100 Best Skin Care Books of All Time

We've ranked the best skin care books using expert recommendations, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. At Shortform, we know books. Our book guides are the best in the world. Learn why.

Milady Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary book cover1

Milady Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary

M. Varinia Michalun

5.0
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary, 4th Edition is more than just a dictionary of cosmetic ingredients; it is a guide to understanding skin types and skin physiology, product formulation and how cosmetic products interact with the skin. For ease of use, this book is split into three parts. Part 1 includes a basic explanation of skin anatomy and physiology, including skin types,
2

The Skin Care Answer Book

Mark Lees

4.8
In over two decades of practice, the author has been asked hundreds of questions by clients, as well as estheticians. Now, the Skin Care Answer Book provides concise, quick answers to the most-asked consumer skin care questions and will help educate students, licensed estheticians and clients alike about their individual skin types. It is written in easy language and is set up in a Q & A format, o
The Little Book of Skin Care: Korean Beauty Secrets for Healthy, Glowing Skin book cover3

The Little Book of Skin Care: Korean Beauty Secrets for Healthy, Glowing Skin

Charlotte Cho

4.6
The secrets behind the world’s most beautiful skin!

It all starts with your skin! In Korea, healthy, glowing skin is the ideal form of beauty, achievable by anyone—and this skin-first philosophy has taken the world by storm.

In The Little Book of Skin Care, Charlotte Cho of leading beauty and lifestyle website Soko Glam guides you through the celebrated Korean ten-step skin-care routine—and far beyo
Binti (Binti, #1) book cover4

Binti (Binti, #1)

Nnedi Okorafo

4.6
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.

Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journ
The Skincare Bible: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Great Skin book cover5

The Skincare Bible: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Great Skin

Anjali Mahto

4.6
'I now feel safe in the knowledge that I'm armed with the latest science-backed information about how to care for my skin' Chloe Brotheridge, author of The Anxiety Solution

We all know that taking good care of our skin is the key to any effective health and beauty regime. But with so much conflicting information out there, the path to healthy skin can seem far from clear.

Dr Anjali Mahto is one of
Aesthetics Exposed: Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond book cover6

Aesthetics Exposed: Mastering Skin Care in a Medical Setting and Beyond

Terri A. Wojak LE, Brian W. Budzynski, et al.

4.6
Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes) book cover7

Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Natural Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare (with 50-plus Recipes)

Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault

4.5
Your Esthetics Coach book cover8

Your Esthetics Coach

Karla Keene

4.5
LEARN the 6 Steps to Becoming a Successful Esthetician Behind the Chair The skin care industry is a rapidly growing and exciting industry to be a part of. As the industry expands, the need for highly trained Estheticians is at an all-time high. It takes a lot of hard work, time, education and training, with the right "tableside manner" to be successful in this extremely competitive industry. I wan
The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls book cover9

The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls

Valorie Schaefer

4.5
The only way that twenty-three year old Jadie Santiago can escape her sucky childhood is to force herself to move on with her life and bury a shameful secret.

When Jadie lands a new job at a literary agency things start looking up. Yet the one thing Jadie never expected was capturing the attention of the devastatingly handsome Reece Carter, an aspiring writer who could destroy the precarious future
Skin Cleanse: The Simple, All-Natural Program for Clear, Calm, Happy Skin book cover10

Skin Cleanse: The Simple, All-Natural Program for Clear, Calm, Happy Skin

Adina Grigore

4.5

Breakouts. Dryness. Redness. Oiliness.

If you're like most women, you've been on a never-ending quest for perfect skin—or even just good skin—since adolescence. It's a frustrating pursuit to say the least, filled with one disappointing (and expensive) miracle solution after another. Why is it so hard to get good skin?

Adina Grigore, founder of the organic skincare line S.W. Basics, would argue that

Make It Up: The Essential Guide to DIY Makeup and Skin Care book cover11

Make It Up: The Essential Guide to DIY Makeup and Skin Care

Marie Rayma

4.4
Ever think of making your own beauty products- handmade, high performance, healthy alternatives to just about every chemical laden product you currently put on your face and body? It's easier than you think!

In Make It Up author Marie Rayma shares the recipes she has developed through years of trial, error, and testing to come up with the very best. This is real makeup and skincare: bright lipstick
Botanical Skin Care Recipe Book book cover12

Botanical Skin Care Recipe Book

Herbal Academy

4.4
Organic Body Care Recipes book cover13

Organic Body Care Recipes

Stephanie L. Tourles

4.4
Discover the joys of all-natural body care. Stephanie Tourles shows you how to use fruit, flowers, herbs, and minerals to craft healthy products that promote radiant skin, strong nails, shiny hair, and an elevated mood. Pamper yourself from head to toe with products like Strawberry Cleanser, Pineapple Sunflower Scrub, and Almond Rose Body Lotion. Gentle on your skin and free of harsh chemicals fou
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Milady's Aesthetician Series: Peels and Chemical Exfoliation

