The Skin Care Book
Simple Herbal Recipes:Kathlyn Quatrochi, Interweave Press, 96pp, color illustrations, $10.95 .
The long awaited companion to The Soap Book, The Skin Care Book offers all-natural processes for cleansing, revitalizing, and beautifying the skin. There are also herbal recipes for hydrating and conditioning formulas, bath preparations, massage oils, and rinses. Herbal treasures that you can make easily and economically at home.

The Soap Book
Simple Herbal Recipes:Sandy Maine, Interweave Press, 96pp, color illustrations throughout, $9.95 .
Fire Light, Forest Garden, Gentleman Farmer, Lemon Verbena, Oat and Wheat Bran. This is but a sampling of the thirty wonderful recipes you'll find in The Soap Book. History, chemistry, equipment, plants, and oils -- everything you need to know to create your own all-natural, handcrafted, herbal, aromatherapy, and floral soaps. Fourteen years ago, Sandy Maine started the Sunfeather Handcrafted Herbal Soap Company, which currently produces and markets over 14,000 pounds of soap per year. Sandy shares tips, formulas, insights, and practical information gleaned from her experience.

Soothing Soaps
For Healthy Skin:Sandy Maine, Interweave Press, 96pp, color photos, $10.95 .
Soothing Soaps gives readers all the easy steps for making curative and healing soaps at home. Author of Interweave's bestseller, The Soap Book, Sandy Maine now turns her hands, and ours, to the creation of beneficent soaps that help to heal our bodies as they comfort our minds. Her masterful guidance turns soapcrafting into a rewarding pleasure that be accomplished in any kitchen.