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by John Davidson (Author), Mendon Cottage Books (Editor), Dueep Jyot Singh (Author)
Table of Contents Introduction Uses of Soapwort Pomanders and Air Fresheners Lavender Scented Beads Air Sweeteners Artemisia Making Aromatic Candles Herb Pillows and Lavender Bags Herb Pillow Cover Sachet Bag with Dried Herbs Moth Bag Making Natural Gums and Glues Natural Pesticides Animal Care Solutions Herbal Beauty Products Making a Bath Bag How to Make Your Own Bath Oil Making Your Own Bath Salts Making Traditional Soap Balls Natural Body Powders Foot Care Talcum Powder Natural Anti-wrinkle Lotion Rosemary and Herbal Infusion for Haircare Natural Hair Rinses Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction When I began writing about the products you could make, at home, and sell from home, in your own small business, I had not thought about the multitude of uses, man has found for plants. For millenniums he has used herbs and parts of plants for culinary, medicinal, and domestic purposes. Apart from the well-known traditional use for all manners of illnesses and ailments - I defy any person in the world who has not used some natural cure, natural remedy, or even natural beauty recipe in order to cure himself naturally, - herbs have also proven to be invaluable in many other different ways, when you take it in the domestic context. For centuries men have been using plants to provide shelter, fire material, floor coverings, roof coverings, and even utensils. Even today, in many parts of the world, the calabash is hollowed out and used as a container to store water as well as food. I have often used half of coconut shells in order to drink water, whenever I have gone trekking. Apart from this, herbs and plants have been used to provide color, decoration, flavor, and healthy benefits to a large number of our culinary preparations. This book is going to tell you how you can use natural herbs and plants to create a large number of products, that you can either sell outside in your neighborhood, city, or use at home. Many of these methods have been time-tested and have been used down the ages to provide us with useful items, even though we have half forgotten about how to make them, because it is so easy for us to get them off the supermarket shelf. Nevertheless, even if you do not use this book for providing you with items for sale, you can use it as a ready reference whenever you want to practice creating something naturally, profitably, and beneficial.
