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Book SynopsisFrom French DIY wellness expert Émilie Hébert and natural care midwife Hélène Boyé comes a superb easy-to-follow recipe book to create clean, natural care products for babies, mothers-to-be, and new moms.
Why trust your baby’s care—or your own—to the chemical-laden products with unpronounceable names on supermarket shelves? The fantastic guide to feeling good and looking good that upcoming and new French mothers rely on to care for themselves and their little ones is now in English for the very first time. Inside you’ll find more than forty tried-and-true original, stress-free recipes to create health, wellness, and beauty products that utilize clean, organic ingredients that you may already own.
Remedies for women in all stages of pregnancy and early motherhood are included and offer action plans to manage hormones, prevent or treat stretch marks, activate blood circulation, promote hair growth, and more, as well as to create crucial care products for children in their first year, such as protective balms for delicate newborn skin, calendula and oat baths to treat rashes and irritation, and soothing salves to heal baby acne.
Complementing the wealth of recipes is detailed information on the ecological, health, and happiness benefits of natural care, guidance for reading labels to detect harmful synthetics and toxins, and thoughtful tips on wellbeing. This beautifully designed classic is crucial to have on-hand and will empower women everywhere to safely, and swiftly, take care of their bodies and their babies.
Trade Review“A New Must-Read . . . Mother and Baby Natural Care just launched in English and we’re kind of obsessed.” —Momtastic “Full of practical, easy-to-follow recipes that you can make at home.” —Motherhood Moment “A helpful volume for parents interested in creating natural products.” —Library Journal
Table of ContentsWhat Is a Natural and Organic Product?
Why Opt for Natural During Pregnancy?
Why Opt for Natural for Baby?
Top Ingredients to Use
Top Ingredients to Avoid
Rules to Follow When Carrying Out Natural Treatments
Ideal Raw Materials
Basic Utensils and Equipment
Storing Homemade Cosmetics
Aroma for Pregnancy, Essential Oils
Top 10 Essential Oils for Mom and Baby
Make Your Own Oil Mixtures for Mom and Baby
Care for Mom
During Pregnancy
- Facial Treatments
- The Pregnancy Mask
- Delicate Camellia Day Cream
- Regenerating Avocado Night Cream
- White Lily Complexion Radiance Cream
- Acerola Brightening Mask
- Anti-Couperosis Serum
- Cooling Jelly for Legs
- Anti-Stretch Mark Care
- Anti-Stretch Mark Preventive Whipped Balm
- Healing Balm for Stretch Marks
- Silver Cream Deodorant
- Special Back Pain and Sciatica Aromatic
- Anti-Nausea Balm
- Special Aromatic Balm for Heartburn
After Childbirth
- Growth Activating Solid Shampoo with Oats
- Hair Loss Serum
- Anti-Fatigue Eye Serum
- Firming Grapefruit Body Cream
- Special Breastfeeding Anti-Cracking Ointment
- Toning Fluid with Daisies
- Intimate Cleansing Gel
- Ultra-Healing Medicinal Oil for Episiotomy and Cesarean Section
- “Special Baby Blues” Postpartum Massage Oil
- “Special Baby Blues” Room Fragrance
- Aromatic Synergy Balm for Hypersensitivity
Care for Baby
The Baby’s Needs
- Face Lotion Oat and Calendula Cleansing Milk
- SOS All-Around Balms for Newborns
- Protective Winter Balm Stick
- Cold Cream with Orange Blossom
- Anti-Milk Crust Oil
- The Liniments Balm for Changing Diapers
- Vegetable Talc with Rice and Lavender
- Massage Oil
- Calendula Massage Bar
- Anti-Eczema Balm
- Foaming Bath Cleanser
- Creamy Avocado Soap
- Arnica Treatment, Balm for Bumps
Vegetable Oils
Aromatic Hydrosols
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