Nicky Gordon 
THE BEAUTY MIX [EPUB ebook] 
Nourishing Skincare recipes you can make easily using your Thermomix

GETTING STARTED 9
PRESERVATIVES 10
EMULSIFIER 10
SOLUBILIZER 11
ESSENTIAL OILS 12
FLORAL WATERS & HYDROSOLS 13
PACKAGING 14
LABELLING 14
CLEANING YOUR THERMOMIX 15
SOURCING INGREDIENTS 16
BODY 19
LIGHT BODY LOTION 21
AVOCADO BODY BUTTER 23
EVERYDAY MOISTURISER 25
CUTICLE STICKS 27
SUGAR & SPICE BODY POLISH 28
CLAY & HONEY BODY SCRUB 29
ZESTY BODY SCRUB 31
DETOX CLAY BODY WRAP 33
GLIMMERING BODY OIL 35
CALLUS SCRUB 37
PEDICURE PASTE 39
DAILY HAND CREAM 41
SOOTHING FOOT BALM 43
UPLIFTING MASSAGE OIL 45
FLORAL BODY POWDER 47
FACE 49
FACE CLEANSING LOTION 51
FACE PRIMER 53
FACE TONER SPRITZ 55
REFRESHING FACE MIST 56
MAKEUP REMOVER 57
VIBRANT FACE SERUM 58
HEALING FACE SERUM 59
NOURISHING NIGHT CREAM 61
PAPAYA COCONUT FACE PEEL 62
REJUVENATING FACE PEEL 63
ROSE PETAL POWDER 64
ROSE FACE POLISH 65
SOOTHING CLAY MASK 67
ROSEHIP EYE CREAM 69
CITRUS & CLOVE FACE SCRUB 71
LUSH LIP BALM 73
NATURAL LIP TINT 75
GUY’S FACE LOTION 76
AFTER SHAVE SPRAY 77
MEDICINAL 79
ALOE HAND SANITISER 80
AFTER SUN MIST 81
WOUND POWDER 83
CRACKED FEET BALM 84
BLEMISH GEL 85
MEDICINAL VAPOUR RUB 86
HEADACHE BALM 87
NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT 89
LICE COMBING SOLUTION 90
NATURAL TOOTHPASTE 91
THERAPEUTIC LIP BALM 92
SLEEP BALM 93
CONDITIONING LIP BALM 95
BABIES 97
BABY BUM BALM 99
BEAUTIFUL BABY LOTION 101
SOOTHING BABY POWDER 102
PREGNANT BELLY BALM 103
HAIR 105
HAIR RESCUE SERUM 106
CLAY HAIR MASK 107
HAIR LIGHTENING SPRAY 108
BEACH HAIR SPRAY 109
NO FRIZZ HAIR SPRITZ 110
RESTORATIVE HAIR OIL 111
HAIR REPAIR SPRITZ 112
SO SWEET HAIRSPRAY 113
BATH 115
BLISSFUL BATH OIL 117
DECADENT BATH MELTS 119
HEAVENLY BATH FIZZ 121
REVITALIZING BATH SALTS 123
MUSCLE SOAK 125

Nicky Gordon is a powerhouse of creativity. In the last twenty-five years her career has morphed from one creative pursuit to another. Starting out as a photographer, after having studied at Sydney Institute of Technology, Nicky worked as a lifestyle photographer. Her photography has been extensively published in newspapers, books and magazines in Australia and overseas. From here, Nicky’s career took a side step towards her childhood aspiration of writing and not long after she was promoted to editor of South Coast Style magazine, an award-winning glossy lifestyle magazine for the New South Wales south coast. A position she still holds today.
It was whilst researching a story about the cosmetic industry Nicky was drawn to the uncertain ingredients used in commercial brands of cosmetics, skincare and cleaning products. She dug deeper and was alarmed by the lack of government regulation and the associated health and environmental hazards of many commonplace ingredients used in these everyday products.
Her concerns led Nicky on a quest to find safe, natural and ethical alternatives. When they were not easily found, she set out on a mission to make her own.
By making her own products, she was able to ensure that all ingredients were pure, safe and natural. Not only that, she soon discovered that her own products actually worked much better!
’Before I knew it, our skin was radiant and our complexions glowing. We all smelt wonderfully sweet and totally natural with not a whiff of artificial fragrances, ’ says Nicky. Inspired, she launched her own line of mineral make-up quickly followed by a range of skincare products. It was 2009 and Maeve Botanicals was born.
After a few years of trial and toil, Nicky discovered her Thermomix could manage many of the precise phases with such accuracy that it transformed the entire process into an easy and effortless experience. The Thermomix negated many of the tools and utensils previously required and each formula could be recreated in half the time, with half the effort.
Nicky is so enthused and excited by how easily the Thermomix can create quality skincare and body products she felt she had to share it with the world.