Pamela Hill

4.4
Peels and Chemical Exfoliation, from Milady's Aesthetician Series, successfully exposes the reader to a broad understanding of the use of specific peeling agents and how they react on the skin. In this text, the author addresses the advanced educational needs of aestheticians and nurses in such settings as medical skin care facilities, day spas and resort spas. Through specific case studies, clini
The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy book cover15

The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy

Salvatore Battaglia

4.3
The modern holistic aromatherapist needs to be a multi-disciplined practitioner with training in remedial therapies, counselling, chemistry, botany, pharmacology, anatomy, physiology & pathophysiology. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy covers all these topics with information derived from the wisdom of the past to the latest pharmacological & clinical studies. The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy i
Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps book cover16

Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps

Anne-Marie Faiola

4.3
The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of life's little pleasures. And with the help of author Anne-Marie Faiola, it's easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges from simple castile bars to intricate swirls, embeds, and marbled and layered looks. Begin with a combination o
Skin Care Guide for: People Living with Cancer book cover17

Skin Care Guide for: People Living with Cancer

Mario E. Lacouture, Cornelia Dean, et al.

4.3
Hello Glow: 150+ Easy Natural Beauty Recipes for a Fresh New You book cover18

Hello Glow: 150+ Easy Natural Beauty Recipes for a Fresh New You

Stephanie Gerber

4.3
Forget paying big bucks at a spa, or slathering on overpriced “mystery cream” that contains who knows what. Make your own fresh, organic, and effective spa, skincare, hair-maintenance, and cosmetics recipes at home with these beautiful, tried-and-tested tutorials, brought to you by the popular DIY beauty and wellness website helloglow.co .

Stephanie Gerber, founder and editor of Hello Glow, believ
Face Forward book cover19

Face Forward

Kevyn Aucoin

4.3
An inspirational how-to guide to make-up from one of the most successful make-up artists working today. In his follow-up to Making Faces, Kevyn Aucoin transforms famous (Celine Dion, Julianne Moore, Sharon Stone) and ordinary people and demonstrates how anyone can have a variety of faces.
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Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist

DebraJalima

4.3
Skin Rules is a concise and practical instruction manual from a renowned Fifth Avenue dermatologist on how to attain beautiful skin, a taut and sculpted body, and a much younger appearance. Actors, models, and newscasters go to Dr. Jaliman for her cutting-edge technology and the latest in skin care, as well as for her reputation for being the "last stop" doctor, the one who fixes what others can't
Make & Give Home Apothecary: Easy Ideas for Making & Packaging Bath Bombs, Salts, Scrubs & More book cover21

Make & Give Home Apothecary: Easy Ideas for Making & Packaging Bath Bombs, Salts, Scrubs & More

Stephanie Rose

4.3
Self-care is somewhat of an afterthought these days. With hectic schedules and not enough downtime, people become exhausted, burnt out, and even worse, sick. It is critically important to our well-being to spend some time de-stressing and taking care of our bodies and minds. Make & Give Home Apothecary - Easy Ideas for Making & Packaging Bath Bombs, Salts, Scrubs & More, by Stephanie Rose, include
Essential Oils: Ancient Medicine book cover22

Essential Oils: Ancient Medicine

Dr. Josh Axe, Jordan Rubin, et al.

4.3
Transform Your Health with the Power of Essential Oils

Instead of relying on prescription medications with numerous dangerous side effects, what if you could opt for a safer, natural alternative to address your health concerns? And instead of using common household cleaners and personal care products that contain toxic ingredients, what if you had access to superior alternatives that could achie
Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The complete guide to the use of aromatic oils in aromatherapy, herbalism, health and well-being book cover23

Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The complete guide to the use of aromatic oils in aromatherapy, herbalism, health and well-being

Julia Lawless

4.3
This is one of the bestselling aromatherapy books of all time with vital information on plant origins, medical herbalism and the properties and actions of herbs and essential oils. It covers 165 oils, their actions, characteristics, principal constituents and folk traditions and is a must for experienced aromatherapists and beginners alike.


This essential handbook is used by aromatherapists all ove
Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health & Beauty (Process Self-Reliance) book cover24

Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health & Beauty (Process Self-Reliance)

Susan M. Parker

4.3
Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda book cover25

Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda

Pratima Raichur and Mariam Cohn

4.3
We all know absolute beauty when we see it--skin that glows with health and an outer bearing that projects inner tranquillity. Yet, despite our every effort and expense, few of us know how to achieve it. In Absolute Beauty, Pratima Raichur, a chemist and internationally recognized expert on Ayurvedic skin care, explains how the external skin tissue is the physical reflection of everything that hap
ESTHETICIAN´S GUIDE: Introduction and practice for Spa and aesthetic clinics book cover26

ESTHETICIAN´S GUIDE: Introduction and practice for Spa and aesthetic clinics

David Isaac Ruiz and Servicios Promone

4.3
Glycerin Soap: 10 Easy Homemade Glycerin Soap Recipes: Make Your Own Glycerin Soaps Quickly & Easily. It Has Incredible Benefits That'll Amaze You book cover27

Glycerin Soap: 10 Easy Homemade Glycerin Soap Recipes: Make Your Own Glycerin Soaps Quickly & Easily. It Has Incredible Benefits That'll Amaze You

Jennifer N. Smit

4.3
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary book cover28

Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary

Natalia Michalun

4.3
Answers at your fingertips! This up-to-date, thorough resource and reference for assessing product ingredients, quality, and their effect on the skin, hair, and nails takes the guesswork out of cosmetic ingredients and their functions.
Principles of Wound Assessment and Management book cover29

Principles of Wound Assessment and Management

Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society® Wound, Dorothy B. Doughty MNRNCWOCNFAAN, et al.

