Big Book of Botanical Crafts: How to Make Candles, Soaps, Scrubs, Sanitizers & More with Plants, Flowers, Herbs & Essential Oils

by Stephanie Rose

Overview

Go green, get clean, and be serene with these 32 all-natural soap, candle, and cleaner recipes from renowned herbalist Stephanie Rose!

If you are looking for creative ways to reduce chemicals, harness the healing power of nature, and pamper yourself with healing herbs, fresh flowers, and essential oils, look no further. Author, avid gardener, and herbalist Stephanie Rose has rounded up her best-loved botanical recipes in this massive book to teach you how easy, inexpensive, and relaxing it is to make your own natural cleaners, cleansers, and candles.

Learn to make:

• Homemade hand sanitizers with healing aloe
• Soothing botanical bath salts with rose and citrus
• Aromatherapy soy wax candles with lavender
• Natural housecleaners with refreshing orange and cleansing sage
• Disinfecting kitchen cleaners with lemongrass and pine
• Reusable lemon and rosemary citrus hand wipes
• Invigorating peppermint sugar scrubs
• Moisturizing hand soaps with basil and bergamot
• And many more!

With detailed instructions, step-by-step photographs, and an herbal appendix, you’ll have everything you need to make beautiful (and beneficial!) all-natural products from your own kitchen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764365454
Publisher:	Better Day Books
Publication date:	11/22/2022
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	287,185
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stephanie Rose is an award-winning author, gardening expert, certified permaculture designer, herbalist, and wellness advocate. After Stephanie faced her own debilitating illness, she found solace and healing through gardening and herbs. Now, she draws on experiences from her personal journey and expert garden knowledge in her books and popular website, Garden Therapy®. Stephanie has written 11 published books on creative gardening, permaculture, herbalism, and natural beauty. As a Vancouver Master Gardener, she volunteers to develop children’s gardens to help our littlest gardeners fall in love with the earth. Stephanie continues to lovingly dedicate her life and her work to her community around the world, encouraging healing, wellness, and the joy of gardening. Discover more at gardentherapy.ca.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Creative Wellness 10

Meet the Author 14

Home Apothecary 16

Getting Started 18

Botanical Bath Salts 26

Tub Tea 30

Herbal Foot Soak 34

Floral Bath Bombs 38

Lavender & Cocoa Butter Bath Melts 42

Coffee Bean Massage Bars 46

Calendula Lotion Bars 50

Double Chocolate Mint Lip Balm 54

Honey Dandelion Lip Scrub 58

Peppermint Coconut Sugar Scrub 62

Healing Himalayan Pink Salt Scrub 66

Aromatherapy Perfume 70

Botanical Bath Time 74

Creative Candles 76

Getting Started 78

Warming Cappuccino Candle 88

Clay Pot Citronella Candles 92

Citrus Celebration Wax Melts 96

Herbal Sleepy Time Wax Melts 100

Healing Crystals Candle 104

Jam Jar Candle Favors 108

Lavender Candle 112

Summer Flowers Floating Candles 116

Seashell Tea Lights 120

Ombré Evergreen Candle 124

Aromatherapy 128

Soaps & Sanitizers 130

Getting Started 132

Basil & Bergamot-Scented Moisturizing Liquid Hand Soap 140

Lime & Rosemary-Scented Foaming Hand Soap 144

Aloe & Witch Hazel Hand Sanitizer Gel 148

Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Spray 152

Travel Disinfecting Wipes 156

Orange & Sage All-Purpose Cleaner 160

Lemongrass & Pine Alcohol-Based Disinfecting Kitchen Cleaner 164

Reusable Lemon & Rosemary-Scented Kitchen & Bathroom Wipes 168

Fruit & Vegetable Wash 172

Tea Tree & Peppermint Toilet Bombs 176

Keeping Things Fresh 180

Herbal Appendix 182

Resources 186

Index 186