it all. The role hair plays in a black woman's life is major; it impacts her confidence, sense of beauty and self-esteem. Read how transitioning from chemically straightened hair to natural locs (commonly referred to as dreadlocks or dreads) can open a black woman's eyes to her true self. Get some of Keisha's tips on nurturing your self-love and learn all about cultivating and maintaining locs. You will find Keisha Charmaine's hair tutorials on www.youtube.com/KeishaCharmaine Follow Keisha Charmaine on Instagram and twitter, @killadoesthat
Download or read book The Prairie Homestead Cookbook written by Jill Winger and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.
Download or read book Cocoa Butter and Related Compounds written by Nissim Garti and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the progress of the last 10 years of studies on cocoa butter. Descriptions of several aspects, including physical characteristics such as rheology, hardness, melt profiles, etc., studied by new and advanced techniques are included. Similarly, the polymorphism of cocoa butter is reconsidered in light of studies done by synchrotron DSC, FTIR, and SAXS techniques. These data are complemented by new understandings on the cause of the crystallization and transitions of the polymorphs. Other aspects such as the effect of minor components, emulsifiers, and other fats are discussed in great detail in this book. - Brings together all that is known about cocoa butter into one book - Describes physical characteristics of cocoa butter including rheology, hardness, and melt profiles - Reconsiders polymorphism of cocoa butter in light of recent studies by various analytical techniques - Presents new understandings on the cause of crystallization and transitions of polymorphs
Download or read book Shea Butter Recipes written by Anthony Boundy and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever gazed over the abundant skin care products at stores or online and wondered if they are truly good for your skin?Did you know that these products often contain chemicals that are not only unhelpful, but which can actually damage your skin?Want a better way to care for your skin using Shea butter and other natural ingredients? Look no further - this cookbook includes all kinds of natural DIY skin care recipes. Shea butter is a main ingredient in beauty products you make yourself. It has abundant benefits and uses. It moisturizes so well and it's a natural anti-inflammatory, valuable in lip balms, soaps, body butters and lotions. Shea butter is rich in vitamins E, A and E, and fatty acids. You can use Shea butter in DIY natural sunscreens, too. It eases the sting of bug bites or sunburn and it can even help to fight acne. Amid all these other benefits, it leaves the skin SO soft. If you are troubled with dry skin, Shea butter is a wonderful moisturizer. That's why it's often used in skin care and hair care DIY blends. It helps to aid in reducing wrinkles and facial lines, and eases skin conditions, including eczema. Read on and learn some of the best - and easiest - recipes using Shea butter that you can make yourself and enjoy for months.
Download or read book Kale Caramel written by Lily Diamond and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born out of the popular blog Kale & Caramel, this sumptuously photographed and beautifully written cookbook presents eighty recipes for delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes featuring herbs and flowers, as well as luxurious do-it-yourself beauty products. Plant-whisperer, writer, and photographer Lily Diamond believes that herbs and flowers have the power to nourish inside and out. “Lily’s deep connection to nature is beautifully woven throughout this personal collection of recipes,” says award-winning vegetarian chef Amy Chaplin. Each chapter celebrates an aromatic herb or flower, including basil, cilantro, fennel, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, lavender, jasmine, rose, and orange blossom. Mollie Katzen, author of the beloved Moosewood Cookbook, calls the book “a gift, articulated through a poetic voice, original and bold.” The recipes tell a coming-of-age story through Lily’s kinship with plants, from a sun-drenched Maui childhood to healing from heartbreak and her mother’s death. With bright flavors, gorgeous scents, evocative stories, and more than one hundred photographs, Kale & Caramel creates a lush garden of experience open to harvest year round.
Download or read book Total Body Shea Butter Recipes Create Your Own Natural Sensuous Shea Butter Recipes from the Top of Your Head to the Bottom of Your Feet written by G. Crutcher Dutch and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total Body Shea Body Butter RecipesThis book will give you a look at natural chemical-free recipes, old and new, to help you meet the current view of our societal definition of beauty. You will be truly amazed and proud of yourself with the results from these age-reversing, simple beauty treatments.In this book you will find general guidelines which are applicable for almost all shea butter recipes included in these pages. Making homemade shea butter creams or creating your own shea butter recipes is simple once you know how to add scents, how to melt shea butter, how to whip shea butter and how to store shea butter.Natural Skin Care Recipes / Benefits of Shea Butter / List of Natural Ingredients / Essential Oil Safety / Preservatives / Harmful Ingredients in Cosmetics / Recommended Suppliers / Recommended Utensils / Sanitizing Utensils Prior To Use / Have Healthy Beautiful Skin / Maintain Beautiful Healthy Skin, / What You Should Use on Your Skin: / Nice & Natural Hair / Prevent Damaged Hair / Fabulous Face / Mother Nature's Wonder Creams / Nature's Best Wrinkle Smoother / Eyes / Luscious Lips / Natural Makeup Remover / Natural Face Mask / Ear Lobes / Neck / Body Beautiful / Balms / Lotion Bars / Beautiful Body Butters / Massage / Sensuous Scented Butters / Meditation Scents / Body Scrub / Joint and Muscle Butters / Natural Sunblock / Cold and Flu Chest Rub / Stretch Marks / Bathing Beauty / Natural Deodorant / Fancy Feet / Beauty Tips for Flattering Feet / Self-Treatment Foot Massage / Love Yourself Always
Download or read book Organic Beauty Recipes by Eve written by Eve Cabanel and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Eve's long awaited DIY beautuy book, with a treasure trove of effective and easy to follow organic beauty recipes with simple and 100% natural ingredients that really work. How to make lip balm, body butter, scrub and face cream will have more secrets for you. All unique recipes have been carefully crafted and tested at home (on humans). This books also contains a wealth of helpful information on how to substitute ingredients and customize your own homemade beauty products in your kitchen.
Download or read book Electric Arches written by Eve L. Ewing and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric Arches is an imaginative exploration of black girlhood and womanhood through poetry, visual art, and narrative prose. Blending stark realism with the fantastical, Ewing takes us from the streets of Chicago to an alien arrival in an unspecified future, deftly navigating boundaries of space, time, and reality with delight and flexibility.
Download or read book My Darling Lemon Thyme written by Emma Galloway and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vegetarian, gluten-free meals, small bites, and sweets to feed the whole family Think eating real food and pleasing all the palates in a busy family with young kids is impossible? My Darling Lemon Thyme's Emma Galloway inspires you to think again. Now available for the first time in the US, popular special diets blogger Emma Galloway's family cookbook, My Darling Lemon Thyme, is a collection of 100 recipes that reflect the philosophy that natural, whole food should be flavorsome, fun, and easy to prepare. Beyond just recipes, we savor Emma's stories about life with a young, energetic family too. Meant for anyone who loves great food that is also good for you, these delightfully fresh recipes are 100% vegetarian and gluten-free—icing on the (naturally sweetened) cake. You'll find foods your grandparents would recognize, not the food-like products humankind has developed to make our lives easier but which seem to make us ever more unhealthy. Beyond any labels, this book is less about eliminating and more about embracing food as it's supposed to be: whole and unadulterated, fresh from the earth, prepared with minimal fuss, and eaten in a way that nourishes our bodies. Emma's personal belief is that everyone can benefit from eating less wheat, meat, and dairy in their diet. But her recipes are not just for those with food intolerances or allergies or for vegetarians. The recipes are for everyone who wants to enjoy a better life and celebrate nutritious, wholesome, real cooking. Quite simply, My Darling Lemon Thyme offers us another way of eating, living, and being in the world, and in the kitchen. Extensive pantry-stocking instructions and a glossary are included.