4.3
The Beginner's Guide to Essential Oils: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started book cover30

The Beginner's Guide to Essential Oils: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

Christina Anthis

4.3
101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home: A Nerdy Farm Wife's All-Natural DIY Projects Using Commonly Found Herbs, Flowers & Other Plants book cover31

101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home: A Nerdy Farm Wife's All-Natural DIY Projects Using Commonly Found Herbs, Flowers & Other Plants

Jan Berry

4.3
Go Green in Every Part of Your Life with These Easy, All-Natural Herbal Products

Kick toxic, synthetic skin care products and cleaners out the door and bring the healing joy of nature into your life with the simple, versatile projects in 101 Easy Homemade Products for Your Skin, Health & Home. In this incredible resource, Jan Berry teaches you the basics of making your own skin care and hair care p
The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age book cover32

The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life--At Any Age

Chizu Saeki

4.3
Japanese women are renowned for their beautiful skin, but until now there has been no book in English that reveals the secrets of the typical Japanese beauty routine. The Japanese Skincare Revolution is the first guide for women of all ages and races who want to have beautiful skin like the Japanese, and don't want to spend lots of money on cosmetics and treatments to achieve it.

Author Chizu Saeki
Eat Pretty: Nutrition for Beauty, Inside and Out (Nutrition Books, Health Journals, Books about Food, Beauty Cookbooks) book cover33

Eat Pretty: Nutrition for Beauty, Inside and Out (Nutrition Books, Health Journals, Books about Food, Beauty Cookbooks)

Jolene Hart

4.3
"Eat Pretty is a gorgeous book that reveals the latest research-based ageless secrets of true beauty from the inside out and outside in throughout the seasons of the year and seasons of life. Beauty-full reading to last a lifetime." —Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., CNS, and New York Times bestselling author

Look and feel your best all year long with this seasonal nutrition guide: Nutrition is the fas
The Best Skin of Your Life Starts Here: Busting Beauty Myths So You Know What to Use and Why book cover34

The Best Skin of Your Life Starts Here: Busting Beauty Myths So You Know What to Use and Why

Paula Begoun, Bryan Barron, et al.

4.3
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro book cover35

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro

Bobbi Brown

4.3
This is the book that Bobbi Brown's fans have been waiting for: her 25-plus years of makeup styling experience distilled into one complete, gorgeous book. Bobbi looks at everything from skincare basics to every aspect of facial makeup--from how to find the right color and type of foundation for any skin tone to how to apply every detail of eye makeup (Brows, Eye Liner, Eye Shadow, and Eye Lashes)
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Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8/E

Klaus Wolff, Richard Allen Johnson, et al.

4.3


INCLUDES DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS AVAILABLE AT: mhprofessional.com/mediacenterMore than 1,000 full-color photographs speed diagnosis of the dermatologic conditions most often encountered in primary care

One of the bestselling dermatology books in the world, this quick-reference clinical guide has virtually defined the field for thousands of physicians, dermatology residents, and medical students for mor
Aveda Rituals: A Daily Guide to Natural Health and Beauty book cover37

Aveda Rituals: A Daily Guide to Natural Health and Beauty

Horst Rechelbacher

4.3
The Beauty Geek's Guide to Skin Care: 1,000 Essential Definitions of Common Product Ingredients book cover38

The Beauty Geek's Guide to Skin Care: 1,000 Essential Definitions of Common Product Ingredients

Deborah Burnes

4.2
Everything Every Beauty Geek Needs to Know About Skin Care

When it comes to finding the perfect formula for dewy and healthy skin, knowledge is power. That’s why skin care guru Deborah Burnes shares everything you need to know about essential ingredients in this book—so that you can give your skin exactly what it needs to glow.

Whether you’re making products for your own use or trying to figure out
Endless: The Beauty of Your Age book cover39

Endless: The Beauty of Your Age

Mary Duerden

4.2
The Art of Good Enough: The Working Mom’s Guilt-Free Guide to Thriving While Being Perfectly Imperfect book cover40

The Art of Good Enough: The Working Mom’s Guilt-Free Guide to Thriving While Being Perfectly Imperfect

Dr. Ivy Ge

4.2
The Skin Type Solution: Are You Certain Tthat You Are Using the Optimal Skin Care Products? Revised and Updated book cover41

The Skin Type Solution: Are You Certain Tthat You Are Using the Optimal Skin Care Products? Revised and Updated

Leslie Baumann

4.2
REVISED AND UPDATED

FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN--AND LEARN THE TRUTH.

