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No one likes a know-it-all. Most of us realize there’s no such thing— About the Author
how could there be? The world is far too complicated for someone
to understand everything there is to know. So when you come across Sally Trew was born and raised in the Dallas, Texas, area, the daughter
a know-it-all, you smile to yourself as they ramble on because you of a rancher and land developer. At an early age, she began training and
know better. competing in swimming, hoping to someday compete in the Olympics. That
dream never happened, but her coach did teach her a lot about achieving
You understand that the quest for knowledge is a never-ending one,
her goals and dreams, and she’s carried those ideals with her throughout
and you’re okay with that. You have no desire to know everything, just
her life.
the next thing. You know what you don’t know, you’re confident enough
to admit it, and you’re motivated to do something about it. In the 1980s, Sally married British photographer Mark Trew. Mark had built
his business, Trew Photographic, in London, but after he and Sally married
At Idiot’s Guides, we, too, know what we don’t know, and we make
and moved to Dallas, together they built a branch in the Deep Ellum part
it our business to find out. We find really smart people who are
of Dallas. Mark and Sally raised their children in both Dallas and England,
experts in their fields and then we roll up our sleeves and get to work,
giving them a multicultural experience.
asking lots of questions and thinking long and hard about how best
to pass along their knowledge to you in the easiest, most-accessible Eventually, they bought land east of Dallas and added a couple horses.
way possible. It’s there that Sally found her niche, making natural products. It seemed
only right that she share her love of these natural products, and soon she
After all, that’s our promise—to make whatever you want to learn “As
was writing books. For several years, Sally taught classes on making soap
Easy as It Gets.” That means giving you a well-organized design that
and other bath and body products. She also owned and operated her own
seamlessly and effortlessly guides you from page to page, topic to topic.
business, AWB Supplies.
It means controlling the pace you’re asked to absorb new information—
not too much at once but just what you need to know right now. It Today, Sally spends her time formulating new natural beauty products to
means giving you a clear progression from easy to more difficult. It share with readers all over the world.
means giving you more instructional steps wherever necessary to really
explain the details. And it means giving you fewer words and more
illustrations wherever it’s better to show rather than tell.
So here you are, at the start of something new. The next chapter in
your quest. It can be an intimidating place to be, but you’ve been here
before and so have we. Clear your mind and turn the page. By the end
of this book, you won’t be a know-it-all, but your world will be a little
less complicated than it was before. And we’ll be sure your journey is
as easy as it gets.
Mike Sanders
Publisher, Idiot’s Guides
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contents
1 your ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 making masks and peels . . . . . . . . 37
making facial masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
making facial peels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3 facial creams, exfoliants,
balms, and more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
making facial creams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
making exfoliants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
making facial balms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4 butters and lotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
making body butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
making lotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5 scrubs and other bath products . . . 73
making scrubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
making bath oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
making bath bombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
making after-bath body powders . . . . . . . . . 84
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6 mineral makeup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
making mineral foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
making color grinds for
foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
making color correctors and
concealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
sculpting and contouring
color correctors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 blushes and bronzers . . . . . . . . . . 107
making color grinds for blushes . . . . . . . . 110
making bronzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
8 for the eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
making eye shadow color grinds . . . . . . . . 128
making eyeliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
making mascara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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9 everything lips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
making lip balms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
making lip gloss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
lipstick basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
making color grinds for lipsticks . . . . . . . . 160
making lip liner pencils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
10 making fragrances . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
making fragrance blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
11 getting your nails noticed! . . . . . . 181
making nail polishes using
color bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
making nail polishes using mica
color grinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
making cuticle balm and oil . . . . . . . . . . . 192
12 fun products for girls and
teens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
making products for tweens and teens . . . 196
making wild nail polish in hip colors . . . . 204
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13 making manly products . . . . . . . . 213
making men’s shaving products . . . . . . . . 214
making manly facial products . . . . . . . . . . 222
making foot-care products for him . . . . . . 228
a glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
b resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
c how to formulate your own
products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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introduction
In the early 1970s, I went to beauty school to become a hairdresser. I quickly completed
all the classroom work and soon was out on the floor doing hair. That’s where I met Marc
London. Marc was a very forward-thinking man and had been working with chemists to
create his own line of cosmetics. He taught me everything he knew about makeup, and
soon I was helping sell his cosmetics. I learned so much from Marc, and we remained close
friends until his death in early 2000.
Marc’s techniques are the base for all my cosmetic blends and recipes in this book. (What
did Marc use for his powdered eye shadows? Micas!) With my background in art and his
teaching, I’ve been able to create blends and color grinds for all types of mineral makeup
products, and now I’m pleased to share that knowledge with you. In the years since I wrote
my last book, many new and exciting ingredients have become available—and of course, I
had to try them! One good thing leads to another good thing, and the result is the book you
now hold in your hands.
Recently, U.S. lawmakers have been updating laws that affect the cosmetic industries
to bring the U.S. laws in line with the laws in Europe and the rest of the world. Many
ingredients now have to be labeled differently, and some are no longer permitted. The
recipes in this book all fall within the globalization laws, enabling you to sell your products
all over the world. When you’re ordering supplies, opt for “globally approved” products
when possible, even if you don’t plan on selling your products beyond your friends and
family.
Making your own beauty products will mean more money in your pocket over the coming
years, and that’s an important point. However, knowing exactly what ingredients are
used and how they work is far more important than the money you’ll save. When using
commercial products, you could be using ingredients you don’t even know are there. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration only requires that ingredients used in quantities
greater than 1 percent be listed on a product’s label. A commercial product may claim
to have shea butter, for example, but you might not find it listed on the label because
the manufacturer used less than 1 percent in the formulation. When making your own
cosmetics, however, you know exactly what ingredients and how much of each are used.
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