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Make Your Own Natural Health and Beauty Products

Simple recipes with household ingredients can make a variety of effective products, often at a fraction of the cost.

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By Dan Shapley

Did you know that you could save as much as $180 by making your own health and beauty products? According to one study, that's how much the average woman spends in a year on cosmetics and personal care products.

Beyond the cost savings potential, though, natural health and beauty products — whether it's a dry skin treatment or a sunburn remedy — are often as effective as commercial products, but contain none of the preservatives or other suspect chemicals common in many off-the-shelf products.

Chance are you won't be able to replace every item in your medicine cabinet or beauty bag, but you may just find that DIY is a key to health and wellness.

For starters, try these 9 natural health and beauty recipes from the book, Grow Your Own Drugs.


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