Take the simple questionnaire inside this book and within minutes discover which of the sixteen unique skin types describes your skin, which ingredients to avoid, the skin care brands that are right for you, and your new time- and money-saving regimen. In this revised edition of her clas
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Essential Oils for Beginners: The Where To & How To Guide For Essential Oil Beginners

Mary Jones

4.2
Are you worried about the side effects of pharmaceutical medicines? Discover natural solutions to safely treat a wide variety of common health issues.Are you struggling with health problems like acne, anxiety, or allergies that just won't go away? Have your efforts to cure your ailments with modern medicine made you more sick in the process? Author Mary Jones discovered the healing power of essent
The Original Beauty Bible: Skin Care Facts for Ageless Beauty book cover43

The Original Beauty Bible: Skin Care Facts for Ageless Beauty

Paula Begoun

4.2
Natural Beauty Skin Care: 110 Organic Formulas for a Radiant You! book cover44

Natural Beauty Skin Care: 110 Organic Formulas for a Radiant You!

Deborah Burnes

4.2
Deborah Burnes, Founder of Sumbody Skin Care, Shows You How To Transform Your Beauty Regimen For Glowing, Radiant Skin, Hair & Nails Whether you're a homemade beauty product pro or recently joining the natural skin care revolution, let Natural Beauty Skin Care be your guide to creating all-natural skin care products. Deborah Burnes shares not only the how-to but also the whys for choosing homemade
The Natural SoapMaking Book for Beginners: Do-it-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs, Spices, and Essential Oils book cover45

The Natural SoapMaking Book for Beginners: Do-it-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs, Spices, and Essential Oils

Kelly Cable

4.2
Soap Making: How to Make Hand Soap In Your House Like a Pro

Soaps have always been known as a tool that aids us in cleaning may it be for hand washing, hygiene, dish washing, and in doing the laundry. It simply helps in cleaning and removing dirt in almost anything.

Tags: Soap Making, Soap Making Book, Soap Making Guide,Soap Making Recipes, How to Make Soap
Younger Skin Starts in the Gut: 4-Week Program to Identify and Eliminate Your Skin-Aging Triggers - Gluten, Wine, Dairy, and Sugar book cover46

Younger Skin Starts in the Gut: 4-Week Program to Identify and Eliminate Your Skin-Aging Triggers - Gluten, Wine, Dairy, and Sugar

Nigma Talib

4.2
Discover Dr. Nigma’s simple dietary approach to achieving glowing skin that's free of age spots, sagging and wrinkles that actress Penelope Cruz says, “pinpointed exactly what my body needed to give me the optimal glow.

Eating too much of the wrong foods is bad for your digestion; and what’s worse, it shows up in your face as wrinkles, blemishes, bags and more. Luckily, by identifying and eliminat
Clean Skin from Within: The Spa Doctor's Two-Week Program to Glowing, Naturally Youthful Skin book cover47

Clean Skin from Within: The Spa Doctor's Two-Week Program to Glowing, Naturally Youthful Skin

Trevor Cates

4.2
In Clean Skin from Within, Dr. Trevor Cates presents her detailed, customizable 2-week program to transform your skin from the inside out, including recipes for skin-perfecting food and drinks and DIY skin care products.

If you have a common skin condition, such as acne, rosacea, eczema, or psoriasis, or are just looking to give your skin a boost, you can skip the trip to your dermatologist. Dr. C
Skin Picking: The Freedom to Finally Stop book cover48

Skin Picking: The Freedom to Finally Stop

Annette Pasternak Ph.D.

4.2
Free yourself from the destructive cycle of compulsive skin picking

Annette Pasternak, Ph.D., the Stop Skin Picking Coach, teaches you everything you need to know about why you pick your skin and how to break free of this frequently devastating behavior. Step-by-step she leads you through:

1) Exercises to help you to break the habit of the behavior.

2) Techniques to reduce stress and anxiety natura
200 Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Natural Beauty book cover49

200 Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Natural Beauty

Shannon Buck

4.2
Many of today's beauty products contain harmful chemicals and other additives that most of us don't even know about - and if we did, we wouldn't use them--no more. With 200 Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Natural Beauty you'll learn all that you need to know to make your own organic beauty products. Create delightful lotions and potions in your own kitchen, using all-natural, holistic ingredient
The French Beauty Solution: Time-Tested Secrets to Look and Feel Beautiful Inside and Out book cover50

The French Beauty Solution: Time-Tested Secrets to Look and Feel Beautiful Inside and Out

Mathilde Thomas

4.2
Cofounder of the international beauty company Caudalíe shares the simple, natural, time-tested beauty secrets she learned growing up in France that any woman can use to look younger, healthier, and more radiant without harsh products or drastic procedures.

When Mathilde Thomas moved from her native France to the United States to expand her skin-care company, Caudalíe, she wanted to find out what Am
Girls' Home Spa Lab: All-Natural Recipes, Healthy Habits, and Feel-Good Activities to Make You Glow book cover51

Girls' Home Spa Lab: All-Natural Recipes, Healthy Habits, and Feel-Good Activities to Make You Glow

Maya Pagán

4.2
GOLD MOM'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER

For today’s active, plugged-in girls aged 9 to 13, finding healthy ways to unwind and de-stress is an important part of well-being. Girls’ Home Spa Lab is packed with all-natural recipes, activities, and tips for self-care and relaxation specially designed for tweens.

