in ten weathered finishes. Chair shown

launching the Philip B. Hair
Care line in 1992. He believes
that using fresh, natural ingre-
dients completely transforms
any beauty ritual.
"Using fresh, rich av-
ocados, tangy citrus
fruits and luscious
squash and melons
makes the application
of a beauty product so
much more exciting,"
he writes. "Blending
raw foods together
and applying them on
hair, skin, nails and ;
hands takes cosmet-
ics to a new sensory height."
Just like cooking your own
food allows you to control what
you eat, mixing your own potions
lets you control what you put on
your skin and hair. But before
you start chopping, boiling and
blending, B. offers a few tips:
• Always use fresh herbs.
• Thoroughly clean and wash
any produce to remove chemi-
cals from commercially grown
fruits and vegetables. Use or-
ganically grown produce when-
ever possible.
• Use alcohol-free extracts if
you can find them.
B. also recommends doing
a patch test before using any
home-brewed beauty potion.
Apply a small amount of the
recipe on the inside of your arm
and wait 24 hours. If there is no
reaction, B. says, it's probably
safe to proceed with the treat-
ment.
Finally, remember that
homemade cosmetics lack the
stabilizers found in even the
most wholesome commercial
brands and therefore have a
very short shelf life. Prop-
erly stored, B.'s recipes last
five days at most. Since
these recipes yield more
than you're likely to use
in such a short time,
share your creation with
a friend.

QUINOA-KALE
CLEANSING SCRUB AND
BODY POLISH
1 black tea bag

/-, cup boiling water
2 tablespoons baking soda
'/2 cup chopped kale
'/2 cup cooked peas
'/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 /., teaspoon orange extract
1 cups yogurt (use nonfat for oily skin)
1 cup millet
1 cups quinoa
Yields 372 cups.

1

Steep tea bag in boiling wa-
ter. Let cool slightly.
In blender, mix hot tea with
baking soda, kale, peas and ex-

tracts on medium speed for 30
seconds, or until smooth. Bits of
kale will remain throughout
mixture. Add yogurt, millet and
quinoa, and blend mixture on
medium speed for 2 to 4 min-
utes, depending on power of
blender. Mixture should be
grainy but smooth.
Moisten skin with warm
water. Apply mixture liber-
ally to skin in circular, mas-
saging motion. Leave on for
5 minutes. Rinse off with
• warm water. Follow with a
moisturizer.
Shelf life: Cover and re-
frigerate immediately; discard
after 2 days.

is the Original Chair #1011

$ 351

CUCUMBER-PARSLEY
FACIAL TONER

1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 /a russet potato (scrubbed but not
peeled)
'/4 cucumber (do not peel)
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon lime extract
Yields 1 /2 cup.

In small saucepan, bring wa-
ter and parsley to a boil. Remove
from heat and cool slightly. Add
to blender and mix with re-
maining ingredients on medium
speed for 30 seconds. Strain so-
lution through paper towel, sav-
ing liquid. Discard solids.
Saturate cotton ball with so-
lution and apply to face, using
gentle dabbing motion. Use this
after a scrub and cleanser. It is
not necessary to rinse it
off after use.
Shelf life: Cover and
refrigerate; discard af-
ter 5 days.

AVOCADO HAIR
CONDITIONER

2 teaspoons avocado oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 tablespoons
vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons coconut
oil (see note)
2 teaspoons honey
Yields 1/2 cup.

In small saucepan,
slowly warm all ingredi-
ents, except honey, over low
heat. Remove from heat and
cool. Add honey and stir until
mixed.
Massage mixture through
hair with fingers, comb through,
and leave on for up to 20 min-
utes. Rinse with warm water.
Shelf life: Cover and refriger-
ate; discard after 5 days.
Note: If coconut oil isn't avail-
able, use an extract. Add extract
to mixture at same time as hon-
ey.

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