Beauty cares

Nowadays using plants as a beauty care is "very trendy" !

Along with this trend, this return to nature, manufacturers in the cosmetic field and perfumers chose to make their advertisements on the benefits brought by the plants for the beauty of the body and soul. However this is first and foremost a huge money business. Their aim is to find and bring back unknown exotic plants that a few primitive tribes know and use since the begining of the world. The chemists, working for those big manufacturers, can artificially reconstitute the molecules of the plants. As a result, they have the greatest profitability from their products.

But I fear that man's action can be disastrous and harmful to the true benefits one can get with natural plants.

Cosmetics

Since the begining of humanity, women, from everywhere, tried to make beauty care preparations with plants (blossoms, stalks, leaves and roots), with the soil, the animal fat and wild fruit.

You could use them in various ways : plant baths, toilet water, perfumes, make-up, massage oil. All this was meant to seduce, to enhance one's beauty, to feel good in one's body and soul. But soon these peoples realised that some plants could also heal, and from then, they passed their knowledge on to the next generations and taught them a know-how, almost forgotten today. One must understand that all these discoveries led to a "new" form of science which is still acknowledged today. In this book, thanks to the testimonies of many people and old written works, I try to transmit this forgotten knowledge, about medicines with plants, body cares, and every benefit from the nature on our behaviour and give advice for some "home-made preparations". All the indications are true and are advised by herbalists, herbal doctors and grand-mas. The first step is of course to learn how to recognise all these plants you find in nature, through botanical training courses with professionals, to avoid any confusion. Nevertheless, I want to remind you that I am not a doctor, nor a dermatologist, and that I only pass former time customs and preparations on to you !