From homemade facial steams and hair masks to foot soaks, tub teas, and body balms, the 50 head-to-t
The Collagen Secret: What It Is, Why You Need It, And How It's 'The Fountain of Youth' book cover52

The Collagen Secret: What It Is, Why You Need It, And How It's 'The Fountain of Youth'

Ingrid Morgan

4.2
Beyond Soap: The Real Truth about What You Are Doing to Your Skin and How to Fix It for a Beautiful, Healthy Glow book cover53

Beyond Soap: The Real Truth about What You Are Doing to Your Skin and How to Fix It for a Beautiful, Healthy Glow

Sandy Skotnicki, Christopher Shulgan

4.2
North America's leading dermatologist offers a ground-breaking, informative, and incredibly practical book that reveals the harmful effects of our modern skincare habits and how you can eliminate common skin conditions.

Sensitive skin is one of the most buzzed-about topics in dermatology today. It can be painful, debilitating, and inconvenient. Astonishingly, many of the women and men who suffer fr
The Skin Nerd: The Skin is an Organ - The 360° Approach to Your Healthiest Skin book cover54

The Skin Nerd: The Skin is an Organ - The 360° Approach to Your Healthiest Skin

Lydia Michael

4.2
The Acne Answer book cover55

The Acne Answer

Marie-Veronique Nadeau

4.2
The Acne Answer is about treating teen acne, adult acne, and rosacea from a holistic perspective. Learn the scientific whys and wherefores of how acne forms and what can be done to heal problem skin.

New research indicates that microbiota make us who we are. The skin's own ecosystem, its microbiome, is inhabited by diverse microorganisms, most of which are harmless or beneficial. A few are pathogen
Red Light Therapy: Miracle Medicine book cover56

Red Light Therapy: Miracle Medicine

Mark Sloan

4.2
Supercharge your Health Without Negative Side Effects!
Imagine a world without toxic drugs and endless lists of side effects. A world where a revolutionary new technology is used to accelerate healing of virtually all disease and conditions. Imagine red light therapy.


Science writer Mark Sloan is the author of 3 bestselling books and is the creator of a popular blog delivering evidence-based health
The Natural Beauty Book: Cruelty Free Cosmetics to Make at Home book cover57

The Natural Beauty Book: Cruelty Free Cosmetics to Make at Home

Anita Guyton

4.2
Dirty Looks: The Secret to Beautiful Skin book cover58

Dirty Looks: The Secret to Beautiful Skin

Whitney Bowe MD

4.2
Internationally renowned dermatologist and research scientist Dr. Whitney Bowe presents, for the first time, the connection between a healthy gut and radiant, clear skin, with a 21-day program to maximize skin health and beauty.

Every year, nearly 80 million Americans will consult their doctors about their skin. In fact, skin disorders beat out anxiety, depression, back pain, and diabetes as the nu
Nourish Glow: Naturally Beautifying Foods Elixirs book cover59

Nourish Glow: Naturally Beautifying Foods Elixirs

Jules Aron

4.1
Beautiful radiance is more than skin deep. What we eat directly affects the appearance of our complexion and determines how we age. Diets rich in protein, healthy fats, and good carbohydrates, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, not only yield beautiful skin, but also have protective and preventative qualities that slow the aging process. With guidance from holistic health coach Jules Aron, eating
Fresh Pure: Organically Crafted Beauty Balms Cleansers book cover60

Fresh Pure: Organically Crafted Beauty Balms Cleansers

Jules Aron

4.1
Tired of wondering exactly what went into her beauty products, holistic health and wellness coach Jules Aron decided to make her own. Whipping up a luxurious face mask using little more than honey, apricots, and coconut oil, and an acne-fighting toner with cooling cucumber and antioxidant-rich green tea, she knew without a doubt that no preservatives or toxic chemicals were used.
In Fresh Pure, Ar
Skin Care: Beyond the Basics book cover61

Skin Care: Beyond the Basics

Mark Lees

4.1
This all new edition of Skin Care: Beyond the Basics builds upon the strong reputation of its predecessors as an outstanding resource for the advanced esthetics student and professional. Using plain language, it explains real-world scenarios and profiles what estheticians will experience when they are practicing in the clinic environment. Detailed information on subjects such as acne, sensitive sk
Tattoo Magic (Tattootime. No. 2) book cover62

Tattoo Magic (Tattootime. No. 2)

Don Ed Hardy

4.1
Pure Skin Care: Nourishing Recipes for Vibrant Skin Natural Beauty book cover63

Pure Skin Care: Nourishing Recipes for Vibrant Skin Natural Beauty

Stephanie L. Tourles

4.1
The natural skin care industry is growing, with more and more consumers seeking nontoxic, all-natural products. Now they can make their own at home, less expensively and with fewer additives.

