Herbal Homekeeping
Simple Recipes for a Naturally Clean Home:Sandy Maine, Interweave Press, 96pp, color photos, $12.95 .
Herbal Homekeeping contains dozens of chemical-free recipes designed for the ecologically-minded home-owner. The recipes are based on natural herbal products and include soaps for laundry and dishes, bathroom cleaners and scrubs, spray cleaners, pet shampoos, products to keep leather clean, and more. The recipes take advantage of the grease-cutting, cleaning, and disinfectant qualities of herbal essential oils as well as their good scents, features that make them as effective as commercial cleaners (and much more fragrant!)

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.