Bible Beauty Secrets Book Review

Beauty Secrets and the Bible – The Ancient Arts of Beauty and Fragrance by Ginger Garrett

In this book, author Ginger Garrett introduces women to the health and beauty secrets of our ancient sisters. While few people would think of the Bible as a book on diet or health, let alone beauty, Garrett shows us otherwise. She claims that ancient women had a desire similar to modern women to be as attractive as possible. She exposes facts about the health and beauty industry that have become increasingly troubling: that the products we slather on our skin every day are not only unregulated, but often toxic and unsafe.

Alternatively, she offers beauty treatment tips and advice straight from the pages of the Bible. They are so simple that they seem almost too good to be true. For example, using a drop of honey on damp skin instead of expensive moisturizers. Interestingly, this tip is recommended by a Hollywood makeup artist!

The book does a good job of using modern scientific evidence to demonstrate the efficacy of these simple treatments. As an example, vinegar was a staple food in ancient times. We now know that vinegar helps the body keep blood sugar levels stable and slows the absorption of carbohydrates. Another example is flax, which figured heavily in the diets of ancient women. Linen acts as an anti-inflammatory, which has the effect of delaying aging.

The first chapter of the book helps the reader to re-evaluate their current ideas about beauty through the use of Scripture and meditation. This part of the book may not interest you if you are not religious, but it might make you think about our modern cultural ideals of beauty.

Chapter two gets to the heart of why so many women have weight problems and what to do about it. Chapter Three points out the dangers of modern cosmetic ingredients and Chapters Four through Seven offer you safer, more natural alternatives and recipes for totally safe, yet spa-worthy beauty regimens. To top it off, he offers instructions on how to throw a Secrets of the Bible spa party from the Bible. If you love doing your own beauty treatments, you will love this book.