In Pure Skin Care, best-selling author and long-time formulator of natural products Stephanie L. Tourles shares her 78 all-time favorite recipes for facial cleansers and scrubs, masks, moisturizers, and stea
100 Organic Skincare Recipes: Make Your Own Fresh and Fabulous Organic Beauty Products book cover64

100 Organic Skincare Recipes: Make Your Own Fresh and Fabulous Organic Beauty Products

Jessica Ress

4.1
All-natural beauty product recipes for healthy, glowing skin and a happier you!

Stimulate your senses with Lemon Poppy Seed Scrub. Rejuvenate your skin with a Glowing Goddess Face and Body Mask. Wash away your worries with a Fizzy Mojito Foot Spa.

Filled with all-natural ingredients like shea butter, essential oils, and brown sugar, each recipe in 100 Organic Skincare Recipes gives you the opportuni
Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Bodycare for Every Body book cover65

Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Bodycare for Every Body

Dina Falconi, Alan McKnight, David Goldbeck

4.1
A to Z of D-Toxing book cover66

A to Z of D-Toxing

Sophia Ruan Gushee

4.1
Health-conscious mother of three, Sophia Ruan Gushée thought she knew how to be healthy. Only after she became a mother did she become aware of an overlooked influence on health: toxic exposures. These pervade not just our outdoor environments but also our homes, bodies, and diet. Their impact on health can be most influential during periods of rapid biological development, which makes protecting
Stage Makeup book cover67

Stage Makeup

Richard Corson, James Glavan

4.1
Hundreds of illustrations including color charts and plates of period hairstyles supplement information on designing and applying theatrical makeup, stippling, and quick changes.
55 Fun & Fabulous DIY Beauty Recipes book cover68

55 Fun & Fabulous DIY Beauty Recipes

Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris

4.1
Are you're looking for a safe, natural, earth-friendly alternative to chemical-laden skin, hair, and nail care products?!?

Making your own natural skin, hair, and nail care products is not only fun, but is creative and cost-effective. You will find everything you need in this comprehensive resource guide to create 55 natural, organic recipes for skin, hair and nail treatments that not only smell di
A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients: Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals book cover69

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients: Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals

Ruth Winter

4.1
Everything you need to know about the safety and efficacy of cosmetics and cosmeceuticals.

Is it a cosmetic? A drug? A nutrient? It’s becoming more and more difficult to tell the difference with the cosmetic companies combining the three. And unlike with food additives, the FDA has little control over what goes into the products that claim to make you look more beautiful–even though cosmeceuticals
500 Formulas for Aromatherapy: Mixing Essential Oils for Every Use book cover70

500 Formulas for Aromatherapy: Mixing Essential Oils for Every Use

Carol Schiller, David Schiller

4.1

Exact formulas for making hundreds of blends for skin and hair care, relief of stress and pre-menstrual syndrome, baby oils and powders, cellulite reduction, massage oils, and more. "It's interesting to just page through the alphabetical section and learn the purported advantages of oils, from allspice (Pimenta officinalis) to ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata)."--Booklist.

Inner Peace, Outer Beauty: Natural Japanese Health and Beauty Secrets Revealed book cover71

Inner Peace, Outer Beauty: Natural Japanese Health and Beauty Secrets Revealed

Michelle Dominique Leigh

4.1
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Your Skin, Younger: New Science Secrets To Reverse The Effects Of Age

Alan Logan, Phillip Levy, Mark Rubin

4.1
The Easiest Action Plan for Naturally Younger Skin
The glowing, wrinkle-free complexion you've always dreamed of is within your reach. You can prevent and limit the visible signs of aging--without synthetics, cosmetics, Botox, or surgery. Based on the latest scientific research, YourSkin, Younger shows you how nutritional skin care will make your skin radiant, healthy, and age-defiant.
Unlike othe
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary book cover73

Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary

Natalia Michalun and Varinia Michalun

4.1
The second edition of this thorough reference is an invaluable tool for assessing cosmetic products, addressing both the quality of the product and the effect it has on the skin. Since a product's ultimate purpose is to benefit the skin, it is crucial to have an understanding of how the skin works, how and why a product may or may not penetrate it, and what care individual skin types and condition
Guide to an Ageless Face: The Smartest Skin Training System book cover74

Guide to an Ageless Face: The Smartest Skin Training System

Tonya Zavast

4.1
Homemade Beauty: 150 Simple Beauty Recipes Made from All-Natural Ingredients book cover75

Homemade Beauty: 150 Simple Beauty Recipes Made from All-Natural Ingredients

Annie Strole

4.1
150 all-natural skin, hair and body care recipes that are inexpensive, toxin-free, and easy for readers to make themselves.

Homemade Beauty is a beautifully packaged collection of 150 all-natural skin, hair and body care recipes. From turning blueberries into a lush detoxifying mask to fresh lemongrass into a non-toxic bug repellent, Homemade Beauty takes the ubiquitous eat-local, farm-to-tabl
Elemental Energy: Crystal and Gemstone Rituals for a Beautiful Life book cover76

Elemental Energy: Crystal and Gemstone Rituals for a Beautiful Life

Kristin Petrovich

4.1
An aspirational guide to incorporating the transformative power of crystals and gemstones into a stylish life, from the founder of luxury crystal-infused skincare line Själ.

