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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | | | | Learn the secrets of the world's most luxurious spas, treat yourself right and revitalize your face, your body and your hair so you look your best and feel great.
Packed with easy and economical recipes for scrubs, moisturizers, masks, oils and many more lotions and potions, Secrets of the Spas offers the best body nourishing treatments to be found anywhere. They're fun to make too. Most ingredients are readily available at your local supermarket and are easy to prepare with standard kitchenware.
Each chapter focuses on a specific area of the body and offers a wealth of pampering recipes including olive oil and mango hair conditioner, cucumber facial masks, sea salt body scrub and cider vinegar skin toner. This book brings the best of the world's spas to your own home so you can look your best and treat yourself right at home. It includes a special spa-finder directory and spa food and beverage recipes. A handy chart of natural herbs and oils shows what treatments you can make without even leaving the house. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Catherine Bardey | | Hardcover: | 192 pages | | Publisher: | Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers | | Publication Date: | April 01, 1999 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1579120636 | | Product Length: | 9.48 inches | | Product Width: | 4.86 inches | | Product Height: | 0.81 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.08 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.4 inches | | Package Width: | 4.7 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 18 reviews |
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| | Features | 1999, Black Dog, Leventhal, Lifes Little LuxuriesSecrets of the Spas, Catherine Bardey, PhotosZeva Oelbaum, Pamper, Baths, Cuisine, LotionsChristmas, Gift, Holiday, Potions, Oils, WrapsLimited Edition, New, Mint, Rare, Collectible
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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Wasn't exactly what I wanted, but definitely a keeper! May 05, 1999
By ddougherty@edix.com
The book has interesting, useful information. Not only does the author tell you what ingredients to use for certain types of skin but also why. She even gives short history lessons on the properties of the ingredients. I wanted more information as far as shelf life for the preparations and gift giving ideas as there are some of these you cannot package and mail, but I feel I have a good book nonetheless. Even reading the book relaxed me.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Book! I already look (and feel) 5 years younger! May 15, 1999
This is the best spa book yet! So may of them are unrealistic and made for people who are already supermodels. This spa book is made for the every-day woman with varying body and skin types and different needs. The recipes were imaginative, virtually chemical free and fun to make. I took the day off work today and made about five of the recipes. I feel relaxed and when my husband came home he commented on how vibrant and beautiful I look. Thank you Secrets of the Spa.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Great Book. Jul 17, 1999
Easy to find items. Easy to make treatments for yourself. Christmas is right around the corner and I know what my friends are getting!
18 of 20 found the following review helpful:
My Handy Dandy Spa Party Reference Mar 15, 2004
By Kim_Librarian
I recently threw a Spa Bachelorette Party for a dear friend and made four recipes (Cleansing Oatmeal & Honey Paste, Pineapple & Olive Oil Mask, Lemon Mint Toner, Avocado Hand Rub) from this book. Though some ingredients were harder to find than others (such as lanolin) the benefits were amazing. We went out dancing after our pampering and even with all of the sweating, my skin still felt great! And the next day, after a night of partying, my husband commented that my skin had a nice glow:) I may just throw away my over the counter cleansers. The Good: The recipes I used worked! I like the shape and the size of the book as it was compact and didn't get in the way of making recipes (though I had to keep the book open with a paperweight) or shopping for ingredients (imagine lugging a coffee sized book to the health food store!) The Bad: Since I was preparing for a spa party, I wish that a "final servings yielded" were provided. Also, length of storage information would be very helpful. Lastly, I wish there were more spa cuisine recipes included, especially ones that use the same ingredients as the treatments! I ended up looking elsewhere for meal ideas to use my leftover food ingredients. Lastly, keep in mind that this was my first home spa experience. I've never tried recipes from other home spa books, and I've yet to try the body and hair treatments from this book.
18 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Useful information for home spa treatments Aug 15, 2001
This book was useful in some ways, dissapointing in others. As a previous reviewer pointed out, many of the ingredients that the recipes called for were not common household items. However, the instructions in this book are clear and concise and I particularly liked the description of all those various aromatherpay oils and what they do. I think I was expecting this book to be a little larger in size, more like something nice I could stick out on my coffee table. It does have a very good variety of various treatments for different hair and skin types. I think something like this would appeal to someone who is more of a "do-it-yourself"-er. It is interesting for me to learn about what would go into a lotion, but hard to picture myself actually assembling all the ingredients to make all these things when I could buy the equivalent at the drugstore.
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