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Tiger Nut Milk Hand Cream Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Tiger Nut Milk Hand Cream

The same shea-and-plant-milk hand cream structure used across this book, here distinguished by tiger nut's oleic acid and vitamin E delivering deep penetration without a heavy residual feel, good for anyone who finds the richer Cashew or Camel Milk versions too heavy for daytime use.

Prep 20 Minutes

Tiger Nut Milk Lip Balm Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Tiger Nut Milk Lip Balm

The same lip balm structure used throughout the book, distinguished here by tiger nut's high vitamin E and oleic acid content for a genuinely satin, non-waxy finish on severely chapped or weather-exposed lips specifically.

Prep 15 Minutes

Tiger Nut Milk Moisturizing Body Lotion Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Tiger Nut Milk Moisturizing Body Lotion

Tiger nut milk's high oleic acid content (similar to olive oil's fatty acid profile) means this lotion penetrates deeply without the greasy surface residue that heavier saturated fats can leave, a genuinely different feel from the coconut- and shea-heavy lotions elsewhere in the book.

Prep 20 Minutes

Tiger Nut & Rose Hydrating Hair Mist Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Tiger Nut & Rose Hydrating Hair Mist

This closes out the book's several leave-in hair sprays with a rose-scented, tree-nut-allergen-friendly option, tiger nut's oleic acid content adding shine without a heavy feel, a nice alternative to the Coconut and Hemp Milk leave-in sprays for those who prefer a floral scent profile or need to avoid tree nuts.

Prep 5 Minutes

Traditional Rice Water Hair Rinse Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Traditional Rice Water Hair Rinse

This is the only true fermentation recipe in the entire book, and it's included specifically because fermentation changes rice water's chemistry in a meaningful way: the process increases the concentration of amino acids, vitamins, and antioxidants compared to plain rice water, which is why traditional rice-water hair rinsing (documented for centuries across East and Southeast Asia) specifically favors the fermented version.

Prep 10 Minutes (+ 12–24 Hours Fermentation)

Whipped Cashew Body Butter Member extras

The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

Whipped Cashew Body Butter

Cashew's naturally high fat content gives this whipped butter an unusually smooth, fast-melting quality on contact with skin, richer in mouthfeel (so to speak) than the Goat or Coconut Milk versions, thanks to cashew's own creamy lipid profile layered on top of the shea-coconut-almond base.

Prep 25 Minutes (+ 30 Minutes Chill Time)