There are many reference books on crystals on the market, but there is no book like Elemental Energy, which guides readers through incorporating the beauty, allure, and power of crystals into a stylish life. With its elegant ae
Milady's Aesthetician Series: Common Drugs and Side Effects: A Handbook for the Aesthetician book cover77

Milady's Aesthetician Series: Common Drugs and Side Effects: A Handbook for the Aesthetician

Pamela Hill

4.1
Common Drugs and Side Effects: A Handbook for the Aesthetician, part of Milady's Aesthetician Series, is designed to provide the aesthetician with information on drugs, their purpose, drug interactions, and potential effects and side effects. This unique resource highlights drugs that will impact the skin, and as such, the ability to treat the skin with traditional topical or clinical treatments f
Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care: Including A to Z Guide to Natural and Synthetic Chemicals in Cosmetics book cover78

Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care: Including A to Z Guide to Natural and Synthetic Chemicals in Cosmetics

Aubrey Hampton

4.0
Natural Facelift book cover79

Natural Facelift

Juliette Kando

4.0
, Juliette Kando has developed this remarkable face and body balancing system. You will discover how to look and feel younger ...THE NATURAL WAY.
Facelift at Your Fingertips: An Aromatherapy Massage Program for Healthy Skin and a Younger Face book cover80

Facelift at Your Fingertips: An Aromatherapy Massage Program for Healthy Skin and a Younger Face

Pierre Jean Cousin M.B.Ac.C

4.0
Using essential oils and fingertip massage, readers will learn techniques to help prevent and even reverse the effects of aging on the skin. Includes easy-to-follow exercises and directions for making therapeutic facial masks, tonics, and lotions using all-natural ingredients to protect and tone the skin and reduce wrinkles.
Gorgeous Skin In 30 Days: The Natural Anti Ageing Plan For Radiant, Youthful Skin book cover81

Gorgeous Skin In 30 Days: The Natural Anti Ageing Plan For Radiant, Youthful Skin

Erica Angyal

4.0
DIY Body Care: The Complete Body Care Guide for Beginners with Over 37 Recipes for Homemade Body Butters, Body Scrubs, Lotions, Lip Balms and Shampoos (Body Care, Essential Oils, Organic Lotions) book cover82

DIY Body Care: The Complete Body Care Guide for Beginners with Over 37 Recipes for Homemade Body Butters, Body Scrubs, Lotions, Lip Balms and Shampoos (Body Care, Essential Oils, Organic Lotions)

Lisa Redding

4.0
Pure Skin: Organic Beauty Basics book cover83

Pure Skin: Organic Beauty Basics

Barbara Close

4.0
Spa expert Barbara Close has created a holistic guide to beautiful skin, covering everything from organic products to detox to stress relief. In the tradition of her popular Spa Deck and Well Being, Pure Skin is a natural, no-nonsense approach to skin care. Demystifying beauty-industry hype, Close helps readers understand what makes their skin unique, how skin really functions, and how to make sen
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Feed Your Face: Younger, Smoother Skin and a Beautiful Body in 28 Delicious Days

Jessica Wu

4.0
Tired of wasting hundreds of dollars on expensive wrinkle creams, drying lotions, and zit-zappers that just don’t work? Well listen up, ladies. To really get gorgeous, you’ve got to change the way you feed your face.
Cosmetics companies, women’s magazines—heck, even most doctors—will swear that food doesn’t affect the skin. But celebrity dermatologist Dr. Jessica Wu knows that’s just not true. Aft
Well Being: Rejuvenating Recipes for Body and Soul book cover85

Well Being: Rejuvenating Recipes for Body and Soul

Barbara Close, Susie Cushner

4.0
From starting a busy day with an energizing juice boost to squeezing in a yoga class after work, rejevenating personal rituals have slowly become part of our daily lives. Luxurious beauty treatments such as aromatherapy, herbalism, and massage are no longer limited to special occasions and the day spa. "Well Being" takes an intimate, sensual approach to self-care, with simple recipes and ideas tha
Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians book cover86

Standard Textbook for Professional Estheticians

Joel Gerson

4.0
Protocols in Clinical Esthetics book cover87

Protocols in Clinical Esthetics

Sallie Deitz

4.0
Your Best Face Now: Look Younger in 20 Days with the Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Facelift book cover88

Your Best Face Now: Look Younger in 20 Days with the Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Facelift

Shellie Goldstein

4.0
Expert acupuncturist and top skincare specialist Shellie Goldstein presents a 20-minute-a-day acupressure system that promises to rejuvenate facial muscle and reduce wrinkles. Cosmetic acupuncture is today's hottest antiaging treatment, and no one knows it better than Shellie Goldstein. Her signature AcuFacial(r) has made this licensed acupuncturist one of the top skincare specialists in Manhatta
Pure Skin: Discover the Japanese Ritual of Glowing book cover89

