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free skin care · Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:27 pm

Penta wrote:

Hello girls,

I am really fed up with all the chemicals that are hidden in the stuff that I use Sad

I want to make my own products so I know where the ingredients come from, but I don't want to bug you guys constantly with my questions. So I've been looking around for books/guides about skincare and diy stuff, but I have no idea which ones to start with. Do you have any favourite books/articles/guides on basic skincare and DIY?

This is my homepage, and where I spend many spare minutes reading, learning and researching;

http://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/formulating/category/antiaging/56600997.html

This is a decent book;

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmetic-Formulation-Products-Science-Technology/dp/0849339685/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

Even though it's a few years old now, I still would recommend this book as a very useful guide to anyone interested in skincare 101..

http://www.amazon.com/New-Science-Perfect-Skin-Understanding/dp/0767925394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268619239&sr=1-1

Other than this, I'd just recommend you start by researching a few different actives, that are specific for your unique skin needs.

Some of the DIY suppliers have a great deal of info regarding each active, where you can zero in on exactly what you need. Then you need only to do a bit of googling to check for compatibility issues for those actives you want to combine..

These DIY sites are nice, with lots of helpful info;

http://www.makingcosmetics.com/home.html (you'll find loads of DIY recipe's at this site!)

http://www.essentialwholesale.com/

http://www.theherbarie.com/

http://www.lotioncrafter.com/store/

Here you will find many studies, and also the ingredient listings for all high end skin care products; (Very valuable to the DIY copycat I tell ya.. Laughing

)

http://www.treatment-skincare.com/Skinceuticals/Correctives/Firming-Cream/Ingredients.html

And now you know *most* of my secrets. Have fun! Very Happy

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