Pure Skin: Discover the Japanese Ritual of Glowing

Victoria Tsai

4.0
Skincare is self-care. This guide book helps you get to know and improve your skin health with useful tips and recommendations for using everyday ingredients and skin products in a super simple, unique-to-you ritual. Vicky Tsai, founder of Tatcha Skin Care, is sharing generations-old, time-tested Japanese skincare traditions with you. No matter how you customize it, all you need is two minutes and
Secrets of Lemon Rediscovered: 50 Plus Recipes for Skin Care, Hair Care, Home Cleaning and Cooking book cover90

Secrets of Lemon Rediscovered: 50 Plus Recipes for Skin Care, Hair Care, Home Cleaning and Cooking

Pamesh Y

4.0
Don't You Want Natural and Effective Homemade Remedies to Hundreds of Pinching Problems Faced by Almost Every Household? Here is the solution for Home cleaning, Stain, Rust, Skin care, and Hair care along with mouth-watering Vegan recipes. *LEMON: A SMALL, INNOCENT LOOKING, OVAL SHAPED, YELLOW FRUIT CAN DO WONDERS FOR YOU • Lemon is the best and sometimes the only answer to many big problems, and
Hair And Make Up book cover91

Hair And Make Up

text Campsie Jane

4.0
Non Toxic Baby book cover92

Non Toxic Baby

Nancy Sokol Green

4.0
An important work showing the chemicals and toxic substances surrounding us and natural, non-toxic options available with specific concentration on baby care. A "must have" reference book.
Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A Unique Guide to Over 35,000 Products, Plus the Latest Skin-Care Research book cover93

Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me: A Unique Guide to Over 35,000 Products, Plus the Latest Skin-Care Research

Paula Begoun

4.0
When women seek reliable information about the relative value and performance of specific beauty products, they consult Paula Begoun. From drug stores and home shopping to department stores and catalogs, Paula Begoun reviews all of the major cosmetic and skin care lines — more than 25,000 including 75 new product lines in this edition. The comprehensive beauty bible from “the Ralph Nader of Rouge”
Milady's Standard Comprehensive Training for Estheticians book cover94

Milady's Standard Comprehensive Training for Estheticians

Milady

4.0
This premier edition of Milady's Standard Comprehensive Training for Estheticians provides students with coverage of all the basic esthetic skills, but also expands into advanced techniques and the latest products and equipment in the skin care field. Each chapter is written by an industry expert, with step-by-step technicals clearly depicted through photographs and illustrations-many of which are
Homemade Body Scrubs: Simple Recipes for Beautiful and Healthy Skin book cover95

Homemade Body Scrubs: Simple Recipes for Beautiful and Healthy Skin

DIY and Hobbies and Beth McRobert

4.0
Complexion Perfection!: Your Ultimate Guide to Beautiful Skin by Hollywood’s Leading Skin Health Expert book cover96

Complexion Perfection!: Your Ultimate Guide to Beautiful Skin by Hollywood’s Leading Skin Health Expert

Kate Somerville

4.0
In this practical and moving how-to guide, celebrity facialist Kate Somerville shares her years of experience for getting skin glowing. Whatever your age, ethnicity, skin type, or concern—be it acne or aging—Kate provides simple strategies for achieving Complexion Perfection. She defines her philosophy and identifies the top five elements for a lifetime of healthy skin. Plus, she helps you underst
Makeup Makeovers Beauty Bible book cover97

Makeup Makeovers Beauty Bible

Robert Jone

4.0
Forget extreme makeovers! Robert Jones, makeup artist extraordinaire, outlines step-by-step how even the ugliest duckling can become a swan--with makeup alone! In hundreds of awe-inspiring before-and-after photos, Robert makes it easy for any woman to achieve true beauty in this book, which has become the definitive encyclopedia on the subject. Unlike most makeup books that focus on celebrities or
A DIY Guide to Therapeutic Body and Skin Care Recipes: Homemade Body Lotions, Skin Creams, Whipped Butters, and Herbal Balms and Salves (The Art of the Bath Book 3) book cover98

A DIY Guide to Therapeutic Body and Skin Care Recipes: Homemade Body Lotions, Skin Creams, Whipped Butters, and Herbal Balms and Salves (The Art of the Bath Book 3)

Alynda Carroll

4.0
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Homemade Organic Skin & Body Care: Easy DIY Recipes and Natural Beauty Tips for Glowing Skin

Carmen Reeves

4.0
100% Cruelty Free & Vegan - Body Butters, Essential Oils, Natural Makeup, Masks, Lotions, Body Scrubs & More

Learn how to create your own beautifying and nourishing skin care products with simple, effective recipes and tips using plant-based and toxin-free ingredients!

If you are on a journey to make healthier skincare choices, allow this book to be your comprehensive guide. You will discover how to
How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better book cover100

How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better

Charla Krupp

4.0
Forget getting older gracefully--This is the beauty and style bible every woman has been waiting for! How Not to Look Old is the first--ever cheat sheet of to-dos and fast fixes that pay-off big time--all from Charla and her friends, the best hair pros, makeup artists, designers, dermatologists, cosmetic dentists and personal shoppers in the biz. Packed with eye-opening details on hair color, brow